Finance Manager
ERA is a Cambridge-based nonprofit research and talent organization advancing AI safety, AI governance, AI security, and AI×Biosecurity through fellowships, research support, and field-building programmes.
About ERA
ERA develops researchers, funds and manages high-priority research, and builds institutions intended to mitigate risks from increasingly capable AI systems. Its current portfolio includes the ERA:AI Fellowship, AI×Biosecurity Fellowship, Frontier AI Security Residency, and Technical AI Governance Forum.
Skills
About the Role
You will build and manage the finance function as operations grow and become more complex. You will establish financial systems, policies, procedures, and internal controls; maintain accurate income and expenditure records; and help prepare financial accounts. You will own bookkeeping, reporting, expense reimbursement, and grant financial compliance. You will also lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial strategy, providing financial insight to support future planning.
Responsibilities
- Build and manage financial infrastructure
- Establish financial systems, policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Oversee finances and financial reporting
- Maintain accurate records of income and expenditure
- Help prepare financial accounts
- Own bookkeeping, reporting, expense reimbursement, and grant financial compliance
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial strategy
- Provide financial insight for future planning