Tunstall Healthcare Group
Group Financial Accountant
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Group Financial Accountant
Location: Whitley, DN14 0HR | Hybrid working available
About the Role
We are recruiting a Group Financial Accountant to join our Group Finance Team, located in Whitley (DN14 0HR), with the option for flexible hybrid working.
This role involves the preparation of group management accounts, consolidation, financial reporting, and performance analysis to support key decision-making and drive business performance.
Key Responsibilities
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Consolidation & Reporting:
- Prepare monthly consolidated accounts, working closely with the wider Group Finance Team
- Own the preparation of the monthly Group Management Accounts pack, including updates for reports, variance analyses, and supporting commentary to meet corporate deadlines
- Review regional performance vs. forecast for senior management and the Board, identifying key drivers of Group performance
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Financial Processes & Analysis:
- Consolidate weekly regional short-term cash forecasts (STCF): produce Group summaries and continue to improve the process
- Support annual budgeting and forecasting, including template creation/maintenance and assistance with submissions from regional teams
- Coordinate monthly calls with international finance teams, ensuring alignment and consistency
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Ad-Hoc & Support Tasks:
- Respond to queries from internal/external stakeholders (Senior Management, Board, banking syndicate, etc.) and produce ad-hoc reports
- Provide financial modelling, planning & analysis (e.g., Power BI/Power Pivot) as required
- Assist in year-end consolidation and statutory accounts preparation, as directed by Senior Finance Partner/Director
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Team Collaboration & Process Improvement:
- Work with the Group Finance team to refine modelling, reporting, and financial controls
- Contribute to process optimisation, especially around consolidation and forecasting efficiency
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a finance professional comfortable in a global organisation, experienced in:
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- Ownership of financial packs for stakeholders (regional/local and executive-level)
- Annual budgeting and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and stakeholder buy-in
- Variety of reporting tools (Excel, Power BI, MFA/VLM/NX) with an eye for complex formulae and automation
- Rigorous attention to detail, including regional var analysis vs. budget/forecast
- A pro-active voice in data-driven decision-making with curiosity about commercial and operational factors
Qualifications & Skills
Technical & Experience Requirements
- Fully qualified accountant (preferably ICAEW)
- A+ Excel proficiency (pivot tables, formulas, LOOKUP/INDEX/MATCH, macros, etc.)
- Hands-on experience in consolidation and monthly reporting, including:
- MICROSOFT DAX, macros, and large-scale data management
- Ad-hoc financial troubled-supported requests from senior/exec stakeholders
- Strong accountancy **communication skills (written/oral) with proven ability to translate complex financials into clear insights
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical, intuitive, and intellectual senses (spotting commercial and operational variances)
- Exceptional delivery discipline, with a knack for resolving grey areas ⃝ Ability to ascertain commercial drivers from multiple data sets
- Unwavering work ethic with multi-tasking skills while maintaining focus on deadlines
- Relationship building with stakeholders at all levels from regions to Board/compliance
Desirable (Added Value)
- Experience in larger groups: with consolidation systems such as:
- Tagetik, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage Anexio, Hyperion Essbase or Epicor ERP
- Familiarity with Power BI and leveraging AI/ML to improve data insights and workflows
- Basic knowledge of private-sector IFRS standards
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working flexibility
- 30 days holiday (+ public holidays/option to purchase extra leave)
- Contributory pension and car salary sacrifice (via sister group Tusker’s discount programme)
- Maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental pay enhanced to national statutory rates
- Healthcare cash plan (including a free NHS-paid eye test)
- Essai@Work benefits subscription (
**Verlingue**- Amfed personnel/tech platform offering):- Retirement salary sacrifice, interestingly low-cost retail offers, well-being premiums, and 24/7 professionally staffed holistic support (legal, financial, unemployment protection, etc.)
- EAP ( Verlingue** ) – free 24/7 online GP and mental-health support, all COVID underwritten
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and a elite-name course library (focusing on business, project management)
- A flat organisation with hands-on mentoring and project budget ownership
- Relationships respected - a community that embraces ownership of outcomes while celebrating progress
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About Tunstall
At Tunstall, our culture thrives on diversity, innovation, and person-centred tech. We do this by fostering an environment built on trust, brightness, and authenticity.
As a forward-thinking health and care technology provider, we empower over 3,000 international colleagues who develop features individually reshaping millions of lives daily across 18 markets.
At Tunstall:
- You are valued for who you are, with zero-tolerance on bias at any stage
- Your voice (every skill and insight) counts in leadership
- Your growth stays personal – from training ROI to the long-term stability of your career
Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Tunstall’s searching strives for inclusive representation of gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity, parenthood, global location, and more. Our recruitment endeavour reflects this with transformed processes, intentional interviews, and investments to help people thrive. Accommodations are always merited.
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