Financial Analyst

Office For Students; West of England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body for higher education in the UK is seeking a finance professional to join its Financial Assessment team. You will conduct financial analysis, write assessments for decision-makers, and engage with various stakeholders. This role offers diverse work where no month is the same, and includes opportunities to improve delivery processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis and assessment.
• Ability to interpret complex data and present findings clearly.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake financial analysis based on complex data.
• Write evidence-based assessments for decision-makers.
• Engage with stakeholders to support decision making.

Job description

Job Summary

Would you like a finance role without the same monthly accounting processes again and again? Then this role in our Financial Assessment team might be the role for you! You will learn and apply the OfS' approach to assessing the financial viability and sustainability of higher education providers, joining a high performing team of accountants that help and support each other and the wider directorate to get the work done. You will enjoy a variety of work, where each assessment is different and no month is ever the same!

The main purpose of the role is to undertake financial analysis based on complex data supplied by the regulated providers, information available about them in the public domain and the general knowledge regarding macroeconomic conditions in which the providers operate, to make judgements on their financial strength. This analysis is key in supporting the OfS’s regulatory decisions, so the postholder will write evidence-based assessments that are intelligible for non-experts, and deliver crucial financial insight and recommendations to decision-makers.

The role therefore requires engagement with internal stakeholders, but it also involves interactions with external stakeholders, when necessary to support the decision making. In addition the role will provide an opportunity to input into improving the systems and processes that deliver services to providers.