Financial Planning Analyst

Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford.

Please note – if the successful applicant is already based at a DSIT location not listed above – including Harwell – they can retain their existing location on appointment.

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is a directorate within the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) that provides technical advice on the UK’s space strategy.

Within the portfolio division, the role holder will support UKSA’s financial planning activity, including maintaining the Agency’s long‑term financial model, delivering IPA and aqua book compliant financial models, and providing guidance to standardise financial modelling for smaller cases.

• Maintain a long‑term financial plan across the portfolio, including refresh of data, mapping and assumptions, contributing to spend review and corporate plans.
• Provide analysis on financial impact, performance and risk to senior stakeholders, contributing to the strategic direction of the Department.
• Prepare accurate multi‑year financial forecasts and plans, including portfolio whole‑life costs.
• Build strong relationships with relevant functional stakeholders across the Agency and wider HMG to encourage alignment and efficient use of public finance.
• Support fiscal events and other negotiations with the department, coordinating bid development across UKSA.
• Support effective relationships within the Department’s Finance team, including coordination of DSIT, HMT and CO commissions.
• Contribute to drafting UKSA financial matters for briefing to seniors and Ministers.
• Develop Should Cost Model and Cost Estimating, working closely with programme teams to consider a wide range of data sets and assumptions.
• Support briefing packs for UKSA’s input into ESA Administrative & Finance Committee meetings.
• Contribute to UKSA’s centre of expertise on ESA, including delivering training across the Department.

• Ability to develop analysis and insights for stakeholders, including financial modelling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, particularly drafting formal communications and papers.
• Excellent data and analysis interpretation skills.
• Excellent influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• Evidence of proactive problem resolution.
• Experience using 5‑case model business cases (or equivalent) and understanding of HMT Green Book standards.
• Experience providing modelling for projects and programmes.
• Experience utilising complex financial and non‑financial datasets to produce models.
• Ability to understand cost drivers and evidence of financial risk development.
• Experience utilising financial and non‑financial datasets.
• Experience in identifying and implementing process improvements.

• Experience in public sector organisations and understanding of Accounting Officer Responsibilities under Managing Public Money.
• Experience working in a portfolio environment, including Lean management/Six Sigma experience.
• Experience producing should cost models and cost estimation for a Government Major Projects Portfolio programme or equivalent.
• Experience in data management and visualisations on Power platforms (e.g. Power Query, Power BI).

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

• Competency:
  
  Financial Planning