Full-Time

Finance Manager

Ocean Optics

Ocean Optics

51-200 employees

Manufactures portable spectrometers and sensing solutions

No salary listed

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Hybrid

Category
Finance & Banking (2)
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Required Skills
Forecasting
Financial analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • The candidate must be a Qualified Accountant.
  • The candidate should have 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position within a similar organisation, preferably in a manufacturing organisation.
  • The candidate should have experience supporting accounting for UK and EU entities, local statutory reporting requirements, VAT and cross-border/intercompany processes.
  • Knowledge of IFRS is preferred.
  • Advanced Excel skills are required.
  • The candidate should be a confident, proactive self-starter that can commercially business partner with the team.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment.
  • Capable of working remotely with various stakeholders.
  • Good communicator, goal oriented with a high level of ownership.
Responsibilities
  • Prepare financial analysis and reporting
  • Ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility & journaling consisting of:
  • Sales ledger & debt management – review of invoices and debt collection
  • Payroll – prepare monthly payroll
  • Stock – management of stock system
  • Fixed assets - financial analysis in support of fixed asset additions and accounting for fixed assets
  • Accruals & prepayments
  • Leases
  • VAT - VAT submission and sales reconciliation
  • Lead the month close inclusive of all reporting and forecasting requirements ensuring information is submitted in a timely and accurate manner
  • Ownership of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Forecasts
  • Improve transactional processes, maintain the general ledgers, simplifying the business and deploying information technology
  • Provide high quality business performance reporting, insight and constructive challenge to facilitate robust commercial and operational decision making
  • Manage working capital and cash flow performance, support decision making on investment opportunities, and identify and highlight potential risk to the company’s financial position
  • Management of strategic planning, annual budgeting and monthly rolling forecast cycles
  • Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place and effective
  • Support of preparation of the statutory accounts reporting to include at the year end, preparation of corporation tax computations plus other requirements
  • Support the external audit providing data requested by them on a timely basis, liaising with other departments and relevant contacts in the organisation
  • Support on integration of Altomed into MST and Halma
  • Support for transfer pricing analysis and reporting
  • Prepare P60s, P11Ds
  • Review and authorize staff expenses payments readied by accounts administrator

Ocean Optics makes compact spectroscopy hardware and related optical sensing tools. Its flagship products are miniature, portable spectrometers used to measure light across wavelengths for scientists and engineers in fields like chemical analysis, environmental monitoring, and industrial sensing. The devices work by detecting light that passes through or reflects from a sample and translating it into a spectrum—the distribution of light by wavelength—using optical components and a small detector. The company differentiates itself with a modular approach and small, affordable spectrometers that can be integrated into custom systems or handheld devices, enabling researchers to build compact spectroscopic tools rather than relying on large, expensive lab equipment. Ocean Optics' goal is to broaden access to spectral data by providing versatile, scalable sensing solutions that allow users to deploy spectroscopy across a wide range of applications and environments.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dunedin, Florida

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Edmund Optics partnership expands global distribution since August 2025.
  • Halma acquisition in 2004 enables cross-selling in water treatment.
  • Miniaturization trend boosts IoT and remote sensing market capture.

What critics are saying

  • Chinese manufacturers commoditize miniature spectrometers, eroding moats.
  • Halma underinvests R&D versus PerkinElmer and Shimadzu focus.
  • International Light Technologies acquisition threatens operational autonomy.

What makes Ocean Optics unique

  • Ocean Optics released world's first miniature spectrometer in 1992.
  • Pioneered modular spectroscopy for portable environmental sensing.
  • Leads in high SNR Ocean SR series spectrometers since 2023.

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Ocean Optics
Aug 12th, 2025
Ocean Optics Partners with Edmund Optics for Global Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla. - (August 14, 2025) - Ocean Optics, a pioneer in modular spectroscopy and a trusted name in optical sensing, is proud to announce a new Supplier Partner relationship with Edmund Optics.

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Jun 23rd, 2025
Ocean Optics Launches Bioz Tool

To further enhance visibility and engagement, Ocean Optics has also added a Bioz Homepage Banner, ensuring that visitors immediately discover the powerful citation management capabilities available on its website.

EIN News
Sep 8th, 2023
Ocean Insight Announces Richard Curran as New President

Ocean Insight announces Richard Curran as new president.

Ocean Insight
Jun 22nd, 2023
Women in Engineering Day 2023

Ocean Insight has been named the Best Place to Work in both Central Florida and New York state.

Ocean Insight
May 3rd, 2023
Press Release: New Ocean SR series

Orlando, Florida, USA (May 4, 2023) – Ocean Optics, a brand of Ocean Insight, introduces compact, versatile Ocean SR series spectrometers distinguished by their rapid spectral acquisition speed and high signal to noise ratio (SNR) performance.