AMS PSR

On behalf of the CPS, we are looking for a Finance Systems Analyst (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract based remotely but does Include an element of hybrid, 1 day every 2 weeks in the York office

The CPS are passionate about ensuring that they are a top-performing organisation and a great place to work. They are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work, and individuality is truly appreciated. Find Your Purpose - Join the CPS and have a future that matters.

You will be a key member of the Finance Systems Team helping develop and improve the systems and processes that assist in the advancement of finance capability and compliance within CPS.

The candidate should have an understanding of accounting principles and how they are modelled within an ERP system, ideally within an Oracle environment with integration between different systems and processes.

As a Finance Systems Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Identifies and utilises business experience and skills to assess and advise on the practicability of alternatives, marrying up technical limitations with operational realities.
• Identifies the strategic implications of future business changes, Applies appropriate modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards in an intelligent and effective way.
• Able to help the team to manage and visualise outcomes, priorities work and work to agreed minimum viable product and scope.
• Takes responsibility for investigative work to determine business opportunities and specify effective business processes, Specifies implementation through improvements in information systems, data management, practices and organisation.
• Identify the potential benefit to CPS Finance and the wider organisation of specific technologies, products, methods and techniques. Investigates these in detail, recognising further avenues for research.
• Provides advice and guidance to senior management (up to and including HQ Directors) and the Finance governance process, both verbally and in writing, making complex issues understandable and managing expectations with respect to business change and project scope.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience as a systems analyst within finance teams and have a finance understanding within central government
• Experience with oracle enterprise systems
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels including data teams
• Experience within financial data analysis
• Power BI, Excel skillset and experience
• Strong self starter with a proactive flexible approach to all duties

Desirable Skills

• Experience leading a team would be beneficial
• Experience in identifying and documenting requirements and prioritising these with business input.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the CPS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".