Position
Finance Data Analyst
Grade & Salary
Grade 7, £37,694 - £47,389 per annum
Full-time Equivalent & Working Pattern
1FTE, 35 hrs per week, Monday - Friday
Contract
12 Months, Fixed Term
Holiday Entitlement
33 days annual leave, plus 9 business closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday)
Team & Purpose
Based at the Edinburgh campus, the Strategic Planning, Performance & Projects (SPP&P) team facilitates the development of the University’s strategy and strategic plan, manages the annual planning and budgeting cycle, negotiates the Outcome Agreement with the Scottish Funding Council, and provides data and performance information at all levels.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Providing financial management reporting support, analysis and forecasting for the University's global operation, ensuring alignment with the University's Strategy 2035 plan.
* Enhancing and supporting decision‑making at senior management level for core business processes and strategic financial projects, through the provision and presentation of management information, analysis and reporting.
* Dynamic data analysis and production of and/or significant contributions to specific periodic major financial reports and modelling in relation to financial planning, forecasting and monitoring.
* Other ad‑hoc data reports and exploratory analyses in response to relevant requests and on own initiative.
* Development and maintenance of reporting templates with a significant contribution to the development of integrated reporting using Power BI.
* Writing reports, preparing and making presentations in relation to the above, and dealing with ad‑hoc enquiries from internal and external sources—aiding an efficient, effective and responsive service to the University.
* Development and maintenance of appropriate documentation in relation to all of the above.
* Providing advice and support to Finance and other colleagues in the role holder's areas of specialist knowledge.
* Networking with the user community across the University to keep alert to feedback and changing needs, and with HE Planning and other peer communities externally to be alert to current developments and issues.
* Other projects as agreed from time to time, jointly reporting to the SPP&P Leadership Team and the Finance Leadership Team on projects to which the role holder has been assigned.
Education, Qualifications & Experience
* Excellent IT skills with experience across the MS Office suite and an advanced working knowledge of Excel.
* Experience of building reports in data visualisation software such as Power BI or an alternative BI platform.
* Demonstrable experience of extracting, analysing and interpreting data to produce reports in support of financial planning and management activities.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, including data visualisation and presentation skills, with the ability to present complex information in an accessible way for a diverse audience.
* Ability to plan, prioritise and direct own work, managing several tasks at once, agreeing and meeting deadlines to deliver the most effective and impactful outcomes.
Desirable
* Experience in strategic financial planning processes (preferably in Higher Education).
* A first degree featuring significant relevant financial, numerical and/or analytical content.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Heriot‑Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to creating an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised, and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are central to maximizing potential and fostering an inclusive culture for all.
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