The Senior Finance Analyst role is responsible for generating and producing monthly budget statements and financial reports, in accordance with the Trust agreed timetables and departmental policies & procedures under the line management of a Senior Business Support Analyst.
Alongside this, the post holder will be responsible for investigating variances from plan by interrogating the Trust’s financial systems and to summarise and report on these in monthly performance narratives. In addition, the Senior Finance Analyst will provide timely resource management information to the Budget Holders with which the role is linked and to assist in the provision of comprehensive financial management information and advice to a range of areas within the Trust.
The role will include meeting budget holders to support the Finance Business Partners and Senior Support Analysts in the budgeting, forecasting and business planning process.
In providing specialist financial expertise and leadership to the business there is an almost constant requirement for the post holder to exercise intense concentration and sustained mental effort in order to analyse, understand, retain and convey information.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inc HCA
Job type: Full-time
Contract type: Fixed term (6 months)
Roles & Responsibilities
Leadership
- Be a role model in how to provide a customer focused, high quality service to managers, directors, clinicians and finance business partners
- Work with colleagues in Contracting, Income, Costing and information/performance management to ensure the Trust has coherent integrated information, analysis and plans.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the Trust’s accounting processes and procedures and financial systems.
- Support the implementation of actions in response to recommendations from Internal Audit for the enhancement of internal controls and procedures in own areas of responsibility.
- Develop a comprehensive knowledge of national accounting standards and a good understanding of financial and other NHS legislation, NHS finance policies and initiatives relating to the NHS financial regime.
- Provide robust, accurate and timely core financial reports to meet internal and external month end/ year end deadlines.
- Ensure strong relationships and regular communications with all Trust finance managers to ensure they are informed of any data quality issues relating to the financial position of the Trust, new national guidance and policy issues, etc and to provide them with clear guidance as appropriate.
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Eligibility Requirements
- Part qualified CCAB or CIMA with experience.
- Full accreditation
- Experience of working in an NHS accounting department including experience in a management accounting role.
- Experience of using General ledger and financial reporting software packages.
- Understand and be able to apply the concepts and techniques for – Budgeting and financial planning – Costing and pricing – Variance analysis and financial reporting – The purpose of accounting accruals and provisions – Relationships between the balance sheet, revenue accounts and cash flow statements – The key financial performance targets for NHS Trusts – The rationale for Standing Financial Instructions and the means for ensuring that they are adhered to
- Accounting skills including being able to identify, articulate and evaluate key risks and assumptions in reaching conclusions
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate to all levels of non finance staff across the organisation
- Managing own workload and priorities and able to work to tight deadlines
- Worked with Power BI
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