Management Accountant

Cera; Colchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech company stationed in Colchester seeks a qualified finance professional to oversee financial reporting and provide strategic support. The ideal candidate will have ACCA/CIMA qualifications and strong experience in management accounts and variance analysis. You will work closely with auditors and handle month-end processes, ensuring compliance and effective operational controls. Advanced Excel skills and Oracle NetSuite experience are preferred. Join a pioneering organization dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Qualified or Part-Qualified (ACCA / CIMA) with strong UK accounting standards knowledge.
• Proven track record in management accounts and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential.
• Experience working with auditors for statutory completions and strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review entity management accounts, including branch P&Ls.
• Oversee the month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and ensure effective operational controls.
• Provide commercial insight and ad-hoc analysis to support business decision-making.

Skills

Management accounts

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Oracle NetSuite

Communication

Education

Qualified or Part-Qualified (ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Overview

Reporting to: Group Financial Controller

Contract type: Full time - Permanent

About Cera:

Cera is the UK’s largest HealthTech company and one of Europe’s fastest-growing businesses – harnessing preventative technology and AI to take care out of Britain’s hospitals and into patients’ homes. Our 10,000 carers and nurses deliver around 2.5 million patient home visits a month – a volume greater than all A&E attendances across England.

Cera is now Europe’s largest HealthTech company and one of its fastest-growing businesses, with circa $500 million in annualised revenues, and 150-fold growth in impact over the past five years. Cera has also gathered the largest home healthcare dataset in Europe, powering the development of cutting-edge AI products that have reduced hospitalisations by up to 70%, saving the UK Government and NHS more than £1 billion to date.

The UK’s Number 1 ranked HealthTech company, Cera’s pioneering approach has been recognised by numerous industry awards including a Newsweek AI Impact Award, the UK Tech Awards’ Tech for Good Prize, Health Tech Digital’s Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Deloitte Fast 50 and EY’s prestigious UK Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2024. Cera was recently recognised by TIME Magazine as one of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies, and has been recognised as the Number 1 Healthcare AI Company for 2025.

About the role

This is a wide-ranging, ambitious role for a Qualified or Part-Qualified (ACCA/CIMA) professional. You will be a key part of our Colchester-based team, providing essential financial oversight for our Operating Companies (Op Co).

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Produce and review entity management accounts, including branch P&Ls and variance analysis.
• Month-End Mastery: Oversee the month-end close (journals, accruals, accrued income, and prepayments) and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Inter-company: Manage inter-company journals and IC account reconciliations.
• Compliance & Audit: Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and ensure effective operational controls.
• Strategic Support: Provide commercial insight and ad-hoc analysis to support business decision-making.

Qualifications and Skills

Technical Excellence

• Qualification: Qualified or Part-Qualified (ACCA / CIMA) with strong UK accounting standards knowledge.
• Experience: Proven track record in management accounts, judgmental accruals, and variance analysis.
• Systems: Oracle NetSuite experience is highly desirable (but we can train on this). Advanced Excel skills are essential.
• Audit: Experience working alongside auditors for statutory completions.

Core Competencies

• Ownership: A proactive mindset with the energy to 'own' the month-end cycle and improve processes.
• Agility: Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are tight.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills; able to work independently or as part of a wider team.

General Company Responsibilities

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): Employees are expected to promote and uphold the organisation’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion by fostering a respectful and inclusive working environment.
• Health and Safety: Employees must ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and organisational policies, and take responsibility for their personal safety and the safety of others.
• Training and Development: Employees must engage in all relevant Company mandatory training, workshops, and learning opportunities.

Policies and Procedures

Employees must adhere to all organisational policies and procedures.