Financial Planning and Analysis Assistant

Job Description

Registers of Scotland is a world leading pioneer in land and property registration.

We hold the answer to the question, “Who owns Scotland?” We are a modern, digital organisation and our success relies on building a diverse team of dedicated, skilled and motivated people.

Job Details

• Grade: HEO
• Salary: £41,026-£46,968
• Pension: 28.97% of salary (RoS contribution)
• Annual leave: 38 days annual holiday, increasing to 42 days with length of service
• Duration: Permanent
• Working Pattern: 35 hours per week. Flexible employer; compressed hours, term time working or part time working considered on a case by case basis where required.
• Location: Hybrid working model. Base either at Meadowbank House, Edinburgh (EH8 7AU) or St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow (G2 5LD). Visits to one of these locations will be required.
• Department: Finance
• Directorate: Policy & Corporate Services
• Reports to: Financial Planning and Analysis Lead
• Closing date: Sunday 12 July at 23:59
• Number of vacancies: One

The Role

This role sits within the Finance Directorate and supports the delivery of high quality financial planning and analysis across Registers of Scotland. The postholder will provide robust financial insight, analysis and reporting to support decision making, business planning and effective resource management. Working closely with the Financial Planning and Analysis Lead and wider colleagues, the role will contribute to medium and long term financial planning, unit cost analysis and business partnering activity, ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and clearly communicated.

Typical duties include:

• Support the development, maintenance and review of medium and long term financial plans, ensuring assumptions are robust, well evidenced and clearly documented.
• Produce and maintain financial models, forecasts and scenario analysis to support business planning, fee modelling, projects and investment decisions.
• Contribute to unit cost analysis and overhead reviews, preparing clear analysis and reports that support transparency and effective cost management.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports, explaining variances, trends and key drivers to support informed decision making.
• Support business partnering by working collaboratively with budget holders, project teams and other stakeholders to understand financial impacts and improve financial management.
• Assist with the financial aspects of business cases, ensuring compliance with relevant guidance, governance and approval processes.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, reporting and automation, contributing to continuous improvement within the finance function.
• Monitor financial risks, issues and dependencies, escalating concerns appropriately and supporting effective financial control.
• Respond to ad hoc requests for financial analysis and insight, prioritising work effectively to meet deadlines.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across Finance and the wider organisation, contributing positively to team objectives.

Essential Criteria – Skills and Attributes for Success Technical

Part qualified or qualified CCAB/CIMA accountant (actively studying with exam progress), AAT or equivalent qualification, or qualified by experience (demonstrable financial planning and analysis experience).

Experience

• Financial planning, forecasting, analysis or management accounting within a complex organisation, producing accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Strong financial modelling capability, experience building, maintaining and using models to support planning, decision making, business cases, projects or investment proposals.
• Ability to analyse financial data, identify trends and explain variances and key drivers clearly to non financial stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of financial systems and advanced analytical capability using Microsoft Excel, including the ability to present insights clearly through dashboards or visualisations.

Behaviours Changing and Improving

• Use financial data, analysis and feedback to identify opportunities to improve forecasting, reporting and planning processes.
• Proactively suggest practical improvements to financial models, templates or ways of working that increase efficiency, accuracy or clarity.
• Adapt approach in response to changing priorities, new information or emerging risks, maintaining focus on delivery outcomes.
• Support the implementation of agreed changes, ensuring improvements are embedded into business as usual activity.

Working Together

• Build effective working relationships with colleagues, budget holders and project teams to understand needs and deliver timely financial support.
• Share financial information clearly and openly, supporting others to understand financial impacts and constraints.
• Collaborate constructively with stakeholders across teams to resolve issues, manage dependencies and support shared objectives.
• Contribute positively to a supportive and inclusive team environment, valuing diverse perspectives and expertise.

Managing a Quality Service

• Deliver accurate, timely and well structured financial analysis and reports that meet agreed standards and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure financial outputs are quality checked, well evidenced and clearly explained, with risks and assumptions made transparent.
• Manage own workload effectively to balance competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Take responsibility for resolving issues within own area of work, escalating appropriately when required.

Delivering at Pace

• Plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines, responding flexibly to urgent or ad hoc requests while maintaining quality.
• Remain focused and resilient when working under pressure, delivering outputs to agreed timescales.
• Monitor progress against commitments and adjust plans proactively to ensure delivery.
• Take ownership for completing tasks and analysis, following through on actions and commitments.

Employer Information

In general, only nationals from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth are eligible for employment in the Civil Service. EU nationals (with settled or pre settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible. Detailed provisions on determining eligibility can be reviewed here.

Successful candidates must undergo a Basic Level 1 Disclosure check. Individuals working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates and other under represented groups, including minoritised ethnic groups and young people aged 16-24. The Disability Confident Scheme is an element of our equality and diversity strategy. Reasonable adjustments will be considered where necessary. For more information on reasonable adjustments, refer to this page.

For further information relating to Registers of Scotland including pay and benefits, the Civil Service Code, the complaints process and the use of AI in the recruitment process, please see our additional information page online.

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