The place to work in pathology We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose. Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology. Job overview An opportunity has arisen in the busy Finance team of this £200m turnover business for a Financial Accounting Manager (Interim) on a 12-month fixed term contract basis for maternity cover. The role will be primarily based at our serviced offices in SE1, located between Blackfriars Bridge and South Bank, with flexibility for home working. The main purpose of the Financial Accounting Manager role is to ensure the timely and accurate preparation of financial information for management accounting and statutory reporting purposes, including balance sheet and cashflow, maintaining compliance with external regulatory requirements. It is a varied and broad role, reporting to the Group Financial Controller and supported by a Financial Accountant. Synnovis Group and its subsidiaries operate as independent business units within SYNLAB UK & Ireland, which is part of SYNLAB’s Northern Europe Region. Synnovis accounts for 2/3rds of the UK turnover and employs around 1,900 people in and around the London area, within laboratories or supporting them in some way. The Finance department supports the business with financial control, business partnering and commercial teams. Main duties of the job The role is broad and varied and allows for considerable exposure to several important finance processes: Produce the Annual Financial Statements. Lead the external audit process liaising with the external auditors and providing all necessary data files upon request (interim audit [November], Group audit [January], UK statutory audit [May/June] and half year [July]). Ensure the Companies House statutory filing deadline (30th Sept) is met. Support the delivery of month end: Review and approval of journals. Produce monthly balance sheet & cashflow analysis and prepare presentation slides. Input into Group consolidation tool. Some SAP administration to ensure periods are closed and mandatory transactions are run, in line with agreed timetable. Supported by shared service centre R2R team in India. Take responsibility for balance sheet integrity, ensuring that regular reconciliations are done, and balances are understood. IFRS 16 lead, working with Procurement to ensure lease register is up-to-date, accounting entries are compliant and IFRS 16 SAP module is reconciled to SAP General Ledger. Periodic cashflow forecasting/budgeting. Treasury management – daily bank reconciliations and bank balance monitoring. Review or approve and load weekly BACs & other AP runs and initiate / approve ad hoc priority payments. Tax administration, supported by the SYNLAB UK Head of Tax: Oversee the annual LLP tax return submissions – providing supporting calculations and documents. Prepare or review quarterly VAT returns (SOP exists). Manage the research and development (RDEC) tax credit claim (led by external consultants, and well-supported by the Finance Business Partnering team. Payroll-related activity (shared with Group Financial Controller): Review and approve payroll files. Review and sample check employee expense claims. Load payroll data to general ledger. Providing technical accounting advice to wider team, keeping abreast of changing accounting standards. Line manage Financial Accountant (QBE). Working for our organisation Synnovis is a fast-paced environment, with great opportunities for interaction with the wider business. Synnovis operates within a group structure and has regular interactions with colleagues in group teams in Europe and Manila. SYNLAB is a global provider of pathology and laboratory services. The role itself allows for great exposure to other finance professionals and non-finance professionals, such as scientists, project managers, transformation experts and other disciplines. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Currently our offices are based in Paris Garden, Blackfriars SE1, or Francis House, Southwark SE1 however at present these are temporary locations. We expect to move to new offices in the Hub building located in Blackfriars in 2024. See Job Overview and Main Duties of the Job. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers. Paris Garden is the Synnovis’ corporate offices, which operates on a hot-desk basis via a desk booking app. Paris Garden houses amongst others our Finance, Procurement, HR, Service Improvement and Business Development teams. We have a relaxed, but professional atmosphere with monthly corporate updates to keep you informed on our progress. Situated 5 minutes from Southwark station you will have easy access to the vibrant South Bank and local amenities Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Qualifed chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent). Experience Essential criteria An audit background is a distinct advantage. Desirable criteria SAP experience. Healthcare sector experience. Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria Strong technical accounting knowledge including IFRS. Desirable criteria Good understanding of IFRS 16 Leases standard. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy. Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location. For our Permanent workforce w e offer a competitive benefits package. As well as offering competitive salaries, all employees are also entitled to: Contributory pension scheme Generous annual leave entitlement Performance related pay Annual incentive plan for all employees Ground breaking development opportunities Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role. Please apply for this post on-line. If you have problems with using the online process, or need any assistance, please email [email protected] Your e-mail address is important to us. We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in Synnovis. Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Further details / informal visits contact Name Warren Hillier Job title Group Financial Controller If you have problems applying, contact Address Synnovis Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Telephone 01629 702340