Job summary
This is a fixed term post until August 2024.
Are
you someone who thrives as part of a team but can also work independently? Do
you have strong excel and analytical skills, with an eye for detail?
We
are looking for another Finance Analyst to join our Finance and Business
Support team who will play a key part in ensuring the integrity of the
financial reporting systems are accurate and maintained to an excellent
standard.
The
NIHR Academy manages research awards on behalf of the Department of Health
& Social Care and the finance team provides the financial analysis on these
awards to a number of stakeholders.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 20 July.
Main duties of the job
Working
primarily with other Finance Analysts within the team, your core duties will
involve:
- Reconciling
funded awards
- Analyse
Data/ reports for presentation for both internal and external stakeholders
- Maintain
the integrity of Financial data on award management and financial systems.
- As
the team manages all financial aspects of research award funding, you will also
work very closely with the programme teams providing financial support and
guidance.
- You
should be technically minded and motivated with good time management skills, as
ownership of work is extremely important.
You should also have the ability to quickly interpret finance data and report
exception, and experience with dealing with people at all levels.
About us
The
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has a mission to improve
the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR plays a pivotal
role in attracting, training and supporting the best researchers and
complements the additional NIHR investment in world-class research facilities
and a skilled research workforce.
This
role is hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) and delivers the
work of the NIHR, leading on policy, strategy and delivery in respect of
academic training in England and working closely with other NIHR centres and
the Science Research and Evidence (SRE) Directorate at the Department of Health
and Social Care (DHSC).
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be line managed by the Finance and Contracts Manager however
there is a requirement to work flexibly across the organisation as the
portfolio of programmes and schemes supported are likely to vary over time. The
balance of duties undertaken by the post holder will vary according to the NIHR
Academy Executive annual cycle, but will include the following:
Assist in ensuring the information
systems are in place to track and
monitor NIHR Academy awards
Annual Finance review of all awards
Assist in the preparation of the quarterly
finance report to DHSC
Update and monitor financial
information reporting key variances to the Finance and Contracts Manager.
Ensure the integrity of the relevant
finance systems reporting issues to the Finance and Contracts Manager.
Provide accurate guidance on finance
related matters for awards to Senior Programme Managers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be line managed by the Finance and Contracts Manager however
there is a requirement to work flexibly across the organisation as the
portfolio of programmes and schemes supported are likely to vary over time. The
balance of duties undertaken by the post holder will vary according to the NIHR
Academy Executive annual cycle, but will include the following:
Assist in ensuring the information
systems are in place to track and
monitor NIHR Academy awards
Annual Finance review of all awards
Assist in the preparation of the quarterly
finance report to DHSC
Update and monitor financial
information reporting key variances to the Finance and Contracts Manager.
Ensure the integrity of the relevant
finance systems reporting issues to the Finance and Contracts Manager.
Provide accurate guidance on finance
related matters for awards to Senior Programme Managers.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Directly relevant experience of working in a financial management environment
- Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively as an advocate for health services research and development
- Assimilate information quickly, and apply knowledge quickly and effectively to new problems
- Experience of financial management
Desirable
- Experience of drafting contracts
- An interest in health research
Qualifications
Essential
- First Degree or equivalent experience
- AAT/ CAT Technician Level (or equivalent experience)
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- A willingness to work across discipline boundaries
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team, building and maintaining good working relationships
- Ability to tackle complex problems, identify solutions and implement them
- Deliver work on time, to anticipate fresh demands
- Effective liaison skills with the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, senior academics, NHS managers, DH managers and various stake holders
- Identifying opportunities and approaches to achieve goals and improve results
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of new and ongoing activities
Other Criteria
Essential
- Advanced working knowledge of word processing, databases, spreadsheets
- Advanced level oral and written communication skills
- Confident and comfortable when communicating to others and dealing with sensitive issues
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information
- Ability to negotiate
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
- Willingness to travel in UK, including occasional overnight absence
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Experience of contributing to reports/papers
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Directly relevant experience of working in a financial management environment
- Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively as an advocate for health services research and development
- Assimilate information quickly, and apply knowledge quickly and effectively to new problems
- Experience of financial management
Desirable
- Experience of drafting contracts
- An interest in health research
Qualifications
Essential
- First Degree or equivalent experience
- AAT/ CAT Technician Level (or equivalent experience)
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- A willingness to work across discipline boundaries
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team, building and maintaining good working relationships
- Ability to tackle complex problems, identify solutions and implement them
- Deliver work on time, to anticipate fresh demands
- Effective liaison skills with the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, senior academics, NHS managers, DH managers and various stake holders
- Identifying opportunities and approaches to achieve goals and improve results
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of new and ongoing activities
Other Criteria
Essential
- Advanced working knowledge of word processing, databases, spreadsheets
- Advanced level oral and written communication skills
- Confident and comfortable when communicating to others and dealing with sensitive issues
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information
- Ability to negotiate
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
- Willingness to travel in UK, including occasional overnight absence
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Experience of contributing to reports/papers
