Job Description
We have a fantastic opportunity for Decision Support Analyst to join our team on a national basis. The salary on offer is up to £28,000 dependent on experience and location, a 6% matched pension.
About the role:
This is a junior professional finance role. Focused financial appraisal and due diligence that supports our colleague’s decision making. Ensuring NHSPS, understand, protect, and leverage financial value. Providing insightful and influential analysis to assist management to drive well informed decisions, mitigating risk and realising value potential. The individual will gain real estate and capital investment knowledge plus the opportunity to support our service business financial appraisal process.
Preparation of key financial models to aid real estate and service/facilities area decision making for the company, including discounted cashflows and P&Ls, comparison of options and key KPIs where appropriate is a key part of this role.
The role holder will be responsible for the regular use of Microsoft Excel to create and format spreadsheets, model scenarios and databases for both own work and to produce output reports for both internal and external audiences; as well as managing the allocated workload such that all deadlines are met, whilst completing work to a high standard, allowing for appropriate review and amendment by senior management.
You will be a partner to other departments within NHSPS in developing business cases (IAP and Non-IAP). The transaction and portfolio review process (IAP)is an internal process that drives review and approval of real estate transaction across the organisation. Therefore, the team should drive clear rationales, that articulate the proposal succinctly, ensuring all key items are documented and financials that support the decision.
Questioning and challenging the inputs provided by all individuals at all levels within the organisation, being proactive in solving any issues and take responsibility for the accuracy of the data is crucial for this position, as is checking financials, budgets and actuals and question discrepancies; and taking an active role in refining and improving processes.
You must have the ability to logically problem solve and ensure that all aspects of deal/proposal or strategy have been addressed, as well as the ability to interrogate the profit and loss output ensuring accounting standards are followed.
Using business acumen and accounting knowledge to sense check the inputs and outputs of the financial model, you must have good communication skills and can communicate potentially confusing financial information effectively, both verbally and in writing, to people at all levels within the organisation as well as to customers as required.
What you will bring to the role:
- Modelling/Financial Experience of real estate/financial modelling(desirable)
- Delivering in a team, multi stakeholder environment
- Ability to influence stakeholders and interrogate and question financial inputs.
- Communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to write succinct business rationales for governance papers and communicate effectively
- Numerate and able to analyse and interpret data and information accurately and effectively
- Time management – delivering to tight timescales
- Knowledge and skills in the practical applications of all MS Office products, notably Excel
- Knowledge of financial appraisal techniques (desirable)
- Knowledge of accounting principles(desirable)
- Knowledge of contractual principles (desirable)
- Degree or equivalent or relevant experience of real estate/financial modelling
- Ambition to work towards finance-based qualification
What we can offer you:
We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:
27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave
A Smarter Working Programme, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.
Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop & progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to great discounts with leading high street names with the bluelight discount card.
Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do.
We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.
We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.
Best of luck with your application!