Data Analyst

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Newtownards, is currently looking to recruit a Data Analyst for an initial 3-month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £29,970/annum. This role will be site-based.

Responsibilities:

The postholder will assist in the provision of costing and benchmarking information to support decision making within the Organisation, collating, analysing, interpreting and presenting high-quality information, considering the use of new technologies, in particular to improve usability and accessibility of information for non-finance managers.

Assist with the production of person level costs for both hospital and community sectors, required by the Department of Health/SPPG, working to ensure cost information is accurate, timely, accessible and relevant

Support the development of the regional costing system to realise the full potential for the organisation

The post holder will provide costing information and advice to support in the development of patient-level costing, supporting the Costing & Commissioning Accountant & Band 6 and other senior colleagues across the Organisation.

Assist in developing close links with service and Information staff to obtain and develop the activity information required to support costing

Assist in the analysis of capital charges information

Support the production of returns to external income providers

The post holder will assist in the analysis of organisation and the provision of financial information to help produce the Strategic Resources Framework

Provide support to organisations’ departments in ad hoc costing exercises and projects

Liaise with professional managers and other senior staff in the discharge of duties and responsibilities

Assist with the analysis and presentation of business intelligence information using a range of communication and data visualisation tools

Provide support to managers across the organisation on the use of costing and benchmarking information: to improve quality, understanding and ownership of the information and to progress the productive and efficient use of resources.

Promote a continuous improvement culture within Financial Planning and the wider Finance directorate with particular focus on Information Technology developments.

Ensure the Organisation’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.

Co-operate fully with the implementation of The Organisation’s Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.

Co-operate fully with regard to the organisation’s policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

Take responsibility to minimise the Organisation’s environmental impact wherever possible. This will include recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel.

All employees of the Organisation are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Organisation including clients, corporate and administrative records, whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the South Eastern H&SC Organisation’s policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.

Represent The Organisation’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner.

This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible, but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Organisation staff may be required to serve at any location within The Organisation’s area, as needs of the service demand.

Essential Skills:

4 years’ experience of extraction, analysis and presentation of a range of data from a complex database/dataset1 using analysis and query tools in a practical work environment

Diploma for Accounting Technicians (ATI) or equivalent (Level 5 qualification) with 2 years’ experience of extraction, analysis and presentation of a range of data from a complex database/dataset1 using analysis and query tools in a practical work environment

An honours degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Information Technology or other discipline.

Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by The Organisation which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.