Job Description:
Assistant Accountant
Bupa Place (Salford, M50 3SP) or Kirkstall Forge (Leeds, LS5 3BF)
Full time, 37.5 hours
Hybrid working
FTC 12 months
Salary from: £30,500 per annum DOE
Advert closes: Tuesday 16th June 2026
We make health happen
At Bupa, we help people live longer, healthier, happier lives. That's our purpose, and it guides everything we do.
As an Assistant Accountant, you'll play an important role in supporting our Care Services business. You'll help make sure our financial information is accurate, clear and delivered on time. This helps leaders make better decisions that support our residents and customers.
You'll be part of our Planning & Reporting team, working closely with colleagues across finance and the wider business. You'll also support care home managers, helping them understand their financial performance in a simple and practical way.
This role is a great opportunity to build your accounting skills, gain exposure to different parts of the business, and continue your professional development.
How you'll help us make health happen
Support the preparation of management accounts for Care Homes, working to tight deadlines
Help produce monthly reports, including clear and simple commentary
Manage the Management Accounts Help Desk, supporting care home managers with queries
Prepare and post accruals, prepayments and journals
Investigate and explain differences between actual results, forecasts and prior year
Reconcile control accounts on a monthly basis
Support the production of forecasts and the Annual Operating Plan
Provide accurate and timely financial information to stakeholders across the business
Assist with projects and other ad hoc tasks as needed
Help maintain strong financial controls and consistent reporting processes
Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this role
Part-qualified (or working towards) a professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA would be beneficial
A good understanding of accounting fundamentals
Experience working in a fast paced finance or accounting role is essential
Confident using Excel and other finance systems
Strong attention to detail, with a focus on accuracy
Able to work to tight deadlines and manage your time well
Good communication skills, able to explain financial information clearly
A proactive mindset, with a willingness to learn and develop
Comfortable building relationships with stakeholders across the business
A positive, ”can-do” approach to your work
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
Fixed term benefits allowance
Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
Workplace pension
Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: careers@bupa.com
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
Finance & AccountingLocations:
Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
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