Financial Accountant

Portland, Dorset - Office-Based (5 days per week)

Join a leading, community-minded healthcare organisation providing high-quality services across the UK. As part of a growing Finance department, the Financial Accountant will lead the statutory accounting process and be a key contributor of accounting expertise within the team.

Day to day, the Financial Accountant will:

• Lead the year end statutory reporting and annual audit process
• Ensure timely submission/completion of financial reporting
• Record accurate and timely transactions on the accounting system
• Reconcile control accounts and produce reconciliation schedules
• Support ways to continually improve processes and methods of working
• Ensure compliance of processes and procedures within the team

The Financial Accountant will need:

• Full accounting qualification (e.g ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Previous experience of leading statutory accounting and audit processes
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders

Upon application, a member of the Cogito Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding next steps.