Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Accountant to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial reporting across a portfolio of complex healthcare contracts. This role acts as a key partner to the Business Unit Controller and operational teams, delivering robust month-end close, balance sheet control, P&L analysis, forecasting, and audit management. You will play a critical role in driving process improvements, mitigating financial risk, and supporting informed decision-making across the Healthcare division. The position requires strong technical accounting expertise combined with commercial awareness and effective stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities
- Work within a robust internal financial controls framework, completing Controls Self-Assessments and ensuring procedures are adhered to.
- Support updates to the controls framework to reflect changes in processes and procedures.
- Review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring compliance with UK&I reconciliation requirements and implementation of reviewer recommendations.
- Lead and support external audit, Group and UK&I internal audits, and Financial Controls & Assurance reviews.
- Ensure an accurate and smooth Month-End Close cycle for all allocated accounts.
- Perform and review Month-End Close activities including accruals, prepayments, and revenue-related transactions across customer contracts.
- Review overdue Accounts Receivable and Trade Working Capital reports, taking corrective actions where required.
- Investigate and explain deviations from forecasted results.

Experience
- Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA with 2+ years post-qualification experience.
- Strong financial reporting skills including month-end close, P&L and balance sheet review, accruals, prepayments, and provisions.
- Experience in contract accounting, including revenue recognition and account-specific financials.
- Background in corporate consolidation and financial governance.
- Audit management experience across internal, external, and financial controls audits.
- Proficiency in Excel; experience with systems such as Navision or OneStream is advantageous.

About You
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and generate actionable insights.
- Commercially aware with effective stakeholder engagement skills.
- Detail-oriented and committed to maintaining high standards of financial integrity.
- Proactive in driving process improvements and mitigating financial risks.