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NHS Scotland
Finance Analyst (Senior Adviser)
Chevington Hybrid 2-5 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 7,524 employees
Management AccountingFinancial ReportingFinancial AnalysisMS ExcelStakeholder Management
Requirements
Candidates should have experience in a finance department, specifically in management accounting, and proficiency in MS Excel for reporting. Strong self-motivation, initiative, and the ability to meet strict deadlines are essential.
Job Description
On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.
As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office-based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.
Work Pattern: Fixed Term, FullTime, 36 hours per week
Fixed-term or Secondment** until 31 March 2028
Who We Are
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support PSD Scotland in delivering its strategic objectives and in the management of its annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our highly talented Management Information Systems (MIS) and Analysis team, responsible for the delivery of management accounting services.
Do you enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders and across a multidisciplinary team?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working and sharing innovative ideas?
Do you want to advance your management accounting knowledge whilst developing your relationship management skills?
Working within the MIS and Analysis team you will have the opportunity to use your unique skills and experience to effect real change within NES and further afield.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
A Finance Analyst needs to offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.
We welcome applications from all under-represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. It is not essential to be in a Finance Analyst/Management Accounting role right now—you may be returning from a career break (e.g., maternity, paternity, caring) or coming from another field. Your experiences can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, please contact Lara Beattie, Head of MIS & Analysis, Lara.Beattie@nhs.scot.
Next Steps
In person OR online interviews (including an assessment) will take place on Friday 4 September 2026. Further details on the format of the assessment will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot
As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office-based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.
Work Pattern: Fixed Term, FullTime, 36 hours per week
Fixed-term or Secondment** until 31 March 2028
- For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered.
Who We Are
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support PSD Scotland in delivering its strategic objectives and in the management of its annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our highly talented Management Information Systems (MIS) and Analysis team, responsible for the delivery of management accounting services.
Do you enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders and across a multidisciplinary team?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working and sharing innovative ideas?
Do you want to advance your management accounting knowledge whilst developing your relationship management skills?
Working within the MIS and Analysis team you will have the opportunity to use your unique skills and experience to effect real change within NES and further afield.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
A Finance Analyst needs to offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- Past experience of working in a finance department, ideally in a management accounting based role
- Demonstrable experience of using MS Excel (and other software) for financial reporting and analysis
- A self-starter with a customer service focus and a high level of motivation and initiative
- Ability to proactively identify and communicate improvements to processes and systems
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
- Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
- Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
- NHS discounts and more
Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.
We welcome applications from all under-represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. It is not essential to be in a Finance Analyst/Management Accounting role right now—you may be returning from a career break (e.g., maternity, paternity, caring) or coming from another field. Your experiences can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, please contact Lara Beattie, Head of MIS & Analysis, Lara.Beattie@nhs.scot.
Next Steps
- *NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.
In person OR online interviews (including an assessment) will take place on Friday 4 September 2026. Further details on the format of the assessment will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
- Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face-to-face pre-employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
- To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot
Skills
Management AccountingFinancial ReportingFinancial AnalysisMS ExcelStakeholder ManagementProcess ImprovementRelationship ManagementWorkload PrioritizationCustomer ServiceCommunication Skills