Senior Financial Analyst

Ivy Rock Partners Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ivy Rock Partners Limited, in partnership with a leading London university, seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to join its central finance team. You will support strategic decision‑making across a large, complex organisation through high‑quality financial reporting and insightful analysis.

Working with senior finance leadership, you will develop financial models, manage substantial datasets, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting and longer‑term planning.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong FP&A and financial planning experience in large/complex organisations.
• Advanced Excel skills with large datasets and financial modelling.
• Experience preparing management information and reports for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, forecasts and reports for senior leadership and governance committees.
• Develop financial models, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for decision-making.
• Support annual budgeting and multi-year financial planning.
• Produce cash flow forecasts and analyse financial performance across the organisation.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and senior stakeholders to improve reporting and planning processes.
• Support improvements to financial data structures, reporting systems and data integrity.
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

FP&A

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent

Job description

Ivy Rock Partners is delighted to be working with a leading London university to recruit a Senior Finance Analyst to join its central finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified finance professional with strong financial planning, analysis and reporting experience to play a key role in supporting strategic decision-making across a large, complex organisation.

Working closely with senior finance leadership, you will be responsible for developing high-quality financial reporting, managing complex datasets and producing insightful analysis to support budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing monthly management accounts, financial forecasts and reports for senior leadership and governance committees.
• Developing financial models, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Supporting the annual budgeting process and multi-year financial planning.
• Producing cash flow forecasts and analysing financial performance across the organisation.
• Working closely with Finance Business Partners and senior stakeholders to improve financial reporting and planning processes.
• Supporting improvements to financial data structures, reporting systems and data integrity.
• Contributing to wider finance transformation and continuous improvement projects.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).
• Strong financial planning and analysis experience, ideally within a large or complex organisation.
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience working with large datasets and developing financial models.
• Experience preparing management information and financial reports for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, meaningful insights.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with finance and non-finance colleagues.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate reporting to tight deadlines.

Experience within higher education or a similarly complex environment would be advantageous.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a broad range of strategic financial projects, gain exposure to senior leadership and contribute to the ongoing development of financial planning and reporting processes.