Interim Finance Manager in Eastleigh

Complete Fertility Limited (CFL) are a leading IVF clinic based on the Hampshire Corporate Park in Eastleigh and is part of the Virtus Health family, one of the world’s leading fertility groups.

Purpose of the role:

The Temp Finance Manager’s responsibility is to support the European Financial Controller (EFC) and the UK Senior Leadership team by providing day-to-day accounting and reporting tasks, driving operational improvements and coaching two junior members of the team. The role is intended to bridge a temporary gap while we are filling the permanent role. Although a short-term assignment, it is a critical role not only for business continuity purposes but to support the EFC and HR department to drive through improvements in Payroll processes.

Essential Qualifications, Experience & Competencies:

• Strong technical accounting knowledge (Qualified, Qualified by Experience)
• 5+ years of experience in comparable role (financial control, general accounting, finance manager) with line management experience
• Passion and ability to seek continual process improvements with a strong interest in system improvement and implementation
• Inquisitive, highly analytical with a strong attention to detail
• Confident communicator with experience presenting to senior leadership
• Able to build & maintain trust and challenge constructively & respectfully to drive business outcomes
• Can independently conduct research and compile and analyse data
• Advanced Excel and accounting system capabilities
• Strong problem-solving and organisational skills with a pro-active, resourceful mindset
• High integrity and accountability, owning and driving outcomes
• Experience with end-to-end payroll process
• Previous experience with NetSuite and Sage 300 desirable but not a must
• Comfortable with Hybrid working methods – the European management team are based remotely.

Specific Responsibilities:

Duties to include, but not limited to:

• Oversee end-to-end financial control operations at Complete Fertility
• Reviews into focus areas as required and ongoing tracking of improvement initiatives
• Supervision, mentoring and development of a Finance Assistant (new) and Credit Controller (experienced)
• Train new Finance Assistant on AP, DocuSign, Bank postings and other bookkeeping tasks
• Overall responsibility for NHS billing and supporting the Clinic Manager with ICB (Integrated Care Board) relations in relation to NHS funded treatment
• Extracting and preparing back up files for submission to ICB approval
• Creating and uploading invoices in required format
• Completing or overseeing day to day bookkeeping tasks, including:
• Bank/Stripe/Ecomm postings and reconciliation
• VAT returns
• Accounts payable
• Payroll journals and analysis
• Processing Refunds
• Input into monthly payroll
• Lead the Financial Year End Audit and liaise with the external accountants
• The production of reliable weekly and monthly treatment cycle volumes
• Month-end close tasks and leading monthly P & L reviews with the European Financial Controller
• Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts for a full monthly hard close including
• deferred income computations
• prepayments and accruals
• fixed assets
• debtor reconciliations and adjustments
• Challenge current ways of working and help shape the department and improve processes
• Document existing Process Designs and Mapping
• Support end-to-end payroll process improvement project
• Provide input during implementation planned Finance System upgrades and complete user testing as required
• Undertake any additional duties as required from time to time

Virtus Health Europe (corporate non-trading entity)

• Running the end-to-end accounts function of the European holding company.
• Posting Bank Entries and Credit Cards
• Inter-company reconciliation including and recharges
• Management Accounts for Virtus Health Europe Ltd

For further information, please contact Laura Emms on 07586 500502 or email Laura@curated.partners.