Business Systems Finance Analyst - Specialist (Digital Development)

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales. Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems with technology and wants to make a real impact in public healthcare.

Public Health Wales is the National Public Health Institute in Wales. We play a pivotal role in driving improvements in population health and well-being, reducing health inequalities, improving healthcare outcomes, protecting the public and supporting the development of health in all policies across Wales.

Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion.

The post holder will take a lead role in the administration, development and maintenance of the Trust's 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

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

Qualifications:

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

Experience:

• 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

Skills:

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

Knowledge:

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

Public Health Wales reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications. Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs - or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.