Job Title:
Accounts Assistant Full/Part time: Part Time (Contract)
Reporting to:
Financial Controller Start Date:
Immediate About the company: Beacon Hospital is one of the most advanced hospitals in Europe, with over 2,000 consultants, nurses and healthcare professionals.
We provide 24-hour, world-class acute care services, including a comprehensive cancer centre, cardiology, emergency department, orthopaedics, women's and men's health, urology, vascular surgery, ENT, plastic surgery, neurology, health screening and general surgery. This is an exciting time in the development of the hospital.
We have received full planning permission to develop the adjacent Hotel premises and convert the building to become an expansion of the hospital facilities.
This will increase our inpatient beds from 181 up to 251 and increase our operating theatres from 8 to 12.
We will also be more than doubling the size of our Emergency Department and expanding our Oncology centre.
We expect this work to commence before the end of In early April 2024, the group was purchased in full by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) a European Infrastructure Fund from our current shareholders.
MAM will be a long-term investor, keen to support the rapid expansion of hospital facilities. The culture of the company is one of respect across all levels of the organisation.
We have flexible working arrangements and are operating a hybrid working model in the finance team.
About the team:
The finance team plays an integral role within in the organisation and is responsible for all reporting to the Board and Senior Management as well as operating Payroll and Accounts Payable.
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced part time Accounts Assistant to join our dynamic Finance team during a period of growth and expansion.
Key responsibilities:
Provide support to the Financial Accounting team on regular bookkeeping tasks Bank reconciliations, cashflow and bank payments Assist with managing specific mailboxes Assist with the preparation of the monthly reconciliations & reporting packs Assist AP with processing, GR'ing and unblocking Other adhoc duties across the Finance team Skills: Highly proactive, with a positive, "can-do" attitude Excellent attention to detail Strong communication skills, anticipating stakeholder needs Hardworking and driven, with the ability to work independently Experience: At least 3 years relevant Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeping experience with a proven track record in a fast-paced environment Process improvement experience desirable Strong MS Excel skills Experience in SAGE or similar ERP system desirable Remuneration: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications Flexible working hours under a hybrid working mode Company provided health insurance Defined Contribution Pension scheme with company match This job description is an outline of current broad areas of responsibility and accountability and should not be regarded as a comprehensive listing. As the role develops in the Hospital this job description may be reviewed in light of possible new structures and changing needs of the Hospital.