Assistant Financial Controller

Job summary

Job title: Assistant Financial Controller Location: Home Working - with occasional travel when required Salary: £60,000.00 - £70.000.00 depending on experience Hours: 37.5 We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Assistant Financial Controller to join our finance team. This role plays a critical part in maintaining robust financial control, strengthening reporting processes, and supporting the delivery of accurate and timely financial information across the organisation. Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience. At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other because we CARE. Caring We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future. Ambitious Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.

Main duties of the job

This role plays a critical part in maintaining robust financial control, strengthening reporting processes, and supporting the delivery of accurate and timely financial information across the organisation. The main responsibilities include leading key aspects of the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules. The role involves owning the preparation of statutory accounts, acting as a key liaison for external audit, and supporting budgeting and forecasting processes. Ideal candidates should be qualified accountants with strong technical accounting knowledge, capable of managing competing priorities, experienced in financial control, and confident in leading and developing others.

About us

Operose Health is a provider of local primary care at scale, dedicated to improving access, outcomes, and patient experience. The organisation empowers its employees to be the best they can be, fostering a working culture that values caring, ambition, resourcefulness, and excellence. Operose Health strives to redefine and revolutionize primary care by supporting and empowering people to have a healthier future. They offer various employee benefits such as access to a bespoke learning management system, car benefit and cycle to work schemes, travel season ticket loans, discount cards, and employee wellbeing services. The organisation also encourages staff development and specialization opportunities.

Details

• Date posted: 23 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1519998160
• Job locations: Operose Health, Remote with occasional trips to London (Soho), HP6 6FA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job title: Assistant Financial Controller

Location: Home Working - with occasional travel when required

Salary: £60,000.00 - £70.000.00 depending on experience

Hours: 37.5

We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Assistant Financial Controller to join our finance team. This role plays a critical part in maintaining robust financial control, strengthening reporting processes, and supporting the delivery of accurate and timely financial information across the organisation.

Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience.

At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other because we CARE.

Caring

We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.

Ambitious

Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.

Resourceful

Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services.

Excellence

We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.

Main Responsibilities:

As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:

• Lead key aspects of the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Own the preparation of statutory accounts and act as a key liaison for external audit (supported by the Financial Controller), including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor queries.
• Take a leading role in finance systems optimisation, automation, and data integrity improvements.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes where necessary, including preparation of supporting schedules and variance analysis. Provide insight and challenge to budget holders and senior stakeholders where appropriate.

Ideal Candidate:

What we look for in new colleagues:

• This role is well suited to a qualified accountant who is confident operating within a fast-paced environment, capable of managing competing priorities, and experienced in leading and developing other
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with demonstrable experience in financial control and month-end close processes. Experience supporting statutory accounts preparation and external audits.
• Strong Excel and financial systems experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical capability
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and prioritise workload
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Package Description:

How well support you:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata.
• Access to our bespoke learning management system and annual formative clinical assessments to support competency development.
• The benefits of working with an at scale provider of primary care means that we lots of opportunities for our colleagues to specialise and develop.
• Car benefit scheme specialising in electric vehicles.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Travel season ticket loans
• Discount cards.
• Employee wellbeing services including free yoga videos and employee wellbeing app.