Finance Analyst
- NHS
- Full Time
- Parsons Green
- 38488.00 - 46852.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Are you looking to build or develop your career in NHS finance? If you're motivated by making a difference through high-quality financial management, we'd love to hear from you.
Join our welcoming and collaborative Financial Management team, where you'll play an important role in supporting high-quality patient care by providing accurate financial information and business insight. Whether you already have experience in management or financial accounting, or you're a recent finance graduate ready to develop your career, we offer a supportive environment where you can grow.
We are committed to helping our colleagues succeed and offer a comprehensive local induction, flexible working opportunities where service needs allow, annual travel card and car loan schemes, study support and mentoring towards a CCAB professional qualification, and the opportunity to work across a range of services and sites.
We're looking for someone with a positive approach, strong analytical and communication skills, and a willingness to learn. Experience in management or financial accounting, knowledge of accountancy principles, and the ability to build effective working relationships are essential. Knowledge of NHS finance, management accounting, costing procedures, financial regulations and relevant legislation would be advantageous but is not essential.
Travel Locations
Both roles involve some travel, with one role covering Hertfordshire and the other covering South West London.
Main duties of the job
- Support the delivery of high-quality financial management services across the Trust as part of the Financial Management team.
- Assist the Senior Finance Analyst and Finance Business Partner in providing timely financial advice and support to budget holders.
- Produce accurate financial reports and robust monitoring information to support effective decision-making and financial performance.
- Help directorates understand and manage their budgets, ensuring the Trust meets its financial responsibilities.
- Support budget setting, forecasting and financial planning activities, identifying risks and opportunities where appropriate.
- Analyse financial information and contribute to the preparation of reports that inform operational and strategic decisions.
- Build positive working relationships with colleagues across clinical and corporate services, providing responsive financial guidance and support.
- Contribute to continuous improvement within the finance function by promoting accurate reporting, effective financial processes and best practice.
- Develop your technical knowledge and professional skills through study, mentoring and practical experience while supporting the team's objectives.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree educated or equivalent
- Studying/Actively looking to study for a CCAB professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated adaptability and a proactive willingness to learn new skills, systems, and processes, regardless of prior industry experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a financial role or a related industry
- Preferably a minimum of a year's experience in a management accounting function. Ie a placement year
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- High level numeracy skills, competent in processing and interpreting figures.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise them to communicate effectively within a co-operative multi-disciplinary and team based working environment.
- Ability to form, build, develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Able to summarise and communicate complex finance information to non-finance personnel
- Able to draft, type, format, prepare and produce a wide range of high quality documentation, letters, emails, memos, statistical information, graphics, presentations and short reports.
- Excellent data analysis skills for interpretation and comparison of complex data from various sources.
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality issues regarding patients, staff and sensitive Trust matters
Desirable
- Knowledge of accountancy procedures and principles
- Knowledge of General Ledger/Reporting Systems
- Excellent Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and financial information and management system skills
Other
Essential
- Professional manner and mature approach to dealing with confidential and sensitive issues and information
- Strong customer focus and proven ability to build productive relationships at all levels of the organisation while maintaining robust adherence to the agreed control framework.
- Self motivated and able to prioritise, manage and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Personally effective in gaining agreement and support from others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Parsons Green
London
SW6 4UL
United Kingdom
