Financial Reporting Analyst Glasgow, Scotland
Scottish Government
Full Time
Glasgow, Scotland
32255 - 44500 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Overview:
The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) is the independent regulator of social landlords in Scotland. Our staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the interests of around 600,000 tenants, 123,000 home owners who receive services from social landlords, 49,000 families who may be homeless and 2,000 Gypsy/Travellers. Our staff are Civil Servants and are subject to Scottish Government main terms and conditions. You can read more about our work and how we regulate on our website. In a recent Civil Service staff survey SHR was rated highly for how people feel about working in their organisation.
We are currently seeking applications for a Financial Reporting Analyst within the Scottish Housing Regulator based in Glasgow.
Our office is based in Glasgow and our staff work flexibly from home, our office and meet regulated bodies in their offices.
Based in the Finance Team within the Regulation Group, you will play a key role in our ability to deliver risk based and proportionate regulation. You will be responsible for ensuring the timely submission of data that Registered Social Landlords submit into the 3 financial returns and will play a role in delivering the annual financial risk assessment of the RSLs. You will produce financial reports that will influence SHR’s engagement with individual RSLs and with the social housing sector as a whole.
Alongside this, you will provide analysis that will support the publication of key data for the sector including the annual reports on the financial health of the sector and the Loan Portfolio data. You also provide input into key external communication publications including SHR’s Statutory Guidance, Recommended Practice and Thematic Studies. You will provide cover for the Digital and Business Services Group in the absence of the Finance Officer. This would involve producing standard financial reports and providing key financial information to the Management Team.
You should have excellent analytical and communication skills and a proven record of working both in a team and independently. You should also have the confidence to challenge, and be able to offer well thought out solutions to problems.
Responsibilities:
Competencies
Essential Criteria
1. Strong financial knowledge and analytical skills gained within a financial environment with experience in reviewing financial performance, challenging assumptions and understanding budget principles..
2. Good organisational and planning skills, and a track record of delivering against competing priorities with challenging deadlines
3. Proficient in the use of ICT, as a tool for analysis and reporting.
4. Excellent interpersonal, networking and team working skills and experience of working successfully with stakeholders.
Provisional Interview Dates
To be confirmed.
Additional Information
How To Apply
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 Nigel Gregory at [email protected]
As part of any recruitment process, Scottish Government and associated public bodies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants and applicants for public appointments.
Personal information you provide in the recruitment process will be made available to Scottish Government and our additional data processors.
We are looking for collaborative and innovative individuals to come and join our organisation. You would be working for an organisation that strives to be inclusive, and as Civil Servants seeks to demonstrate the utmost integrity in all we do.
The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) is the independent regulator of social landlords in Scotland. Our staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the interests of around 600,000 tenants, 123,000 home owners who receive services from social landlords, 49,000 families who may be homeless and 2,000 Gypsy/Travellers. Our staff are Civil Servants and are subject to Scottish Government main terms and conditions. You can read more about our work and how we regulate on our website. In a recent Civil Service staff survey SHR was rated highly for how people feel about working in their organisation.
We are currently seeking applications for a Financial Reporting Analyst within the Scottish Housing Regulator based in Glasgow.
Our office is based in Glasgow and our staff work flexibly from home, our office and meet regulated bodies in their offices.
Based in the Finance Team within the Regulation Group, you will play a key role in our ability to deliver risk based and proportionate regulation. You will be responsible for ensuring the timely submission of data that Registered Social Landlords submit into the 3 financial returns and will play a role in delivering the annual financial risk assessment of the RSLs. You will produce financial reports that will influence SHR’s engagement with individual RSLs and with the social housing sector as a whole.
Alongside this, you will provide analysis that will support the publication of key data for the sector including the annual reports on the financial health of the sector and the Loan Portfolio data. You also provide input into key external communication publications including SHR’s Statutory Guidance, Recommended Practice and Thematic Studies. You will provide cover for the Digital and Business Services Group in the absence of the Finance Officer. This would involve producing standard financial reports and providing key financial information to the Management Team.
You should have excellent analytical and communication skills and a proven record of working both in a team and independently. You should also have the confidence to challenge, and be able to offer well thought out solutions to problems.
- Responsibility for collation of RSL financial data returns. This includes providing a help desk facility, updating external and internal user guides and validating data collected in the returns.
- Contribute to the development of finance policy in relation to our financial risk assessment and support the Regulation Manager with the overall financial risk assessment process.
- Support the Regulation Manager in completing thematic studies.
- Support the Regulation Manager with the production of reports based on the financial information provided by RSLs to SHR.
- Cover for the Finance Officer when they are absent.
- Other ad hoc tasks that may arise from time to time.
Competencies
Self-awareness
People management
Communications and engagement
Improving performance
Financial Management
Analysis and use of evidence
Essential Criteria & Qualifications:
No specific qualifications required for this post.
Essential Criteria
1. Strong financial knowledge and analytical skills gained within a financial environment with experience in reviewing financial performance, challenging assumptions and understanding budget principles..
2. Good organisational and planning skills, and a track record of delivering against competing priorities with challenging deadlines
3. Proficient in the use of ICT, as a tool for analysis and reporting.
4. Excellent interpersonal, networking and team working skills and experience of working successfully with stakeholders.
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 Nigel Gregory at [email protected]
The Scottish Government is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via [email protected]
As part of any recruitment process, Scottish Government and associated public bodies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants and applicants for public appointments.
Personal information you provide in the recruitment process will be made available to Scottish Government and our additional data processors.
Scottish Government
www.gov.scot
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nicola Sturgeon
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
1885
