City and County Healthcare

Cost Accountant – Hybrid working / Nottingham NG7 2SZ – £24,750

Maternity Cover contract – 6 Months with the potential to extend.

City & County Healthcare Group is a family of care companies delivering domiciliary care, extra care, complex care and live-in care services across the UK. As an industry leader, we’re bound by a common set of values and principles in providing flexible, community-based care support of the highest standard that actively promotes the independence, dignity and choice for our clients and customers while promoting staff support and development.

Purpose of Role:

Operating within the Management Accounts team, the role holder will be responsible for establishing the standard costs of specific cost codes and ensuring the relevant P&L’s are charged appropriately each month across the branch network.

The role holder will be responsible for the provision of accurate, timely information for management on the cost trends and reconciliation of month-to-month movements in cost.

Key responsibilities:

  • Establish schedules that provide the standard costs per branch and maintain these accurately.
  • Ensure the respective branch P&L’s include appropriate costs for the cost codes every month by preparing and posting accurate journals.
  • Support the analysis of monthly performance by providing analysis of costs and movements month-to-month to various teams including the management accounts team, senior finance leads and operational leads on request.
  • Work with accounts payable and property teams to ensure accurate, timely posting of costs and change schedules accordingly.
  • Support with balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Support in the annual budgeting process to ensure costs are budgeted appropriately.
  • Support with the annual audit by liaising with auditors on requests regarding these costs.
  • Working with the Management Accounts team and Group Financial Accountant, ensure the integrity of the financial data supplied by the Finance team to other areas of the business and to external stakeholders.
  • Provide adhoc support as requested by management.
  • Maintain understanding and adhere to current financial regulations and legislation.
  • Comply with safe systems of work in own work area.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Keen to pursue a career in accounting and start or continue to work towards a relevant qualification (such as ACCA or CIMA)
  • Some experience or exposure to accounting or a Finance function
  • Highly numerate demonstrated by the attainment of a relevant A level/university degree or AAT qualification
  • Be a team player with strong analytical and logical problem-solving skills.
  • Good IT skills including intermediate level of use of Excel.
  • Take responsibility of own duties and be enthusiastic to take on new challenges.
  • Be well presented with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Good analytical skills, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Highly organised with ability to prioritize effectively
  • A commitment to continued personal development

Desirable

  • Have experience of or able to appreciate the demands of working in a growing business.
  • Experience of working in a Branch or network organisation, across a significant geography
  • Experience of using Access Dimensions or other similar financial management software

We will offer you:

  • 22 Days Holiday plus bank holidays
  • Occupational Maternity Pay & Adoption Pay
  • Occupational Paternity Pay*
  • Death in Service Payment*
  • Occupational Sick Pay
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme
  • Lifeworks Reward Scheme

*subject to terms and conditions and qualifying period

City and County Healthcare Group are an equal opportunities employer.