Finance Analyst

Overview: Do you have a strong financial background and want to work for a organisation that strives to make Scotland better?
Disclosure Scotland (DS) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government, operating on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, to perform an important safeguarding role for the people of Scotland. The work of DS directly supports the Scottish Government’s National Outcomes for Children and Young People, Economy, Fair Work and Business, Communities and Human Rights. To contribute to these, DS is responsible for two primary services, managing and delivering the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and processing applications for disclosure certificates which enable safer recruitment decisions to be made by employers. These are exciting times for DS. We are transforming our business by continually improving our service offering to our customers and stakeholders.
The Role We are looking for an experienced Finance Analyst to help drive continuous improvement in our reporting processes. This is an new and challenging role that requires a proactive and adaptable approach to the work. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Strategic Finance and will need to build effective relationships with others across the wider Finance, Corporate, Operational and Digital functions, providing information and analysis as required. Responsibilities:

• Be a self-starter with strong organisational skills, flexible, driven and a proven ability to plan and manage competing priorities.
• Have good attention to detail and be able to interpret and explain complex data in a way that is easily understood by non-finance colleagues
• Will have a strong finance background with a good understanding of finance management and control activities
• Work closely with stakeholders to support the development, analysis and modelling of financial information.
• Collect, organise, analyse and report on significant amounts of financial data from multiple sources and deliver the data clearly and in a timely manner to senior managers and decision makers.
• Look for new ways to use the financial data and associated tools to deliver analysis faster and more effectively.
• Develop and review key programme and project documents, such as the financial case and programme finance reporting documentation, and monitor changing financial requirements of programmes and projects.
• Work with policy and delivery teams to support financial consideration of a wide range of policies, working collaboratively and in a cross-cutting way within departments and more widely.

Competencies
Analysis and Use of Evidence
Communications and Engagement
Financial Management Self-awareness Essential Criteria & Qualifications: 1. Strong understanding of financial management processes and controls.
2. Excellent excel skills with proven experience of providing intelligent analysis from large, complex data sets, and presenting outputs in a clear/innovative way.
3. Strong experience in data visualisation, presenting data in an easy-to-understand way for financial/non-financial users.
4. Experience of implementing or improving financial processes.
Qualifications No specific qualifications required for this post.
Provisional Interview Dates
To be confirmed.
Additional Information How To Apply
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the “Person Specification” which you will find below.
Person Specification Band B
To apply, you must fully complete and submit an online application via this website before the closing date using evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Alison Finnan at alison.finnan@disclosurescotland.gov.scot
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