Hospital Accountant

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Hospital Accountant to join our Finance team on a full-time, permanent basis at Spire Norwich Hospital.

Spire Norwich Hospital is a leading private hospital in Norfolk and East Anglia. Situated on Old Watton Road in Norwich, the hospital features 60 modern private rooms with ensuite facilities, as well as four operating theatres.

As a Hospital Accountant you will be responsible to support the Finance Director with the preparation, delivery and analysis of key financial information enabling the hospital leadership team to make well informed decisions to ensure future stability, growth and profitability.

Working Hours: Monday - Friday between 9 am and 5 pm

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Duties and responsibilities (not limited to):

To support the Finance Director in the preparation and delivery of monthly accounts, including journal preparation and posting and balance sheet reconciliations
Support the Finance Director with detailed analysis of P&L's and revenue streams to ensure maximisation of EBITDA
Support with group reports, forecasts, KPI's and commentaries
Maintain a detailed understanding of hospital costs base and revenue streams
Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the General Ledger for hospital overheads - to include complete and accurate month end accruals, prepayments and spend analysis

What do you need to have?

Excellent numeracy and accuracy skills
AAT Qualified or equivalent
CIMA/ACCA qualified or part qualified candidate is essential
Intermediate Excel skill is essential, for example, competent with pivot tables, VLookups, and IF functions with the ability to design appropriately formatted tables, reports and charts
Strong administrative skills with a keen eye for detail
Confident telephone manner with the ability to communicate with a wide range of customers at all levels
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Free DBS
Free On-site Car park

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of 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's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.