Assistant Group Accountant

Are you currently studying or an experienced accountant looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join the finance team at Elysium Healthcare as the Assistant Group Financial Accountant.

You will be part of something meaningful, with your work indirectly contributing towards delivering great healthcare. Everyone at Elysium plays an integral part in ensuring our services continue to run smoothly and that teams are well supported. It’s a job with meaning that you can be proud of.

As the Assistant Group Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of cash and liquidity across the group, assisting with group reporting, helping with the audit process and preparing statutory accounts.

You will be an integral member of the group’s Finance team, working closely with the Group Financial Accountant, Group Financial Controller, Management Accounting, Credit Control, Purchase Ledger and Finance Managers at the Elysium’s Head Office in Borehamwood.

Key Responsibilities as the Assistant Group Financial Accountant:

• Manage the Group’s liquidity and prepare regular cash flow forecasts
• Prepare daily bank reconciliations
• Ownership and maintenance of the Groups’ cash books
• Maintain the Treasury Inbox and make manual payments
• Manage the Groups’ petty cash processes and reconciliations
• Assist with group accounting and reporting at month end
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with the monthly management reports – Balance Sheet Pack and CFO Report
• Prepare statutory accounts for Group entities
• Any other ad-hoc work as directed by the Group Financial Controller and Group Financial Accountant

• Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Experience with bank reconciliations and cash book postings
• Knowledge and experience of the statutory accounting process
• Attention to detail with a particular focus on accuracy
• Self-motivated, able to work under pressure and driven to succeed
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience of working as a strong team player
• IT skills, including Excel, and the ability to learn new IT systems and processes
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing documentation

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £32,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Study package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.