Description
Job title: Assistant Financial Controller
Location: Home Working - with occasional travel when required
Salary: £60,000.00 - £70.000.00 depending on experience
Hours: 37.5
We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Assistant Financial Controller to join our finance team. This role plays a critical part in maintaining robust financial control, strengthening reporting processes, and supporting the delivery of accurate and timely financial information across the organisation.
Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience.
At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other – because we CARE.
Caring
We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.
Ambitious
Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.
Resourceful
Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services.
Excellence
We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.
Main Responsibilities: As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:
- Lead key aspects of the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Own the preparation of statutory accounts and act as a key liaison for external audit (supported by the Financial Controller), including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor queries.
- Take a leading role in finance systems optimisation, automation, and data integrity improvements.
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes where necessary, including preparation of supporting schedules and variance analysis. Provide insight and challenge to budget holders and senior stakeholders where appropriate.
Ideal Candidate:
What we look for in new colleagues:
- This role is well suited to a qualified accountant who is confident operating within a fast-paced environment, capable of managing competing priorities, and experienced in leading and developing other
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong technical accounting knowledge with demonstrable experience in financial control and month-end close processes.
· Experience supporting statutory accounts preparation and external audits.
Strong Excel and financial systems experience.
Excellent attention to detail and analytical capability
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and prioritise workload
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Package Description:
How we’ll support you:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata.
- Access to our bespoke learning management system and annual formative clinical assessments to support competency development.
- The benefits of working with an at scale provider of primary care means that we lots of opportunities for our colleagues to specialise and develop.
- Car benefit scheme – specialising in electric vehicles.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans
- Discount cards.
- Employee wellbeing services including free yoga videos and employee wellbeing app.
