India · Remote · Full-time
Working hours: UK business-hours overlap
Qualification: CA / ACA / ACCA

Help build the finance function of a fast-growing UK healthcare technology company Script Assist is looking for an exceptional Assistant Financial Controller with hands-on experience running the day-to-day finance function of a startup, scale-up or SME.
We are not looking primarily for:
FP&A;
finance business partnering
commercial analysis
reporting-only experience
a career auditor who has never operated an in-house finance function
We want a qualified, highly detailed finance operator who has personally run—or acted as the clear number two responsible for running—the underlying accounting operation of a growing business.
That should include:
bookkeeping quality
month-end close
accounts payable
accounts receivable
cash management
balance-sheet reconciliations
management accounts
financial controls
statutory compliance
external accountants and auditors
finance systems
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is essential.

About Script Assist Script Assist is building the operating system for next-generation private healthcare in the UK.
Our software is used by clinics, pharmacies and healthcare operators and already supports tens of thousands of medical cannabis prescriptions every month.
We are expanding into additional private healthcare markets, including:
ADHD
weight loss
longevity
specialist private medicine
other complex healthcare categories
We are also preparing for international expansion across multiple markets and legal entities.
As the business grows, we need a finance function that is accurate, controlled, scalable, highly automated and capable of supporting multi-entity global operations.

The role You will work closely with the existing finance team, CEO, senior management and external advisers.
This is a broad, hands-on financial-control and accounting-operations role.
You will help ensure that:
the underlying books are accurate
month-end closes properly and on time
balance-sheet accounts are fully reconciled
management reporting is reliable
AP and AR are controlled
cash is understood
accounting processes are documented
external advisers receive complete and accurate information
Dynamics 365 Business Central is used properly
the finance operation can scale across multiple countries and entities
This role may particularly suit someone currently or previously working as an:
Assistant Financial Controller
Financial Controller
Finance Controller
Deputy Financial Controller
Head of Accounting
Startup Finance Lead
Head of Finance in an SME
Senior Finance Manager with complete accounting ownership
Accounting Manager responsible for the full finance function
The exact title matters less than the substance of your experience.
You must have personally operated the finance function—not merely analysed its output.

What you will own You will support and increasingly own:
month-end close
management accounts
balance-sheet reconciliations
P&L; review
variance explanations
accruals and prepayments
journals
revenue accounting
deferred and accrued revenue
accounts payable
accounts receivable
credit control oversight
bank reconciliations
cash-flow reporting
bookkeeping quality and review
payroll coordination
VAT and tax information
statutory accounts coordination
audit preparation
external accountant and auditor coordination
finance policies and controls
chart-of-accounts discipline
supporting schedules and working papers




management and board reporting
finance-process documentation
finance-system improvements
You must be willing to remain close to the detail.
This is not a role where the underlying accounting work is somebody else’s problem.

End-to-end finance-function ownership We are particularly interested in people who have worked in smaller, fast-moving businesses where the finance team could not be divided into narrow specialisms.
You may have:
managed a small internal finance team
supervised bookkeepers or accountants
worked with outsourced finance providers
coordinated payroll providers
managed external accountants
supported tax advisers and auditors
reported directly to a founder or CEO
built processes where very little previously existed
repaired weak or poorly controlled finance processes
implemented a more disciplined month-end
improved the accuracy and timeliness of reporting
You should understand how all parts of the finance function fit together.

⚙️ Dynamics 365 Business Central Strong, hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is essential.
You should be comfortable using Business Central across areas such as:
general ledger
sales ledger
purchase ledger
journals
bank reconciliations
dimensions
chart of accounts
approvals
customer and supplier accounts
financial reporting
month-end processes
controls
data quality
system discipline
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Navision is useful, but it is not a substitute for recent, hands-on Business Central experience.
We are especially interested in candidates who have also supported:
a Business Central implementation
a Business Central migration
system clean-up
chart-of-accounts redesign
reporting improvements
finance integrations
approval workflows
process automation
becoming a Business Central finance superuser

International, multi-entity and group finance Script Assist is preparing to operate across multiple countries and legal entities.
Experience in a central or group-finance environment would therefore be extremely valuable.
Useful experience includes:
multi-entity accounting
multi-currency accounting
group reporting
consolidations
intercompany accounting
intercompany reconciliations
intercompany eliminations
overseas subsidiaries
international month-end close
reporting across several markets
central finance
regional finance coordination
group audit support
statutory coordination across multiple entities
You do not need to have been a Group Financial Controller.
However, you should understand the additional control and reporting challenges created when a business expands internationally.

Experience we particularly value The strongest profile may be someone who:
trained in audit or accounting at a high-quality professional firm; and
then moved in-house and personally ran finance in one or more startups, scale-ups or SMEs.
Relevant professional backgrounds may include:
Deloitte
EY
PwC
KPMG
BDO
Grant Thornton
RSM
another respected audit or accounting firm
However, Big Four experience alone is not enough.
You must also have meaningful in-house operating experience.




We are particularly interested in candidates from:
SaaS
technology
healthcare technology
subscription businesses
recurring-revenue companies
professional services
international SMEs
founder-led businesses
startups
scale-ups
multi-entity groups

Finance systems, automation and AI We want someone who is unusually comfortable with technology for a finance professional.
The immediate priority is accurate, controlled finance.
However, we also want to build more efficient and automated processes.
Useful experience includes:
Power BI
Power Query
Power Automate
advanced Excel
macros
reporting automation
reconciliation automation
finance dashboards
no-code and low-code tools
workflow automation
API and integration awareness
AI-assisted finance workflows
ChatGPT
Claude
Microsoft Copilot
Claude Code
Cursor
Make
Zapier
n8n
You do not need to be a software engineer.
But you should be excited by the prospect to improve finance processes, automate repetitive work and use modern tools intelligently.

✅ What we are looking for You should have:
a full CA, ACA or ACCA qualification
hands-on Dynamics 365 Business Central experience
genuine in-house startup, scale-up or SME finance experience
responsibility for the complete day-to-day accounting operation
strong month-end and management-accounts experience
excellent balance-sheet reconciliation discipline
experience overseeing AP, AR, cash and bookkeeping quality
experience coordinating statutory accounts, tax and audit
very high attention to detail
excellent spoken and written English
confidence working directly with a UK CEO and management team
strong ownership and follow-through
the ability to identify and correct weak processes
comfort remaining hands-on
comfort working with UK business-hours overlap

⭐ Especially strong candidates may have Big Four or high-quality audit training
experience as a Financial Controller or Assistant Financial Controller
experience as the first or most senior finance hire in a startup
experience running finance across several SMEs
multi-entity and multi-currency experience
consolidation experience
Business Central implementation or superuser experience
SaaS or recurring-revenue experience
finance automation experience
Power BI, Power Query or Power Automate capability
strong technology and integration awareness
experience building a finance function from an early stage

This role is likely a good fit if you have personally run the underlying finance operation
are exceptionally careful and accurate
notice when numbers do not reconcile
are comfortable reviewing other people’s accounting work
enjoy building controlled and repeatable processes
can move between detailed accounting and senior management reporting
have worked directly with founders or CEOs
are comfortable in a fast-growing business
want broader responsibility over time
are excited by systems, automation and international expansion

This role is probably not a fit if your experience is mainly FP&A;
financial modelling
budgeting and forecasting
finance business partnering
commercial analysis
management reporting without ownership of the underlying books
external audit without meaningful in-house experience
group reporting without operational-finance ownership
narrow AP, AR, payroll or tax specialisation
Dynamics implementation consulting without in-house finance ownership
large-company finance where every process was owned by a different team

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