Senior Financial Analyst

Health Jobs UK; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Senior Financial Analyst who will play a critical role in supporting financial decisions through detailed analysis and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a CCAB qualification, significant management accounting experience, and excellent IT and communication skills.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement (dependent on location)

Comprehensive pre-employment checks

Qualifications

• Significant experience in management accounting or analysis.
• Ability to lead, motivate, manage and develop staff.
• Knowledge of NHS Financial systems (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support financial health by delivering accurate management accounts and forecasts.
• Develop forecasting models and prepare detailed reports.
• Interpret organisational goals into financial strategies.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Strong numerical reasoning

Excellent communication skills

Education

Qualified CCAB Accountant

Educated to Degree level

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Senior Financial Analyst plays a key role in supporting the financial health of the Integrated Urgent Care directorate by delivering accurate management accounts, forecasts, and financial advice. They play a crucial role in the month-end process, develop forecasting models, and prepare detailed reports to inform senior decision-making.

The role also involves interpreting organisational goals into financial strategies, ensuring compliance with financial policies and audit recommendations. Additionally, the analyst works closely with directors and budget holders to support budget control, assess financial risks, and contribute to strategic planning and operational improvements.

Person specification

Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential criteria

• Qualified CCAB Accountant or equivalent experience
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent

Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant experience in management accounting or analysis
• Ability to lead, motivate, manage and develop staff

Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria

• Excellent IT skills and pro-active approach to IT systems, which will require the ability to build, maintain and use complex spreadsheets and Business Objects reports.
• Strong numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NHS Financial systems and processes

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is a member of the Business Disability Forum and is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

In addition to the basic salary for all Agenda for Change posts, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust in line with the NHS Agenda for Change provides 15% or 20% High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) dependant on the location of your role. The supplement is subject to minimum and maximum payment.

High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) for part time employee will be based on the part time salary.

Please note, the selection processes at London Ambulance Service are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Correspondence regarding an application will be done via email to all job applicants. Please ensure you provide a current e-mail address on the job application form and please check your email inbox regularly.

If you are successful at interview and offered employment, your personal details will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Pre-employment checks will be required for all applicants who are issued with a conditional offer of employment. This includes Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) checks as required for the post and registration with the DBS update service. Documents presented for the purpose of Identity Checks will be verified for authenticity via an ID Scanner. The security features to be checked include machine readable zone, ultra violet image and infra-red image.

The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust reserves the right to close adverts before the published closing date due to high volumes of applications received.

If you do not hear back from us within four weeks of the advert closing date, please assume that you have not been successful at the shortlisting stage.

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Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Senior Financial Analyst Job Description ( PDF , 523.1 KB )
• Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) ( PDF , 378.6 KB )