Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Analyst

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Job summary

Do you have a passion for data, reporting and turning information into meaningful insight? We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join our Planning & Reporting Team, where you will play a key role in developing financial reports and reporting tools, supporting colleagues across the organisation and contributing to effective decision-making and service delivery.

You will need to have excellent analytical experience, good MS Excel, Access and Power BI skills, together with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation and work to tight deadlines.

You will be working with information which covers all areas of the Trust, from operational and corporate areas. This post offers an exciting career opportunity working within a friendly and progressive organisation

Main duties of the job

This post provides support to the Trust's Business Planning and Reporting cycle, working with the Planning & Reporting Manager. The post has responsibility for maintaining financial reporting tools in order to provide accurate information enabling budget managers to effectively and efficiently manage their budgets. It also supports development of these financial tools.

The post additionally provides support to the wider Financial Management section through the Month End process and through completion of ad-hoc projects. Finally, it co-ordinates and completes responses to Freedom of Information requests of a financial nature.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Date posted

17 July 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£33,677 to £40,996 a year (per annum) includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-JH-EMF20919-B5

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the Planning & Reporting team with administrative, reporting and analytical tasks.

To maintain and develop centralised financial information & reporting tools to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.

To assist with training staff in the use of the information systems and tools.

To support the Planning & Reporting Manager, with data and information requirements, reporting criteria, and other ad hoc tasks using Spreadsheets, MS Power BI, HealthRoster and the General Ledger.

Involvement in the financial month-end process by generating standard reports, processing Journals and production of both divisional and Board level information packs and dashboards.

Role also entails working within the Finance Departments policies and procedures, to agreed timetables and to deal with ad hoc tasks.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the Planning & Reporting team with administrative, reporting and analytical tasks.

To maintain and develop centralised financial information & reporting tools to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.

To assist with training staff in the use of the information systems and tools.

To support the Planning & Reporting Manager, with data and information requirements, reporting criteria, and other ad hoc tasks using Spreadsheets, MS Power BI, HealthRoster and the General Ledger.

Involvement in the financial month-end process by generating standard reports, processing Journals and production of both divisional and Board level information packs and dashboards.

Role also entails working within the Finance Departments policies and procedures, to agreed timetables and to deal with ad hoc tasks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience.
Looking to study towards AAT/CCAB qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Basic Accounting Knowledge.

Desirable

Knowledge of the NHS Finance
At least one years' experience in an accounting position
Member of relevant Professional Body
Experience of computer ledger systems

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience.
Looking to study towards AAT/CCAB qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Basic Accounting Knowledge.

Desirable

Knowledge of the NHS Finance
At least one years' experience in an accounting position
Member of relevant Professional Body
Experience of computer ledger systems

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)