? 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&Afinance; business partneringcommercial analysisreporting-only experiencea 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 qualitymonth-end closeaccounts payableaccounts receivablecash managementbalance-sheet reconciliationsmanagement accountsfinancial controlsstatutory complianceexternal accountants and auditorsfinance 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:ADHDweight losslongevityspecialist private medicineother 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 accuratemonth-end closes properly and on timebalance-sheet accounts are fully reconciledmanagement reporting is reliableAP and AR are controlledcash is understoodaccounting processes are documentedexternal advisers receive complete and accurate informationDynamics 365 Business Central is used properlythe finance operation can scale across multiple countries and entities This role may particularly suit someone currently or previously working as an:Assistant Financial ControllerFinancial ControllerFinance ControllerDeputy Financial ControllerHead of AccountingStartup Finance LeadHead of Finance in an SMESenior Finance Manager with complete accounting ownershipAccounting 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 closemanagement accountsbalance-sheet reconciliationsP&L; reviewvariance explanationsaccruals and prepaymentsjournalsrevenue accountingdeferred and accrued revenueaccounts payableaccounts receivablecredit control oversightbank reconciliationscash-flow reportingbookkeeping quality and reviewpayroll coordinationVAT and tax informationstatutory accounts coordinationaudit preparationexternal accountant and auditor coordinationfinance policies and controlschart-of-accounts disciplinesupporting schedules and working papersmanagement and board reportingfinance-process documentationfinance-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 teamsupervised bookkeepers or accountantsworked with outsourced finance providerscoordinated payroll providersmanaged external accountantssupported tax advisers and auditorsreported directly to a founder or CEObuilt processes where very little previously existedrepaired weak or poorly controlled finance processesi

📌 Assistant Financial Controller – Dynamics 365 Business Central (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Script Assist
📍 Ahmedabad