Head of Finance (Full-Time)

Finance Manager
This is a full time role for 40 contracted hours per week
We offer the flexibility to work outside of the UK up to 90 days per year, however you must be able to work and live permanently within the UK, and travel to London at least 4 times a year for team meeting sessions and additionally as needed.
We're looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Finance Manager to join Isla's Operations team and take real ownership of our finance function as we scale.
We're particularly interested in someone who has recently qualified as an ACA or ACCA accountant, having trained within a Top 10 accountancy firm, and is ready to make the move into a fast-growing company. You'll own our day-to-day finance activities, while also challenging how we work, solving problems at their root, automating what shouldn't be manual and building the financial processes and insights we need for our next stage of growth.
Isla Health is a venture-backed health-tech startup, supporting our partners across the UK, EU and internationally beyond this. We have built a new category of healthcare technology which we refer to as the Digital Pathway Platform (DPP). Founded in 2019, we now support 25% of NHS Trusts and see 2 million submissions on the platform every year.
As a company we are all laser focused on enabling a scalable model of care which empowers healthcare staff and improves patient outcomes. The DPP supports this by setting up digital pathways which are remote-first and asynchronous. As pathways harness sophisticated automation, clinical algorithms and intelligent cohorting, patients always take the optimised route through their pathway, thereby delivering a step change in clinical productivity.
You'll be a part of our Operations team, reporting into our Finance Lead.
Operations sits at the heart of Isla. We help the business scale by creating efficient processes, supporting our people, maintaining strong financial and operational controls and ensuring the day-to-day running of the company is smooth and effective. You'll need to understand what's happening across the company, from hiring plans and team budgets to new client contracts, renewals and supplier spend, and make sure this is reflected accurately in our financial reporting and forecasts.
Financial operations & reporting

Own our core finance processes across the UK and Irish entities, including bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, expenses and reconciliations.
Own the month-end close and prepare monthly management accounts and supporting analysis for review by our Finance Lead.
Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
Own our UK and Irish payroll processes, including payroll journals, pensions and associated reconciliations.
Support year-end accounts, audit preparation, VAT, corporation tax and other statutory requirements.
Budgeting & financial analysis

Play a key role in budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management, giving the business a clear view of our financial position as we grow.
Own budget-versus-actual reporting and provide useful analysis of company and team spend.
Maintain accurate financial forecasts across hiring, revenue, client payments, renewals and other key commitments.
Work closely with teams across Isla to understand what's driving the numbers and turn financial data into useful insight for decision-making.
Systems & process improvement

Identify and implement improvements that make our finance processes more accurate, efficient and scalable.
Improve how we use our existing systems and data, reducing unnecessary manual work and strengthening the quality of our financial information.
Build clear processes, controls and documentation so our finance operations are robust and don't depend on knowledge sitting with one person.
Use automation and AI intelligently to improve how we work, while maintaining strong financial controls and appropriate human review.