Financial Analyst

Job summary

Are you looking for a role where you can influence decisions and add value to NHS services? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust currently has an exciting opportunity to support the Trust and Integrated Care System as the Financial Analyst. Working closely with Finance Manager Planning and Analytics you will provide high quality financial analysis to Senior Leadership and Financial Management Team.

Working within this role will be an unbelievably rewarding decision, as part of developing and forward - thinking team, and working with a diverse team of clinical leaders to shape the future of Cornwall's NHS Services.

We would encourage anyone who is interested in this role to make contact for an informal conversation. Please contact Ian Howe, Associate Director of Finance Integrated Planning Performance & Analytics ian.howe4@nhs.net in the first instance.

• • Experience in financial analytics, ability to analyse complex information for processing and explaining to an audience of both finance and non-finance staff.
  • AAT level 4 qualification, studying towards CCAB accounting qualifications.
  • Highly developed and specialist knowledge of health service financial management.
  • Ability to switch between tasks and prepare information with minimal notice.
  • To communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff, both verbally and in writing, including production of reports.

Proposed interview date: 27th September 2023

Main duties of the job

• This role will provide support to Finance Manager Planning and Analytics in providing high quality financial analysis to Senior Leadership and Financial Management Team in the Finance Department.
• Support Financial Management in providing a comprehensive financial analysis service to the Trust.
• Play a key role in the co-ordination of the Trust's annual financial plan model preparation.
• Play a key role in the co-ordination of the Trust's annual budget setting preparation. This will include the delivery of relevant and accurate financial information to support the Trust in planning budgets and forecast the year-end outturn to support decision making.
• To play a key role in the co-ordination of the Trust's forecast in year and underlying position assessment.
• To develop financial information to ensure the finance team produces information which informs decision making to improve patient care and inform decisions to improve service delivery.
• Process and analyse financial information in accordance with Trust procedures to provide information for statutory returns and monthly finance reports.
• To support the development of financial reporting information within the Trust.
• To report on the developing income and expenditure trends to enable the Finance Team to support- services to stay within the financial envelope and understand the impact of service decisions on income and expenditure levels.
• To ensure financial information needs of stakeholders are met.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.