Senior Accountant

Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd Provided Pay Range

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We are a growing care home group committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to take ownership of core accounting activities across our care homes, support robust financial controls, and provide clear, practical insight to operational leaders. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining strong technical accounting with real-world, multi-site operational finance.

• Lead the monthly close process across multiple care home sites, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
• Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow) with meaningful variance analysis.
• Maintain reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts (bank, payroll, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany).
• Produce pack-level reporting for leadership, including KPIs relevant to care (e.g., occupancy, fee yield, agency spend, care hours).
• Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting, working closely with Home Managers and operational teams.
• Track performance against budget, identify drivers of over/under spend, and recommend actions.
• Partner with payroll to ensure payroll journals, accruals, and cost allocations are correct (including overtime/agency).
• Review agency and staffing invoices for accuracy, compliance, and proper coding.
• Oversee supplier account management: aged creditors, payment runs, supplier statement reconciliations, and cost control.
• Model scenarios related to occupancy, staffing, inflationary pressures, and fee changes.
• Monitor cashflow and support short- and medium-term cash forecasting for multiple sites.
• Improve working capital through disciplined debtor management, supplier terms, and accruals accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal policies.
• Maintain strong financial controls in a multi-site environment, including approval workflows and coding discipline.
• Prepare audit schedules and support year-end processes, liaising with external auditors and advisors.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes and reporting, reducing manual effort and increasing accuracy.
• Support finance systems enhancements and user training.
• Mentor and support junior finance team members; review work and provide coaching.
• Build strong relationships with Home Managers and central functions, translating finance into operational insight.
• Document processes and create clear guidance for site teams on finance procedures.

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience with strong relevant track record.
• Significant experience in management accounting and month-end ownership.
• Confident with multi-site or multi-entity accounting (care, healthcare, hospitality, or similar operational sectors desirable).
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with accounting systems (Sage preferably).
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Clear communicator who can work effectively with non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience in the care sector, social care, healthcare, or regulated environments.
• Exposure to occupancy-led revenue models, staffing ratios, and agency cost management.
• Experience supporting audits.
• Experience improving processes, controls, and reporting automation.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Accounting and Hospitals and Health Care

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