Management Accountant

Practice Plus Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

Are you a qualified accountant looking for a dynamic role in a leading healthcare organisation?

We are seeking a Management Accountant within Central Services to oversee financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting for key departments, with a particular focus on Finance and IT.

In this role, you will act as a trusted Business Partner to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), ensuring financial control, insightful analysis, and effective cost management.

If you're looking for a hybrid working opportunity with a balance of strategic and hands-on financial management, this could be the perfect role for you!

What you'll be doing

As our Management Accountant, you will be:

• Managing financial reporting for Central Service departments, including preparing detailed financial and non-financial commentaries.
• Leading quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting, collaborating with finance teams across the organisation.
• Acting as a Business Partner to the CFO and CIO, providing insights into financial performance and strategic planning.
• Identifying and communicating risks and opportunities, conducting scenario analyses to support commercial decision-making.
• Ensuring compliance with financial control policies and procedures.
• Managing and maintaining sensitive and confidential information securely.
• Overseeing cost allocation models to ensure fair and transparent chargebacks to service lines.
• Supporting month-end processes, including journal postings, prepayments, accruals, and overhead allocations.
• Preparing relevant balance sheet reconciliations.
• Super user for the financial reporting and budgeting system (Vena).
• Assisting with audit preparations and responding to external data requests.
• Providing ad hoc financial support to senior finance leaders, including the Group Finance Director and Group Head of Tax & Treasury.

What we'll look for in you

As a Qualified Accountant with strong analytical and financial modelling skills, you will also have:

• Experience in a similar role, ideally in a multi-site organisation.
• Proven ability to create and manage budgeting processes and cost allocation models.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting systems (Unit4 ERP and Vena experience is a plus).
• Strong ability to communicate complex financial data to non-financial colleagues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable, able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience in healthcare finance (desirable but not essential).

What you can expect in return:

• A salary of up to £50,000 depending on experience
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• The support you need to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 25 days holiday increasing with service up to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays
• Hybrid role with occasional meetings in Theale, Reading
• Mandatory training through our excellent in-house education programme

To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions, contact [e-mail] in our friendly resourcing team.

We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.