Finance Analyst Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Grade - UE05 £25,742 - £29,605 Per Annum
School/Department - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Various locations
Contract Type - Open Ended - Full-time 35 Hours Per Week
We have an exciting opportunity to join the finance business partnering team within College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
We are looking for a Financial Analyst with an understanding of preparing financial analysis to support finance business partners and senior leaders across an organisation and preparing financial information is accurate and prepared on a timely basis.
The Opportunity:
In this role, you will be supporting a key area of our business by:
- Assisting preparation of management accounts, financial forecasts and ad hoc financial analysis.
- Delivering excellent financial management service to departments. Ensuring financial data is accurate, up-to-date and processed according to University’s financial policies and procedures.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Educated to at least: Higher standard, SVQ3 or equivalent or Standard Grades with at least 3 years’ relevant work experience.
- Be computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel.
- Customer-focussed approach and keen to provide excellent service.
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate ability to prioritise workload and work to tight schedules. Essential attributes must include accuracy and attention to detail.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
