Financial Reporting Manager in Basingstoke

Job Location: Basingstoke

Healthcare 21 is a sales, marketing, and technical services company. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives by being a leading and value adding player in Life Science. We are a high growth company that aims to be the partner of choice for our global healthcare suppliers; deliver on our promises to our customers across hospitals and the wider community; and promote ownership within our employees to be the best at everything they do. We are a values-based company who recognise and reward employees that embrace our values of passion, innovation, transparency, and simplicity. We are respectful of others and do not accept discrimination in any form. We believe it is our differences that are essential in forming our effective and creative teams and it has made us the sustainable business that we are today.

The long-term success of our sustainable business is based on our teamwork, integrity, and the ability of our people to take ownership of their role. It is our responsibility to provide you with an exciting, innovative environment that is respectful, fulfilling and rewarding.

The Financial Reporting Manager will lead the delivery of accurate, timely and insight-led financial reporting across Healthcare 21 UK Group. The role will own the month-end reporting cycle, management accounts, group reporting submissions, balance-sheet integrity, statutory reporting support and reporting controls.

Key Responsibilities & Competencies:

• Own and manage the month-end close timetable, reporting checklist and delivery of monthly management accounts.
• Produce high-quality management accounts, board and stakeholder reporting packs, including meaningful variance analysis against budget, forecast, prior month and prior year.
• Ensure reporting is reconciled to source systems and supported by a clear audit trail.
• Review significant movements, investigate anomalies and present concise commentary, risks and recommended actions.
• Prepare and submit monthly Group/PLC reporting accurately and on time.
• Maintain clear reporting calendars, control checklists and process documentation.
• Own the balance-sheet control framework, ensuring all material accounts are reconciled, reviewed, evidenced and resolved promptly.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, reconciliations and confirmation of balances across Group entities.
• Lead revenue, margin, stock, accrual, prepayment, fixed-asset, VAT and other key financial control reviews.
• Ensure manual journals are complete, appropriately supported, accurately coded and independently reviewed.
• Preparation and submission of the VAT returns and maintenance of the fixed-asset register.
• Assist with the year-end audit process, including audit planning, preparation of schedules, coordination of information requests and liaison with external auditors.
• Maintain a strong control environment and contribute to internal-control testing, risk assessment and remediation activity.
• Manage, mentor and develop a team of two finance professionals, ensuring high performance, continuous development, effective workload prioritisation and the delivery of accurate, timely financial reporting.
• Act as the finance lead on technical accounting matters, providing expert guidance and leadership to the wider finance function and supporting business stakeholders in the interpretation and application of accounting standards, policies and financial reporting requirements.

Key Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• At least 2 years’ post-qualified experience in a financial reporting, management accounting, financial control or group reporting role.
• Strong experience delivering month-end close, management accounts, board reporting and financial analysis.
• Proven ownership of balance-sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting and financial controls.
• Strong Excel capability, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, data analysis and report-model development.
• Experience using an ERP system and financial-reporting tools; SAP and Cognos experience would be advantageous.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with the judgement to identify and resolve reporting issues.
• Ability to challenge constructively, explain financial results clearly and influence operational decision-making.
• A continuous-improvement mindset and confidence to take ownership of processes.
• Experience in prioritising workload and working in a pressurised environment.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and driven to succeed.
• Adaptable and flexible approach to the role.

Desirable:

• Experience of reporting within a multi-entity or international Group environment.
• Experience in a Big 4 audit background.
• Experience with Group/PLC reporting packs.

What are some of the benefits of working at Healthcare 21?

• HC21 training academy.
• Savings & Cycle Schemes.
• Remote/Flexible Working.
• Salary and bonus structures.
• Sustainable business strategy.
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension, life assurance & income protection.
• Long service awards & employee of the month.
• Employee events & initiatives all throughout the year.
• Enhanced sick pay scheme that increases with service.
• Enhanced annual and life leave that increases with service.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. At Healthcare 21, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best.

We also know the confidence gap can often get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you!