Senior Finance Analyst Advanced

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

About the Organisation:

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.

Contractor Finance sits within Operational Finance, part of the Finance, Corporate Governance and Legal Services Directorate, and is responsible on behalf of the territorial Health Boards for making all practitioner payments to GP Practices, Community Pharmacies, Dispensing Doctors, Appliance Suppliers, Dentists and Optometry Practices throughout Scotland, which amounts to ca £3.2bn per annum.

This role will provide support to the National Finance Manager and the Head of Contractor Finance.

The Post:

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Finance, Corporate Governance and Legal Services Directorate to deliver its strategic objectives and to be a key member of the Contractor Finance team supporting the corporate position across National Services Scotland (NSS).

Working within the Contractor Finance team you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to effect real change within NSS, and further afield.

The Candidate:

You will possess excellent financial acumen and data analytics capability, dealing with large volumes of data. You will have an eagerness to learn about our exciting, fast-moving organisation and the ability to work at pace. You will be able to work autonomously and play a positive active role leading projects.

A Finance Analyst who offers a broad range of skills and experience, if you are CCAB or CIMA qualified (or recognised international equivalent) and can offer some or all of these:

1. Proven experience of financial analysis and forecasting in a large, complex environment
2. Ability to confidently lead and understand business needs and take a proactive approach to planning and prioritising workload whilst maintaining accurate and up to date financial records and have the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly to produce high quality outcomes
3. Ability to analyse large data sets for reporting and decision-making purposes, ensuring attention to detail is maintained
4. Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex financial information and language simple for a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
5. Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and that of your team, and to meet strict deadlines
6. Extensive Line Management experience

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Location and Working Pattern:

Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow. Currently hybrid working.

Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits:

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure

Inclusion:

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of NSS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Further information:

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Irene Kinroy, National Finance Manager, Medical on [e-mail]

Closing date for completed applications is 15th April 2025.

Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).