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Birmingham

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Accountant at a leading healthcare organization in Birmingham. The candidate will lead financial operations, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting while managing a small accounting team. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including the NHS Pension Scheme, with flexible working options to suit your lifestyle.

Qualifications

  • Proven ability to manage month-end/year-end reconciliation processes.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years accounting experience with a focus on financial reporting.
  • Extensive experience in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee month-end and year-end close processes.
  • Prepare and review management reports and financial statements.
  • Implement and monitor internal controls to ensure compliance.

Skills

Management Skills
Financial Reporting
Reconciliation
Cash Flow Management

Education

Fully qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent)
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline

Tools

Sage Accounting Software

Job description

Job summary

Senior Financial Accountant

Badger Group

Birmingham

£45,000 - £50,000 + Benefits Package (including NHS Pension Scheme)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our team, responsible for leading general accounting and core financial operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong management skills, taking full ownership of month end and year end close processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role is crucial for maintaining accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all financial functions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team, responsible for leading general accounting and core financial operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong management skills, taking full ownership of month end and year end close processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role is crucial for maintaining accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all financial functions. We are a small team therefore the individual will need to be able to take a hands on approach.

About us

Birmingham and District GP Emergency Room (Badger) Ltd is a not-for-profit social enterprise healthcare co-operative which includes, as part of its group of companies, Badger Medical Ltd, Badger Healthcare Ltd and Sett Support Partnership plc. It has an annual turnover of £13 million; consisting of Board Leadership; Clinical; Finance; Workforce & HR; Quality & Performance; Operations; IT and Business Development departments.

Badger was established in 1996 by local doctors who joined together to initially provide an improved out-of-hours service for their patients. Today Badger has opted-in GP members in 60+ practices and provides 24/7 message handling, urgent primary care and GP out of hours service to a patient base of 1.6 million. We run the Urgent Treatment Services at Solihull and Erdington Stockland Green, with face to face and 24/7 remote clinical assessment services operating from Bourne Road in Aston. Our head offices are at Glover Street, near the city centre. Badger was recognised with an Outstanding rating following our Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in March 2024.

Details Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0581-25-0006

Job locations

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Job description Job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the operation.

Manage the month end and year end close processes, ensuring all deadlines are met.

Prepare and review financial statements and management reports in accordance with accounting standards.

Supervise and mentor junior accounting staff while promoting a collaborative and supportive team culture.

Manage account reconciliations, including bank, balance sheet, and company accounts.

Manage cash flow and cash flow forecasting.

Ensure accuracy/integrity and efficiency of all accounting /financial records and processes.

Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions to support smooth financial operations.

Implement and monitor internal controls and accounting policies to ensure compliance and drive operational efficiency.

Support annual audits by coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors.

Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.

Stay current with financial regulations and recommend enhancements to accounting systems and procedures.

Prepare monthly management accounts and deliver insightful profit and loss (P&L) analysis.

Deliver VAT and tax compliance across the UK, ensuring adherence to applicable tax laws.

Manage budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning activities to support strategic financial management.

Develop and maintain complex management reports to support informed decision making.

Collaborate closely with the Finance Manager on financial planning, reporting, and strategic initiatives.

Job description Job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the operation.

Manage the month end and year end close processes, ensuring all deadlines are met.

Prepare and review financial statements and management reports in accordance with accounting standards.

Supervise and mentor junior accounting staff while promoting a collaborative and supportive team culture.

Manage account reconciliations, including bank, balance sheet, and company accounts.

Manage cash flow and cash flow forecasting.

Ensure accuracy/integrity and efficiency of all accounting /financial records and processes.

Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions to support smooth financial operations.

Implement and monitor internal controls and accounting policies to ensure compliance and drive operational efficiency.

Support annual audits by coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors.

Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.

Stay current with financial regulations and recommend enhancements to accounting systems and procedures.

Prepare monthly management accounts and deliver insightful profit and loss (P&L) analysis.

Deliver VAT and tax compliance across the UK, ensuring adherence to applicable tax laws.

Manage budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning activities to support strategic financial management.

Develop and maintain complex management reports to support informed decision making.

Collaborate closely with the Finance Manager on financial planning, reporting, and strategic initiatives.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • Fully qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent)
Desirable
  • Minimum of a bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
Experience Essential
  • Proven ability to spearhead month-end/year-end reconciliation processes.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years progressive accounting experience, with a strong background in financial reporting and analysis.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Extensive experience managing financial process using Sage accounting software.
Desirable
  • Experience in healthcare
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • Fully qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent)
Desirable
  • Minimum of a bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
Experience Essential
  • Proven ability to spearhead month-end/year-end reconciliation processes.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years progressive accounting experience, with a strong background in financial reporting and analysis.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Extensive experience managing financial process using Sage accounting software.
Desirable
  • Experience in healthcare
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details Employer name

Badger Group

Address

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Employer's website

https://www.badger-group.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Badger Group

Address

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Employer's website

https://www.badger-group.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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