Remote job description

This is an exciting time for Patients Know Best. We're changing the future of healthcare and helping people improve the way they manage their health. Patients Know Best customers cover 30% of the UK population and our 2 millionth patient registered this month . Patients Know Best was the first PHR to be integrated into the NHS App and 13 of England's 42 regions use PKB in the NHS App.

What makes us a different employer?

  • Everyone who works at PKB is here to make a positive impact in the world
  • We are a fully distributed team, everyone is working remotely and we've always worked this way. #LI-Remote
  • We are committed to creating a greener world
  • We are proud to be part of the first ever cohort of UK companies to hold B-Corp Social Enterprise status since 2015 (and to have won the Best for the World in the governance category for 2022).
  • If you haven't already, find out more about PKB - our service makes life better for millions of patients, healthcare professionals and carers.
  • Diversity drives Innovation - we look forward to receiving your application whatever your background. Come and join us on our inspiring journey.

About the role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Accountant will have wide responsibilities across Finance as part of the small Finance, HR and Administration team. You'll get to see how the company operates financially from every perspective, producing management reports but also calculating & producing customer invoices and some transactional processing.

Job Responsibilities

  • Accounts Receivable - preparing quarterly and annual invoices - for this you will work with our Account Managers. Our business is very much high value, low volume, so this is a small but very important part of the role
  • Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Maintaining General Ledger - Checking & inputting purchase invoices, obtaining sign off where necessary and querying duplication, attaching copies to the system - NB purchase invoices are received & stored electronically, Again, our inputs are generally high value, low volume. PKB is a paperless environment and we employ a high level of workflow automation (integrating online tools through Google Mail and Xero) - this work is more about ensuring care, control and value in our purchasing and reporting functions than it is about simply processing lots of transactions.
  • Maintaining General Ledger - general accounting work ensuring the integrity of the Management Accounts, Statutory Audited Accounts and other statutory returns.
  • Analysing expenditure and assisting in budget preparation
  • Performing monthly bank reconciliations in multiple currencies
  • VAT Returns in UK
  • Working with external Payroll and HR to calculate & input payroll
  • Assisting with Audit preparation
  • Assist in preparation of Corporation Tax returns.
  • Undertaking other reasonable duties as required to support the Finance & HR department within Patients Know Best

Requirements

We are looking for someone with:

  • Previous experience as a Financial Accountant or similar
  • Attention to detail and superior organisational skills
  • Proven trustworthiness in prior responsible and professional environments
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to problem solve, to see the bigger picture as well as the detail and to recognise what needs to be done
  • Superior IT skills, able to quickly learn a multitude of software and to work on both Apple and Windows operating systems
  • Very comfortable using Google Docs or Word
  • Good spreadsheet knowledge (Google Sheets / Excel) - with an excellent understanding of formulas
  • Aptitude to work unsupervised and remotely in a distributed team
  • Confidence to put forward your view when you have the chance to add value
  • Experience of using modern accounting software

It would be ideal if you had:

  • Experience of Xero
  • Experience of working in a software or healthcare company
  • Touch keyboarding skills would be a distinct advantage
  • Interest in gaining or are working towards an accounting qualification

Benefits

  • Outstandingly supportive and helpful environment
  • Competitive salary (range ?35,000 - ?45,000)
  • Flexible working (and of course flexible work environment as we are fully remote) #LI-Remote
  • Opportunity to really make a difference - your work will make life better for millions of patients
  • Space to grow and shape your career path
  • Support in your professional development, including for example attaining accounting qualifications
  • 25 days holiday



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