Regional Assistant Finance Manager - South

Regional Assistant Finance Manager - South

We are looking for a Regional Assistant Finance Manager to join our Health in Justice Team!

Practice Plus Group is the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to patients in secure environments (prisons, immigration removal centres, non-custodial services) and Integrated Urgent Care – NHS 111, Out-of-Hours and Clinical Assessment Centres.

Full‑time role, Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm.

Location:

Reading – Theale (with work‑from‑home opportunities and travel to sites across the South region). Salary up to £41,000 per annum, depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Robust induction
• Career coaching conversations for personal and professional growth with access to higher learning and training opportunities
• Bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• Extensive wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when needed
• Support to grow in your role and continue professional development
• Excellent long‑term career prospects

As our new Regional Assistant Finance Manager, some of your duties will include:

• Supporting Senior Finance Manager and Finance Managers with management accounting and reporting for operating units, including month‑end accounting entries, preparation of financial and non‑financial information, and detailed commentaries.
• Supporting annual budgeting processes for the operating units.
• Assisting the management, implementation, and compliance with financial control policies and processes across the units, including monthly balance‑sheet reconciliations.
• Supporting internal and external audit requirements.

• Part‑qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or AAT qualified.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Understanding of the demands placed on the organisation working extensively with public sector bodies.
• Hands‑on experience using an ERP accounting system (Unit4 Business World/Agresso; Vena an advantage).

This role offers a rewarding and fulfilling career, with opportunities to develop healthcare skills and learn new challenges daily.

We attract caring, compassionate, and driven professionals who can help us drive a vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Practice Plus Group

1330 Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4SA

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Candidates must have legal right to work in the UK. Due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a Disclosure and Barring Service check is required.