Ellison Institute of Technology

Ellison Institute of Technology translates scientific discoveries into scalable solutions for health, agriculture, energy, and AI. It integrates synthetic biology, genomics, AI, bioinformatics, gene editing, metagenomics, computing, and robotics to develop end-to-end programs. As a research and innovation institute, it partners with universities and industry to commercialize breakthroughs. Primary customers are research institutions, public health organizations, academia, and biotech companies seeking applied science solutions.

Artificial IntelligenceClean EnergyGlobal HealthInterdisciplinary ResearchPathogen GenomicsPreventative MedicineScientific InnovationSustainable Agricultureeit.org

Ellison Institute of Technology

Artificial IntelligenceClean EnergyGlobal HealthInterdisciplinary ResearchPathogen GenomicsPreventative MedicineScientific InnovationSustainable Agricultureeit.org

HQOxford, GB

Team Size304

Open Jobs93

Total Funding-

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Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
Climate Change & Managing CO₂
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas for lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

Your Role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive General Ledger Assistant to join our finance team. This role will support the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions and reporting, contributing to the integrity of the organisation’s financial records. The successful candidate will assist with month-end and year-end close processes, maintain the fixed asset register, and perform balance sheet reconciliations. You will also provide analysis and commentary on reconciliations, support VAT and CIS return preparation, and assist during statutory audits.

In this role, you will be involved in a wide range of finance activities, including posting routine journal entries, coordinating invoice approval workflows, and supporting the development and implementation of financial systems. You will work closely with the accounts payable team to ensure accurate transaction processing and play a key part in meeting critical deadlines for financial reporting and compliance. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to core accounting processes and contribute to the smooth running of the finance function within a dynamic organisation.

Your Responsibilities:

Post routine journal entries including accruals, prepayments, allocations, and adjustments.

Requirements

Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

Studying towards an accountancy qualification (ACA or ACCA).
Familiarity with accountancy software packages (ERP systems preferred e.g. Oracle Fusion).
Strong excel and analytical skills.
Knowledge of UK accounting standards and financial regulations.
Experience in transaction processing and account reconciliations within a finance team of an organisation.
Strong communication skills to effectively liaise with both internal and external stakeholders.
Experience of working within a fast-paced, high-growth environment is an advantage.

Benefits

Our Benefits:

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 + travel allowance + bonus
Enhanced holiday pay
Pension
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance
Hospital Cash Plan
Therapy Services
Perk Box
Electric Car Scheme

Working Together – What It Involves:

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.