Job summaryWe have an opportunity for an full time Finance Analyst to join our dynamic and busy Business Support Team.This role will be supporting a Business Support Accountant and Senior Finance Analyst working with ClinicalDepartments to help ensure robust and accurate financial management and reporting are completed at all times.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for a progressive person who will embrace our strategies and strive for excellence and improvements wherever possible.We are keen to develop our workforce and this couldlead to future opportunitiesinternally for ambitious and capable candidatesAbout usFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialtiesJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe post holder will support and input into the production of monthly and annual management accounts, including;Investigating variances and resolving discrepancies, liaising with internal and external parties as necessary.Discussion with staff regarding confidential and sensitive financial issues and offering financial advice where possible.Participating with interfaces and journals to input and manipulate financial data onto Finance Systems.Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialRelevant finance experience in a large organisation.Experience of preparing and maintaining accounting recordsUse of relevant software packagesPreparation of management accountsDesirablePrevious NHS Accounting ExperienceKnowledge of E FinancialsKnowledge of Oracle FinancialsKnowledge of Electronic Staff RecordQualificationsEssentialAAT full membership (i.e. exams plus portfolio of minimum one year's work experienceCCAB/CIMA Certificate level or Honours degreeDesirableCommitment towards completing CCAB/CIMA qualificationSkillsEssentialExcellent written and verbal skillsAbility to explain financial issues with clarityDesirableInfluencing, negotiating and cross-functional working skillsWillingness to travel between sitesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Employer detailsEmployer nameFrimley Health NHS Foundation TrustAddressGreenwood OfficesLondon roadAscotSL5 8AAEmployer's websitehttps://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)