Chief Accountant

**Chief Accountant**

**Colchester, Essex**

**Full-Time, 40 hours per week & Hybrid remote working**

**Competitive Salary + benefits**

**Extraordinary People. Outstanding futures.**

The life of every resident we proudly care for is extraordinary, rich in history and unique life stories. We are Caring Homes, one of the UK’s leading providers of nursing, residential and dementia care. We have 69 homes in beautiful locations nationwideand we’re still growing. And we know that genuine care is delivered by passionate people who go above and beyond to help every resident live life to the full.

**About the role**

Due to internal promotion we are looking for a ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified Chief Accountant who has experience of managing a team to join our large and busy finance team here in Colchester.

**Job purpose**
- Manage team to deliver monthly management accounts for the company and reporting the result
- Production of year end adjustments and statutory accounts for the group and associated entities along with subsequent filing of the accounts
- Responsible for the completion of year end audit and liaising with tax advisors to assist with their queries in order to submit the corporation tax returns
- Financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders
- Be responsible for other ad-hoc reporting and projects for Finance Management
- Oversee production and review of monthly accounts for 69 homes and central head office, including presenting the results to Financial Controller, Finance Director and Managing Director along with analysis and answering queries

**Responsibilities**
- Work with the Finance Management team to review monthly result and assess the impact on budgets and future forecasts
- Line management of two accountants and liaising with finance sub-functions throughout the month to ensure accurate accounting of transactions
- Prepare statutory accounts for c. 25 subsidiaries and further associated entities relating to the operation of the group’s trade
- Responsibility for the year end group consolidation process and production of the consolidated group statutory accounts
- Liaise with auditors to facilitate the statutory audit and accounts
- Assist external tax advisors with preparation of tax schedules and ad-hoc tax planning
- Prepare financial reports for external stakeholders including landlords, Care Quality Commission and the bank
- Other ad-hoc support to Finance Management as required

**Above and beyond**

If you share a passion for going above and beyond in your quest to shine a light on the great work we do, you’ll find a business that will listen and learn to your suggestions and recommendations. And when you want to go further, we’ll go above and beyondfor you, to help you develop more in your role, by getting the training and qualifications to enhance your career. And as a business that specialises in dementia care, everyone who works here is offered our award-winning dementia training.

**Exceptional benefits package**
- Ongoing and continuous career development and succession planning
- Excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career
- Salary scales and progression with internal promotions available, we are a large organisation
- Professional subscriptions reimbursed where essential for role
- Long service awards
- Recognition programme
- Refer a friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000)
- Excellent apprenticeship scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme, confidential telephone counselling and legal advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year & a Health & Wellbeing portal
- Wagestream - this enables you to keep track of your earnings, have instant access to 40% of wages already earned and access guidance to help with financial wellbeing
- Employee discount scheme
- Discounted reloadable cards and high street vouchers
- E-vouchers, access instant savings on your mobile device
- Holiday discounts & days out with discounts up to 60%
- Cinema benefits with discounts up to 40%
- Blue Light Discount Card
- Free or subsidised meals, depending on location

**To apply