Finance Analyst

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK seeks a Finance Analyst to manage financial services for corporate directorates, including Workforce and Training. The role involves financial planning, forecasting, and overseeing budget allocation. Strong communication skills and relevant financial qualifications are essential. The position is based in London with flexible remote working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management services including planning and forecasting.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-Finance staff.
• Experience with financial modelling and budget allocation.

Responsibilities

• Provide all-round financial management service including planning and cost tracking.
• Oversee financial management for the Workforce Directorate.
• Generate service improvement ideas within the Finance department.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Financial management

Planning and forecasting

Cost improvement identification

Education

Relevant financial qualifications

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to join our team as a Finance Analyst, covering corporate directorates including Workforce and Training & Education.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), situated in the West End of London, is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom and provides first class acute and specialist services both locally and to patients from throughout the UK and abroad.

Responsible to the Finance Manager and Head of Finance you will work in partnership with the relevant directors and service leads to provide an all-round financial management service including planning, forecasting, cost improvement identification and tracking and providing support to business cases.

The Trust receives approximately £40m funding annually to support education and Training and a key part of this role is to ensure the funding is managed and allocated out across the Trust to support educational needs. There is also a growing focus on Trusts to clearly demonstrate how the funding it receives is being spent and this role will be essential in developing and maintaining the financial modelling required to support this.

In addition, the role will role will oversee the Workforce Directorate which will involve a more conventional financial management service to be provided but will also offer plentiful challenges and developmental opportunities.

You will be expected to make an active contribution into the running of the Finance department, generating service improvement ideas and to deputise as and when required for the Finance Manager and Head of Finance. You will be a strong communicator and will be able to work with non-Finance staff to present complex financial information in ways which will ensure engagement and understanding.

The post holder will be based at 250 Euston Road in offices across the road from the main hospital site and there will also be the flexibility to work remotely for part of the working week.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Crighton Job title: Head of Finance - Corporate Email address: [e-mail]