Senior Finance Analyst

Ordnance Survey; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Pension

Learning & development

Wellbeing support

OS Maps subscription

Job summary

Ordnance Survey in Southampton is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Finance Business Partnering team. You’ll deliver high-quality financial insight, reporting and governance support to enable informed decision-making and improve organisational performance.

You’ll build commercial understanding, work with finance partners and stakeholders, and develop analytical expertise across portfolios while driving continuous improvement and robust budgeting and forecasting processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and planning processes.
• Ability to translate complex data into business insight for financial and non-financial audiences.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing financial analysis and insight to support budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Producing high-quality management information, reporting and dashboards for stakeholders
• Analyzing financial and operational performance to identify risks and opportunities
• Supporting development and review of investment business cases and financial models
• Coordinating Programme Performance & Change activities and tracking PIRs against business case benefits
• Building relationships with managers, project leads and budget holders to provide financial support and challenge

Skills

Budgeting

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

Management Reporting

Excel

Stakeholder Management

Education

Accounting qualification in progress (AAT/CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst Full time Salary £50,501.00 - £58,919.00 Hybrid Southampton

Senior Financial Analyst – Finance Business Partnering Team

We are seeking a proactive and analytically minded Senior Financial Analyst to join our Finance Business Partnering team. You'll work closely with Finance Business Partners and business stakeholders to provide high-quality financial insight, reporting and investment governance support that enables informed decision-making and improves organisational performance. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop commercial understanding and business awareness whilst building strong analytical expertise across portfolios.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing financial analysis and insight to support budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Producing high-quality management information, reporting and dashboards that help stakeholders understand performance and make informed decisions
• Analysing financial and operational performance to identify risks and opportunities
• Supporting the development and review of investment business cases and financial models
• Coordinating Programme Performance & Change (PPC) activities and maintaining Post Investment Reviews (PIRs) Tracking delivery against approved business case assumptions and benefits.
• Building effective relationships with managers, project leads and budget holders to provide financial support and challenge
• Identifying opportunities to simplify, and improve finance processes, reporting and management information

What we're looking for you to bring:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Experience in financial analysis, reporting and performance management
• Ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insight for both financial and non-financial audiences
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence to ask questions and support decision-making
• Excellent Excel skills, with Power BI experience desirable
• A proactive and curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Studying towards, or interested in pursuing, a professional accounting qualification (AAT, CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent experience

The rewards

We want you to love what you do and feel supported to do your best work.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary and pension (OS contribute up to 12.07%)
• Performance‑related bonus (where applicable)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Enhanced family leave, including paid partner leave
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Learning and development support, coaching and mentoring
• Free subscription to OS Maps and access to wellbeing support
• Volunteering leave and matched fundraising

Location & working pattern

We embrace a hybrid working model at OS, because we believe in flexibility and balance. You’ll be based at our fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire, where you'll spend 50% of your working week collaborating face-to-face with colleagues. It’s all about combining the best of both worlds connection and autonomy to help you thrive.

Security & eligibility

OS conducts pre-employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS). Some of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role. This role requires the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, OS cannot provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Ordnance Survey is proud to be an accredited CIMA Development Quality Partner,demonstratingour commitment to supporting finance professionals in furthering their development and careers.

Inclusion at OS Research shows that people from underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. At Ordnance Survey, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and welcoming workplace.

If this role excites you but your experience doesn’t match every point, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right person for this role or another opportunity at OS. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during the application process.

Closing date: 23 September 2026 @23:59pm

Who we are

We are Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping service and a pioneer in geospatial technology. With over 230 years of trusted data, we empower better decisions, deeper understanding, and meaningful connections to the places we live, move through, and care for. Three principles one direction Clear the path – Cut the noise. Simplify. Move at pace Seek the story – Listen. Understand. Speak up Do what matters – Focus on value Our principles unite us in delivering our Data & Destinations strategy with more simplicity, more clarity, and renewed momentum for each other and for our customers. They’re here to create more good days, and fewer harder ones but only if each one of us plays our part.

Skills required for this role:

• Budgeting
• Business Partnerships
• Finance Strategy
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Management
• Financial Performance
• Forecasting
• Long Term Planning
• Management Reporting
• Profit Improvement

Ordnance Survey provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is the world’s most trusted geospatial partner. Our location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years. From laptops to hilltops, blue lights to street lights and congestion to relaxation – our location expertise shows the world how to get to a better place.