Hospital Accountant

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• →Preparing group reports, forecasts, key performance indicators and supporting commentary
• →Supporting the development of the hospital’s annual business plan
• →Managing month-end preparation and closure activities
• →Ensuring the accurate capture of revenue and costs, including accruals and prepayments
• →Delivering financial reports within designated central reporting timelines
• →Developing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, particularly Heads of Departments
• →Providing clinical teams and non-finance managers with clear financial and commercial reporting
• →Supporting departmental managers to understand budgets, expenditure and financial performance
• →Maintaining a detailed understanding of the hospital’s cost base and revenue streams
• →Helping to deliver a secure, accurate and confidential payroll service, working closely with central teams
• →Ensuring robust financial controls are in place to protect the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting
• →Ensuring all reporting is completed in line with relevant regulatory and organisational requirements
• →Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and commercial performance
• →Supporting and developing members of the Finance team

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who can combine strong technical knowledge with a practical and commercially focused approach.

• An accounting qualification or be working towards a relevant qualification
• Previous experience in a commercially and operationally focused finance role
• Broad management accounting experience, including budgeting, forecasting and month-end duties
• The ability to complete month-end activities accurately and independently
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail
• The confidence to interpret financial information and clearly communicate findings to non-finance colleagues
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Leadership qualities, with experience of supporting, managing or developing a team
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookup functions
• Previous SAP experience, although this is desirable rather than essential
• A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference. It is their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that set Spire Healthcare apart.

We are committed to supporting our employees’ wellbeing through work-life balance, ongoing development, recognition and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, providing diagnostics, inpatient, day-case and outpatient care through its network of hospitals and clinics.

Spire Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels respected, supported and able to achieve their potential.