Business Planning & Investment Analyst (0955)

Transport for Wales; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for Wales is seeking a dedicated analyst to support the corporate strategy and annual business planning process. You will collate data across directorates, maintain line-of-sight guidance, and help deliver a consistent planning framework that aligns with the TfW Business Planning Framework.

The role requires strong analytical ability, excellent communication, and experience in producing reports with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PowerBI.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy/Finance, Maths, Science or Business Studies or similar, or significant relevant experience.
• Experience of analysing and explaining complex information both verbally and in written reports, quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience of reporting tools and production of reports e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience of building good and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels in a business environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and analysis of TfW's Corporate Strategy and Annual Business Plan through the business planning cycle and processes that preserves and strengthens stakeholder confidence to ensure that an effective Corporate Strategy and Annual Business Plan is developed, approved, and delivered.
• Support the development of TfW's Annual Business Plan by working across the business directorates to collate and analyse the relevant data and information to ensure that the plan encapsulates TfW's strategic priorities and is aligned to the TfW Business Planning Framework.
• Maintain guidance for directorates by developing a 'line of sight' for each directorate that demonstrates how a directorate and their functions contribute to the business plan to ensure that a level of consistency is seen across the organisation in producing an effective business plan.
• Deliver the Corporate Strategy and Annual Business Plan performance reporting framework by capturing systematically and identifying and highlighting issues and risks that may affect the delivery of the Corporate Strategy and Business Plan to bring consistency and understanding for a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing internal process management and due diligence associated with the Investment Governance Process by ensuring the business delivers improvement and change in line with the business planning framework and decisions are made in line with the delegated authority.
• Support on the requirements and developing business cases from inception to completion by providing guidance and advice to ensure there is a benefits realisation plan in place.
• Provide oversight on business case approval timeframes through compliance with the TfW delegated authority to demonstrate that business investments can deliver good value for money and how our decision-making demonstrates the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is being considered in consultation with TfW internal stakeholders and ensure accurate records are held and reviewed.
• Delivery of effective benefits realisation reporting by tracking whether intended benefits have been realised and sustained during and after the delivery of a business case to ensure that benefits tracking has been carried out across the organisation and is in line with the benefits management strategy.
• Support continuous improvement by training materials for the organisation on the development and presentation of business cases, and benefits realisation plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Communications

Education

Degree in Accountancy/Finance or related field

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Role

Support the business planning process to deliver the output corporate strategy and business plan that meets the requirements of Transport for Wales (TfW) Board and Welsh Government ensuring alignment with the TfW Business Planning Framework.

Support the business planning process to deliver the output corporate strategy and business plan that meets the requirements of Transport for Wales (TfW) Board and Welsh Government ensuring alignment with the TfW Business Planning Framework.

Role Responsibilities

• Support the development and analysis of TfW's Corporate Strategy and Annual Business Plan through the business planning cycle and processes that preserves and strengthens stakeholder confidence to ensure that an effective Corporate Strategy and Annual Business Plan is developed, approved, and delivered.
• Support the development of TfW's Annual Business Plan by working across the business directorates to collate and analyse the relevant data and information to ensure that the plan encapsulates TfW's strategic priorities and is aligned to the TfW Business Planning Framework.
• Maintain guidance for directorates by developing a "line of sight" for each directorate that demonstrates how a directorate and their functions contribute to the business plan to ensure that a level of consistency is seen across the organisation in producing an effective business plan.
• Deliver the Corporate Strategy and Annual Business Plan performance reporting framework by capturing systematically and identifying and highlighting issues and risks that may affect the delivery of the Corporate Strategy and Business Plan to bring consistency and understanding for a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing internal process management and due diligence associated with the Investment Governance Process by ensuring the business delivers improvement and change in line with the business planning framework and decisions are made in line with the delegated authority.
• Support on the requirements and developing business cases from inception to completion by providing guidance and advice to ensure there is a benefits realisation plan in place.
• Provide oversight on business case approval timeframes through compliance with the TfW delegated authority to demonstrate that business investments can deliver good value for money and how our decision-making demonstrates the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is being considered in consultation with TfW internal stakeholders and ensure accurate records are held and reviewed.
• Delivery of effective benefits realisation reporting by tracking whether intended benefits have been realised and sustained during and after the delivery of a business case to ensure that benefits tracking has been carried out across the organisation and is in line with the benefits management strategy.
• Support continuous improvement by training materials for the organisation on the development and presentation of business cases, and benefits realisation plans.

Who We're Looking For

• Degree in Accountancy/Finance, Maths, Science or Business Studies or similar, or significant relevant experience
• Experience of analysing and explaining complex information both verbally and in written reports, quantitative and qualitative data
• Experience of reporting tools and production of reports e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Experience of building good and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels in a business environment

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application.

TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels.

Who We Are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.

This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.