Financial Accountant

Entrepreneur First; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare solutions provider is looking for a Financial Accountant at their Burton office, offering a hybrid working model. The successful candidate will manage key monthly accounting tasks, perform balance sheet reconciliations, and contribute to the year-end audit process. Applicants must be ACA, CIMA, or ACCA qualified with a solid background in financial administration and strong numerical skills. The role includes a comprehensive benefits package, including 25 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and opportunities for ongoing development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Private medical after qualifying period

Car allowance (optional)

Professional fees reimbursed

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial accounting and administration.
• Strong numerical reasoning and analytical skills.
• Results-focused with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of key monthly accounting tasks like margin review and journal postings.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support Project Managers with budget vs. actual analysis.

Skills

Qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Experience in Financial Accounts Administrator role

Strong collaboration skills

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Highly numerate

Education

ACA, CIMA, ACCA qualification

Job description

Role Information

Sciensus have a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join our finance team at our Burton office. This will be a hybrid working role, coming into the office 2/3 days a week.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of key monthly accounting tasks: margin review, payroll, fixed assets & depreciation, prepayments, accruals, journal postings, and ledger maintenance.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and produce the month-end file and Risks & Opportunities schedule.
• Be a key player in the year-end audit process, maintaining tax information and supporting compliance.
• Support Project Managers with CAPEX spend reporting and budget vs. actual analysis.
• Update the business cashflow model daily, ensuring accurate Group cashflow forecasting.

What We’re Looking For

• You will be qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA).
• Experience in a Financial Accounts Administrator role or similar.
• Results-focused, action-oriented, and shows initiative.
• Strong collaborator who builds relationships internally and externally.
• Awareness of confidentiality and data protection when handling staff data.
• Self-motivated, energetic, and positive approach to work.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Highly numerate with strong numerical reasoning.

We are committed to the fair treatment of all candidates and to providing reasonable adjustments during the application process where required.

Who we are?

Sciensus is a proven life sciences solutions partner with more than 30 years' experience navigating and unlocking the complex European healthcare ecosystem. We maximise patient access to medicines, accelerate product launches and drive long-term commercial success for our partners. Through a skilled team of over 500 licensed clinical staff and 1,650 colleagues globally, we work at the intersection of clinical excellence, patient experience and healthcare innovation. We support patients living with cancer, chronic conditions and rare diseases ‒ helping them access the life-changing treatments they need, wherever they are.

What do we offer our people?

We work hard to make sure colleagues feel motivated, developed, and recognised for the great work they do. Additional to a competitive salary, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Yearly pay reviews
• Contribution based pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee benefits platform (retailer discounts and much more)
• Private medical (after qualifying period)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Annual company event
• In the Burton Upon Trent office we have an onsite gym, canteen, prayer room, and quiet room
• Optional: Car allowance
• Overtime
• Professional fees reimbursed

Our Values

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and we have also successfully gained the National Equality Standard (NES is the UK’s leading Equity, Diversity and Inclusion standard which was developed by the UK Government and the CBI). We are committed to the fair treatment of all candidates, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. We welcome applications from all and we select candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience. Please talk to us during the application process to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.

We are committed to achieving Net Zero and reducing our ecological footprint. We are constantly working on new initiatives, some of our more recent ones include working towards Level 2 in the Greener Pharmacy Toolkit and replacing many of our vans with lower CO2 emission models. For information on other projects and our wider approach to sustainability please visit our corporate website.