Your new company
Hays are proud to be working in partnership with a major public sector organisation in Edinburgh who, after a period of growth, are looking to recruit a Financial Planning and Analysis Lead into their established finance team. This is a new role, and therefore, for the right individual, this role can be moulded and shaped by the successful individual.

This role will provide excellent flexibility, benefits, learning and development and a competitive annual salary.

Your new role
In your role, you will work in a varied position and hold some excellent responsibilities:

• Lead medium to long-term financial planning, collaborating with the finance team, business areas, and government bodies to account for the financial impact of strategic goals and external factors.
• Act as the finance lead on fee reviews and models, ensuring all costs are recovered and integrating the process into regular business operations with scheduled reviews.
• Oversee regular unit cost analysis and review overhead absorption rates to ensure they are appropriate. Provide analysis and reports to internal stakeholders to inform business decisions.
• Support the corporate plan and financial strategy as needed.
• Serve as a key finance lead in business development, ensuring financial data, structure, analysis, and reports support new initiatives.
• Effectively and efficiently report relevant risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Support projects as required, collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Complete business cases and key aspects of related financial planning and analysis.
• Manage a small team, providing proactive guidance, support, and development.
• Partner with business units to provide analytics that enhance decision-making through trend analysis, financial models, and dashboards.
• Support ad hoc requests from other finance team members, providing necessary analysis and recommendations.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will work in a collaborative and supportive environment, alongside receiving some excellent benefits.

• Competitive annual salary
• Flexible working
• Work from home
• 29% pension
• Excellent holiday entitlement

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

In general, only nationals from the following countries (and associations of countries) are eligible for employment in the Civil Service: the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth. EU nationals (with settled or pre-settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible for employment.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.