Finance Analyst
Wakefield Head Office (Office Based)
£35 - £40K Basic DOE + Career Progression
Full Time Permanent
Help Drive the Financial Success of One of the UK's Fastest-Growing Dental Groups
Space Dental is expanding, and we're looking for an ambitious, analytical and commercially minded Finance Analyst to join our modern Head Office in Wakefield.
This isn't a traditional accounts role. You'll work closely with our Finance Director and senior leadership team, transforming financial and operational data into meaningful business insight that supports strategic decision-making across our growing network of practices.
If you enjoy analysing numbers, identifying trends, improving processes and influencing business performance, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare monthly management reporting packs.
- Analyse Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cashflow performance.
- Produce budget vs actual and month-on-month variance reporting.
- Monitor EBITDA, gross margins and financial performance.
- Provide insightful commentary on trends, risks and opportunities.
Commercial & Operational Analysis
- Analyse treatment revenue, patient finance and business performance.
- Report on sales pipelines, treatment conversions and revenue trends.
- Monitor refunds, treatment liabilities and finance provider activity.
- Identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
Finance Systems & Data
- Reconcile and analyse data from multiple business systems including Xero, Dentally and patient finance platforms.
- Investigate discrepancies and improve data accuracy.
- Develop reliable reporting templates and dashboards.
- Support automation and continuous improvement projects.
Financial Controls
- Complete bank, intercompany and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Review accruals, prepayments and deferred income.
- Monitor aged debtors, creditors and supplier reconciliations.
- Support robust financial controls across the Group.
Practice Performance Reporting
- Analyse practice profitability and performance.
- Report on clinician revenue, treatment mix and associate costs.
- Review chair utilisation, sales performance and operational KPIs.
- Identify trends, risks and opportunities across multiple locations.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in Finance, Management Accounts, Commercial Finance or Financial Analysis.
- Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Lookups and advanced formulas.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Good understanding of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheets and Cashflow.
- High attention to detail with the confidence to question unusual results.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Commercial mindset with a proactive approach to improving performance.
Desirable
- Experience using Xero and multi-site reporting.
- Knowledge of Dentally or healthcare finance.
- AAT qualified or studying.
- ACCA or CIMA part-qualified (or working towards).
- Experience within healthcare, dental, retail or other multi-site businesses.
Why Join Space Dental?
- Work from our modern Wakefield Headquarters.
- Join one of the UK's fastest-growing dental groups.
- Work alongside an experienced Finance Director and senior leadership team.
- Genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development.
- Supportive, ambitious and collaborative working environment.
- Play a key role in shaping financial strategy and business growth.
You'll Thrive Here If You Are...
- Commercially aware and naturally curious.
- Analytical with exceptional attention to detail.
- Comfortable interpreting data and presenting meaningful insights.
- Calm under pressure and able to meet monthly reporting deadlines.
- Trustworthy, professional and highly organised.
- Passionate about continuous improvement and helping a business grow.
If you're ready to take the next step in your finance career and make a real impact within an ambitious, high-growth organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of the team driving the future success of Space Dental.
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Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Transport links
Work Location: In person
