Business Systems Finance Analyst – Specialist (Digital Development)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will take a lead role in the administration, development and maintenance of the Trusts Financial Management and Business Systems ensuring system integrity, controls, interfaces,subsystems, BI tools and all closedown requirements are properly managed.

The post-holder will be expected:- to be responsible for the integrity, administration and support of all finance business systems

- to be proactive in identifying potential system developments and provide advice on the most appropriate way to approach those developments, including process automation

- to plan and prioritise a wide ranging annual work plan, for example developing timetables and planning resources for testing cycles; liaising with a variety of colleagues, other organisations and stakeholders to ensure reporting requirements are met and systems are kept up to date

- to provide front line financial systems support and advice to a wide range of staff, managers and clinicians

- to work with service providers, all Wales Oracle consortium and Public Health Wales NHS Trust colleagues to develop and improve current systems and practices

- to deal with a complex array of data in the most efficient way possible, utilising a range of technological solutions and assessing the most appropriate tools

- take a lead role in ensuring that all-Wales system developments are fully risk assessed, tested and successfully implemented locally

- to contribute to and influence the all-Wales Oracle consortium in acquiring and developing system functionality that will benefit Public Health Wales NHS Trust and Wales as a whole

- contribute to and influence all-Wales and internal user groups within the Finance and Purchase to Pay (P2P) functions

- deliver improvements to end users from multiple work streams, by developing and designing bespoke solutions through a range of applications and software, including robotics

- represent the Finance Systems Team as and when required

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 on Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to post-graduate level or qualified by specialist experience in a financial, informatics or systems environment

Desirable

• AAT (Level 4)

Experience

Essential

• Significant years' experience of working in the NHS, acquiring specialist knowledge relating to a financial, informatics or systems environment
• Able to demonstrate experience of working in a customer focused manner (internal & external to the Trust)
• Demonstrable experience of delivery, including projects and system or service change, to strict deadlines

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate using SQL, VBA for development of and querying databases/reports
• Oracle Financials (all modules) administration, support and development

Skills

Essential

• Advanced level of application software skills in for example, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Word, SharePoint etc.
• Strong verbal communication skills

Desirable

• The ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of finance and procurement processes
• High degree of technical ability related to business systems
• Have a good understanding of accounting systems and requirements.

Desirable

• Understanding of information processes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Public Health Wales

Address

2 Capital Quarter

Tyndall Street

Cardiff

CF10 4BZ

Employer's website

https://phw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)