Temporary Finance Analyst £14.00 - £19.00p/a DOE 4 days / 5 days per week 6 months temporary contract Central Bristol DBS checked To start ASAP As a Finance Analyst , the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the South West Hub for Specialised Commissioning and support the exercise of the effective strategic and professional leadership of the business finance function in the Region. In particular the post holder will: Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively. Support and inform the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the tasks/projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management. Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals, researching and drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects. Be a key member of the team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management, both internally and externally. Supporting the South West Hub in the provision of a high quality and effective financial management and reporting service Benchmarking and analysing financial performance data to inform prioritisation and decision making Contributing to effective team working and continuous service improvement Reporting of Running Costs both year to date and forecast, using agreed methodologies to ensure robustness Key Functional Responsibilities Analytical/Judgemental Undertake complex and detailed information analysis of specific projects/reports requiring high levels of concentration. Update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information to predict/meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional practice. Monitor and evaluate risks and issues using a tracking mechanism to enable a proactive resolution and escalation processes. Contribute to the information management of performance, taking a lead for specific projects. Provide coordination of and participate in relevant meetings, reporting attendance and providing information advice and support where requested. Communication Work with members of the team and key stakeholder to investigate the causes of any variance from plan/delivery targets and contribute to the implementation of solutions. Support the development of internal and external communications where required by regular contact with the teams, stakeholders and Communications team. Responsible for preparation of correspondence and complex papers, as directed by Manager. Please send me your CV if you are interested This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/86126438