# Finance Analyst - Bicester > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-analyst-bicester/f74959c8-b0f8-419a-ad01-47b900153719 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-analyst-bicester/f74959c8-b0f8-419a-ad01-47b900153719.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bicester - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T14:43:12.621Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Bicester/South_Central_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v7943245 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7943245?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.scas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen within the Finance Management Team of South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for a Finance Analyst. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and flexible individual to support the Finance Manager. ### Main duties of the job Working within the finance team, the post holder will be responsible for the preparation of budgets and the maintenance of strong budgetary controls. Provision of high quality financial information and guidance to budget holders. Maintenance of the financial ledgers and production of standard monthly, quarterly and annual reports as well as ad hoc reporting and costing information. The successful candidates will be either fully qualified AAT, part qualified studying for CIMA/ ACCA or qualified by experience, with excellent IT skills, good communication skills and confidence to influence senior managers and clinicians across the Trust. They will be required to work to tight deadlines and therefore will need the ability to prioritise effectively. If you have previous experience of making a difference, and have significant finance experience, and are looking for your next challenge, this could be the role for you. For full details please see the Job Description and Person Specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Preparation of Budgets and forecasts. Maintenance of the financial ledgers. Accurate calculations of accruals and prepayments. production of reports and analysis for budget holders. For full details please see the Job Description and Person Specification. ## Job Details An opportunity has arisen within the Finance Management Team of South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for a Finance Analyst. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and flexible individual to support the Finance Manager. ## Job Description Working within the finance team, the post holder will be responsible for the preparation of budgets and the maintenance of strong budgetary controls. Provision of high quality financial information and guidance to budget holders. Maintenance of the financial ledgers and production of standard monthly, quarterly and annual reports as well as ad hoc reporting and costing information. The successful candidates will be either fully qualified AAT, part qualified studying for CIMA/ ACCA or qualified by experience, with excellent IT skills, good communication skills and confidence to influence senior managers and clinicians across the Trust. They will be required to work to tight deadlines and therefore will need the ability to prioritise effectively. If you have previous experience of making a difference, and have significant finance experience, and are looking for your next challenge, this could be the role for you. For full details please see the Job Description and Person Specification. ## Responsibilities Preparation of Budgets and forecasts. Maintenance of the financial ledgers. Accurate calculations of accruals and prepayments. production of reports and analysis for budget holders. For full details please see the Job Description and Person Specification. ## Person Specification ### ICT Experience **Essential** - Experience of using a computerised finance ledger - Experience of using a variety of IT software including Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, PowerPoint - High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel ### NHS Experience **Desirable** - Knowledge of the Ambulance Service and NHS - Knowledge of NHS Policy in regard to financial management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Association of Accounting Technicians Membership or part qualified CCAB ### Personal Skills **Essential** - Displays good interpersonal working relationships across a broad spectrum, communicating effectively across all sectors of the Trust using a range of mediums - Ability to translate abstract concepts and complex issues/information into formats which are understood by the respective audience - Excellent time management skills, able to deliver quality work to agreed deadlines - Ability to maintain clear focus under pressure - Able to multi-task whilst maintaining high levels of attention to detail - Demonstrates a commitment to professional and personal quality standards - Demonstrates a personal commitment to development, maintaining an up to date personal professional portfolio and personal development plans - Works as part of a team - Adaptable and flexible, meeting the requirements of the role - Excellent personal and team time management skills - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s equal opportunity and diversity policies and can evidence their incorporation into local practice **Desirable** - Good report writing skills, including the incorporation of statistical analysis, evidence synthesis etc - Demonstrates the ability to make short term reactive decisions ### Finance Knowledge **Essential** - Previous experience of budget management - Previous experience of Month End work - Experience of working with highly sensitive, complex information/data, evaluating and presenting evidence - Experience of providing trend analysis and the calculation of forecasts **Desirable** - Previous experience of the apportionment and allocation of costs ## Documents - [scas values (pdf, 595.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2563) - [finance analyst (pdf, 144.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10236854) - [benefits of working for scas (pdf, 78.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2551) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 138.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2556) - [documents and links (non frontline roles) (pdf, 175.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2564) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.