Junior Accountant

Job Introduction

Job Title: Junior Accountant
Location: Prestige Support Centre, Epsom, Surrey
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 dependent on experience
Hours: Full time, Monday - Friday (2 x days home based). 

Life at Prestige:

People are at the very heart of Prestige, and we want to make life better for them. As a Junior Accountant, you’ll grow and develop in an exciting business that puts people at the centre of everything we do.  

Prestige Nursing & Care, part of the Sodexo Group, has provided home care for over 75 years and we have 30 local offices in England and Scotland. Our aim is to lead the care industry by providing high quality, personalised and specialist services to our clients.

Reporting to the Finance Manger:

The role of Junior Accountant is to deliver accurate management accounts for the Franchise businesses. Partnering with the Franchisees and Internal stakeholders to deliver support in line with the Franchise agreement. Manage the overall day-to-day finance function of Franchise business.

Responsibilities:

• Manage month-end processes, reconciliations and reviews.
• Produce bespoke reports when required.
• Provide insight and analysis to support the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Support the Internal and external auditors with testing.
• Carrying out the weekly invoice and  member pay run.
• Ensuring that the monthly consolidated invoices are sent out on time.
• Dealing with Sales Ledger and Payroll queries when required.
• Carrying out ad hoc Purchase Ledger duties.
• Assisting with general accounts
• Provide best in class customer service to the Franchisees and all internal and external stakeholders
• Provide holiday cover for the Prestige Nursing and Prestige Scotland Accountants.
• Work flexibly to meet business deadlines

Key Factors to success:

• Have a good knowledge of excel.
• Studying for a professional accountancy qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA, AAT)
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Good communication skills both written and oral.
• Demonstrate high degree of confidentiality.
• First class customer service

Skills and qualifications we're looking for:

• Computer literate with a very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Team player
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to converse effectively with customers and branch managers.
• Possess excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Studying for a professional accountancy qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA,ACA, AAT)

What we offer:

• A competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave (includes Bank Holidays) increasing every year by 1 to the maximum of 33 days over 5 years' service
• An additional day off for your Birthday 
• Blue Light Card
• Cycle to Work scheme for our Head Office, Regional and Branch staff
• Long Service Awards
• Workplace Pension
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) - confidential phone line and online support and resources available to you and your loved ones 24/7
• Supportive working environment with ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• A friendly, agile and flexible working culture.
• Refer and receive for £500 with our 'Who's your plus one?' incentive - T&C's apply

If you are as passionate about quality as we are and want a role where your skills will make a real difference, please feel free to apply and if you wish to know more about this position or what it is like to be part of the Prestige family, get in touch with us at: talent@prestige-nursing.co.uk

Please note:

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

 All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.