Management Accountant

Description

This role is suited to a CIMA-qualified professional looking to progress within DMC’s Financial Services team, contributing to service development and organisational performance. The position involves preparing monthly management accounts, delivering variance analysis, maintaining ledger reconciliations, and supporting year-end and audit processes. It includes involvement in budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, KPI reporting, scenario modelling, and identifying risks and opportunities.

The role also supports financial controls, compliance tasks, and statutory reporting, while providing business partnering to operational and commercial teams on projects such as pricing, cost optimisation, and investment appraisal.

Additional responsibilities include debtor management, supplier and stock oversight, expense and credit-card processes, and supporting small system development. Candidates should be highly organised, confident with Excel and financial reporting, detail-focused, numerically strong, and able to work at pace. A finance-related degree is preferred, with prior bookkeeping or similar experience beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

Management Accounts & Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cashflow reporting.
• Perform variance analysis and provide commentary on financial performance.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Assist in year-end processes and preparation of audit schedules.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support annual budget preparation and quarterly forecasts.
• Work with department heads to understand cost drivers and financial performance.
• Identify risks and opportunities influencing financial results.

Financial Analysis

• Analyse trends in revenue, cost, and profitability.
• Prepare business performance reports and KPI dashboards.
• Conduct scenario planning and cost-benefit analysis to support business decisions.

Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial procedures.
• Support continuous improvement of financial systems and processes.
• Assist with tax, statutory, and regulatory reporting as required.

Business Partnering

• Provide financial insights and guidance to operational and commercial teams.
• Support strategic projects such as pricing analysis, cost optimisation, or investment appraisals.

Participate in debtor collection, handling of supplier statements, aging and stock, company credit card management, expenses and CONCUR, review of standing orders and direct debits, and the construction of small systems like SMART FORMS.

This position requires a candidate who is eager to learn, grow, and can manage a diverse workload. It provides an excellent opportunity to apply and enhance your management accounting skills, gain experience across different areas of accounting, and be part of a dedicated team in a thriving industry. This role is flexible and will require assistance on ad-hoc financial and non-financial projects as required by the business.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Proficient with spreadsheets and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Excel, including Pivot Tables, Charts, Statistical and Accounting functions (desirable), Data Validation, and Conditional Formatting.
• Experience and knowledge of preparing management accounts, data sets in presentable formats for both internal and external use.
• Attention to detail and well organised.
• Ability to deliver at pace and meet deadlines.
• Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A strong interest in learning and developing data and finance skills.

Qualifications and experience

• Qualified CIMA.
• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field is preferred.
• Previous experience in bookkeeping or a similar role.

Benefits

• 20 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays (increasing with length of service).
• Access to NHS Discount Scheme.
• A collaborative and inclusive team culture across clinical and technical functions.

DMC Healthcare is a leading independent provider of primary care, consultant-led dermatology, radiology reporting, in-sourced routine endoscopy services and MSK community services to the NHS.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to achieve healthier outcomes.

Firmly rooted in the NHS and dedicated to excellent patient care for nearly 55 years, DMC Healthcare currently works with 30+ NHS organisations and other partners, treating over 100,000 patients each year.

With NHS waiting list pressures, workforce shortages and unprecedented demand, we want to help. We support capacity deficits with a firm eye on quality and robust clinical governance.

Find out more: https://dmchealthcare.co.uk