Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5)
- Job ref
- 040-AC206-0625
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Cadoc's Hospital, Headquarters Building
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Finance Analyst
Band 6
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job overview
The role is based at St Cadoc's Hospital Headquarters Building, with an opportunity to work in an agile manner across all the Health Board's sites and remotely. You will be the Finance lead responsible for several Divisions within the Corporate functions. This permanent role represents an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and curious individual with excellent benefits such as 28 days annual leave, an attractive Pension scheme, Salary Sacrifice schemes and flexible working opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Finance Analyst will provide professional financial advice and support to budget holders within the Division/Locality/Directorate, to contribute to achieving financial targets.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development and implementation of financial policies, which facilitate the achievement of the Health Board’s financial objectives.
The post-holder will be expected to implement an annual budget setting process and to provide financial advice to all interested parties.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Part qualified (CCAB) accountant.
Work experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years experience of working in a finance department
- Experience of using Oracle Financials and iProcurement system (or a similar system)
- Able to demonstrate experience of working in a customer focused manner
- Experience of working with budget holders
Desirable criteria
- Experience of maintaining and enhancing an accounting system
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Significant analytical abilities
- Advanced Windows skills
- Advanced level of Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Word
- Able to plan & prioritise work
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team
- Ability to delegate
- Able to work on own initiative
- Ability to absorb and understand issues quickly
- Highly numerate & accurate
- Be able to use GL system to generate financial reports, manipulate and interpret data
Desirable criteria
- Strong written communication skills
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of finance and procurement processes
- High degree of knowledge of generally accepted accounting practice.
- Awareness of audit requirements
- Be competent in using numerical decision making techniques.
- Be knowledgeable in financial management theory.
- External relationships and funding sources in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of external stakeholders and partners interests.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew George
- Job title
- Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07428181664
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