Finance Coordinator, London

Carnall Farrar Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnall Farrar Ltd, a well-regarded consultancy in the healthcare sector, seeks a proactive Finance Coordinator to manage financial operations. The successful candidate will support tasks from invoicing to audit preparation while working closely with the Head of FP&A. This role offers substantial growth opportunities in a dynamic environment, supported by a commitment to inclusion and employee development.

Benefits

25 days holiday (increasing with service)

Up to 7% pension contribution

Flexible benefits programme

Interest-free loan up to £10,000

Enhanced family leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or accounting role, preferably with month-end exposure.
• Knowledge of VAT and financial reporting.
• Professional and discreet in handling sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with outsourced finance provider on bookkeeping tasks.
• Assist in month-end and year-end close processes.
• Raise accurate client invoices and monitor accounts receivable.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Carnall Farrar (CF) is a growing consultancy which works across all aspects of the health sector from supporting the NHS to serving major life science companies. We are passionate about, and experts in, health and healthcare. Founded in 2013 we have grown to a core staff base of management consultants, technical consultants, a data operations team and corporate functions. We have a strong reputation with the NHS, and our actively seeking to spread awareness of our brand and offers across the health sector more broadly. We are highly regarded both internally and externally for the level of support and development we give our people. As a professional services business, CF has three primary assets – its people, its knowledge and its data and associated products.

About the role

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Coordinator to join our Corporate team and support the financial operations that underpin our growing business. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, you’ll play a key role in keeping our financial processes running smoothly, working closely with our outsourced finance provider and colleagues across the business. In this role you will be responsible for everything from supporting month-end close and audit preparation to invoicing clients, managing supplier relationships and helping budget holders track their spending. This is a great opportunity to grow your finance career in a dynamic, mission-led organisation where your work will make a tangible difference.

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborate with our outsourced finance provider on bookkeeping tasks, journal entries, reconciliations, VAT returns and monthly management accounts
• Assist in month-end and year-end close processes, including variance analysis and commentary
• Maintain and manage the finance mailbox, responding to queries from internal and external stakeholders
• Support the Head of FP&A with audit preparation and financial reporting
• Help budget holders prepare and track budgets, highlighting variances and supporting re-forecasts

Debtor Management

• Raise accurate and timely client invoices, working closely with client procurement teams
• Monitor and manage accounts receivable, chasing outstanding invoices and reducing order-to-cash cycle time
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and manage the end-to-end invoice approval process
• Review and approve payment runs in collaboration with our finance partner

Expense Management

• Oversee employee expense submissions, ensuring compliance with policies and UK VAT rules
• Review and process expense claims, following up on discrepancies and missing documentation

What we’re looking for

• Part-qualified accountant (or working towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)
• Previous experience in a finance or accounting role (ideally with exposure to month-end processes)
• Good working knowledge of VAT, financial reporting, and expense policies
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with accounting systems
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational and time management skills
• Clear and confident communicator, comfortable engaging across teams
• Enthusiastic about improving processes in a fast-paced environment
• Discreet and professional when handling sensitive information

We embrace a hybrid working model, combining the best of remote and in-person collaboration. Our consulting team are together in person at least four days a week with flexibility to be in the office between our core hours of 10-4pm. Our default approach is to be in-person with our clients. In addition, up to four weeks a year each member of staff can work entirely virtually.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all our people can excel. We only recruit, promote and reward our people based on their skills and contribution, without regard to gender, race, disability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or other characteristics.We are Disability Confident Accredited, and we want you to feel comfortable and able to perform at your best in the recruitment process, if you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

• Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year
• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription
• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any
• 12-month periodLife insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
• Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000
• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
• Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
• Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up 4 weeks a year
• An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from LifeworksSeasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
• Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision ExpressRide to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
• Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Consulting

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Hospitals and Health Care

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