Job Description

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Finance Team working in Darlington. This is a full time position working hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days per week working in our Darlington office and 2 days working from home.


Active Care Group provides a shared service centre for Finance to support the national operations of the business that extends to 4 Divisions of activities which operate in various aspects of the Health Care sector. The shares services extend through Accounts Payable, Receivables / Collections and Management Accounting. The Management Accounting team has a range of Assistant Management Accountants, Management Accountants and a Senior Management Accountant.


The Management Accountant will be responsible for accounting and reporting within a specified Division of the Active Care Group. Primary reporting line is to the Senior Management Accountant, but also liaising with the Commercial / Business Finance team for the division.

What you'll be doing:

Ensuring that Regional and Divisional P&L and balance sheet amounts are accurately recorded in the month-end accounts on a timely basis, in particular: + Ensuring that revenue, payroll and cost accrual/prepayment journals are posted accurately and on time.
+ Ensuring that any billing issues are resolved appropriately with the commercial team.
+ Ensuring main trading account bank reconciliations are prepared.
Preparing accurate and insightful management accounts with appropriate KPIs; including revenue and margin analysis. Ensuring that all balance sheet accounts are reconciled in line with agreed timescales. Support in preparing budgets and forecasts for your assigned division, supporting the Commercial / Business Finance team and the wider Group and Shared Services Finance teams. Ad hoc analysis and costings in support of your assigned division. Ensuring that new financial and operating systems and processes are implemented appropriately to ensure that month-end processes are as automated as possible.

What you'll have:

Experience:

Ideally 2-3 years post-qualification experience within audit or practice Experience in management accounting role Experience of working in a fast paced and evolving team environment, private equity and / or healthcare an advantage.

Desirable:

Experience of using Sage Intacct Experience of integration and systems development a plus. Committed to continuous improvement.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications:

Appropriate Accounting qualification, preferably ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent. Strong financial reporting / communication skills. Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

25 days plus bank holidays Birthday off Join the

Active Learning Hub

and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities

Active Reward App

giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop Free 24 hour confidential

Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App

to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice A

Nest Personal Pension

account Access to join a

Medicash Health Plan

for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians We recognise outstanding

Active Behaviours

via the

Active Awards

programme Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend

Scheme

and earn yourself up to

1000

by recommending someone you know * and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group