Management Accountant/Business Partner

Kenny Recruit are actively recruiting a Management Accountant/Business Partner to join a highly reputable healthcare company. The company has been built through acquisition and organic growth from its first site in London to 45 services in South-East England. Recently acquired by new investors, they have a clear growth strategy to grow within existing markets and expand out to new geographies over the next 3-4 years. They currently support 300 individuals and have 900 staff with an ambition to grow through organic expansion and acquisition to 90 sites+.

This position will be a pivotal role for the Finance team in a business which is embarking on its growth journey. The role will report into the Group Financial Controller and will develop key relationships with the finance and operations/ non-finance teams at all levels. The role will provide insightful management information and analysis to the business to ensure performance delivery and effective commercial decision making.

Key skills to the role are strong communication, excellent presentation and reporting, high attention to detail and an inquisitive mindset. You will have a passion for developing new ways of working and using technology to enhance working processes and relevant information.

Pay: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + benefits, including study support and 25 days holiday
Location: North London (Islington) - 3 days per week in the office
Working hours: 9.00am - 6.00pm.

Key Duties

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts/ information and KPIs at regional level with support from the transactional finance team
• Work closely with regional (operations) teams to ensure accuracy and timeliness of meaningful financial information
• Provide meaningful information and analysis as required and work collaboratively with the wider non-finance teams including Support office teams (HR/ Property/ IT/ Commercial)
• Present meaningful insights and analysis at regular (monthly) performance reviews with the wider team - including variance analysis (vs Budget/ LYR), trends and clear commentary
• Educate and support home managers as required on controllable P&L drivers and KPIs to ensure performance delivery
• Ensure 'financial’ presence in the field on a regular basis to audit, train and work with senior operations teams
• Ensure strong governance and control is in place over client monies and cash management at homes
• Challenge the numbers appropriately and develop strategies to deliver regional/ home level Ebitda
• Take ownership for the relevant regional/ entity level financial accounts, including Balance Sheet reconciliations as required
• Adopt and use the finance/ operational systems to optimise output delivery and identify trends from the data
• Assist and support the Group Financial Controller as required on the roll out of financial projects, including implementation of new systems and best practice
• Work closely with the Commercial Finance Manager to ensure consistent information is being used for budgeting, forecasting and FP&A purpose and support the budgeting and forecasting processes as required
• Support the Year End group audit process as required
• Work collaboratively with the transactional finance team to continually improve underlying the financial accounting and provide senior finance leadership accordingly
• Evolve financial controls processes and develop best practice with the wider team

Skills/Experience/Requirements:

• Qualified or part-qualified Accountant
• Several years’ experience in a Management Accountant or business facing Finance Analyst role
• Ambitious and driven with a proactive approach
• Capable of identifying problems with the passion and ability to resolve
• Capable of providing challenge to the numbers to drive decision making and performance
• Strong team player and leadership skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical and communication skills especially with non-finance teams
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet strict deadlines in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent attention to detail

Next Steps…

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