Finance Assistant and 6-month

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Last month
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Job Type
Contract
Work Pattern
Part-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Entry
Education
A-level
Posted
24 Mar 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

25 days holiday Life assurance (4x base salary) Group personal pension (6% employer, 3% employee) Private medical insurance for family Health cash plan Annual bonus

ABOUT US

At Quell we seek to deliver truly innovative, life-changing therapies for our patients. Our vision as a company is to build a major global biopharmaceutical company bringing transformational and valued therapies for a range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, as well as preventing rejection in organ transplantation, based on modular engineered Tregs.

OUR COMPANY

Quell was founded in March 2019 in partnership with six prominent immunological experts from King’s College London, University College London, and Hannover Medical School, and is led by Iain McGill, a leading pharmaceutical executive with extensive relevant experience, having spent most of his 25 years in the industry in immunology, including the areas of solid organ and cell transplantation. The Company was founded with initial series A financing, led by Syncona Ltd who committed $83M with a further $1M contributed by UCL Technology Fund.

THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join the Finance team at Quell Therapeutics. This is a part-time role (50% FTE), structured as a job share, so strong communication and a collaborative working style are essential.

The position is offered on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential to become permanent.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Invoice Processing & Supplier Management

  • Process high volumes of purchase ledger invoices, including 3-way matching (PO, GRNI, invoice) where applicable.
  • Maintain accurate AP records and ensure coding, approvals, and postings follow internal controls.
  • Reconcile supplier statements and resolve outstanding queries promptly.
  • Act as a first point of contact for supplier AP queries.

Payments & Cashflow Support

  • Manage bi-monthly supplier payment runs.
  • Process approved ad-hoc and urgent payments.
  • Ensure payments are aligned with supplier terms and internal cashflow guidelines.
  • Making treasury movements as requested by the Assistant Financial Controller or SVP Finance.

Reconciliations & Month-End Support

The tasks to be completed will vary from month to month depending on which tasks are due for completion on days worked. Tasks will include:

  • Reconciliation of accounts payable balances to the general ledger.
  • Supplier statement reconciliations
  • Support month-end close by preparing AP-related journals (e.g. prepayments, depreciation, accruals etc).
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date AP aging reports.
  • Process and reconcile bank transactions linked to AP activity.
  • Maintenance of fixed asset register and reconciliation to the general ledger.

Other ad hoc tasks

  • Monitoring and resolving integration errors between Amici Procurement system and NetSuite (ERP).
  • Support year end audit process (collating sample requests, schedule preparation etc).
  • Maintenance of Employee NetSuite and Concur accounts, to include setting up new employees and removing leavers.

EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Experience and Qualifications

  • Strong accounts payable experience within an SME environment.
  • Experience using SME ERP finance systems (NetSuite, Dynamics, etc.).
  • Familiarity with Tipalti or similar payment automation tools.
  • AAT/other relevant qualification or by experience

Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail.
  • Collaborative and dependable—important due to the job-share model.

BENEFITS

  • Holidays: 25 days per year
  • Life Assurance: 4 x base salary
  • Group Personal Pension: Auto-enrolled at 6% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution
  • Private Medical Insurance for your whole family
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Annual Bonus

PERKS

  • Fantastic collaborative environment at Translation & Innovation Hub - Click here for Virtual Tour
  • £61 Million Investment including brand new lab equipment, innovative methods, and exposure to cutting edge technology
  • Flexible working
  • Fast paced and progressive company looking for future leaders and innovators

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