Finance Analyst | Fulltime | Permanent | Salary £36,911 - £43,063 (dependent on experience) | 50/50 Hybrid working
At OS, our vision is: To be recognised as world-leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact. We use our valuable data and know-how to help drive the future success of Britain and other nations. We facilitate important decisions that enhance the quality of life for current and future generations.
Join us and you’ll have an opportunity to make an impact and be part of an organisation committed to driving sustainable outcomes. At OS, we use location data and intelligence to help customers build more resilient societies, preserve the environment, foster healthier, happier spaces that people want to live in, and support the delivery of improved public services and critical infrastructure.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Financial Analyst with a background in revenue to join our Central Finance team, part of the wider Enterprise Services community. This position is responsible for maintaining robust financial processes, systems, and controls, as well as providing comprehensive analysis of complex revenue data. The role plays a pivotal part in promoting effective financial management across OS.
The successful candidate will contribute to ongoing improvement initiatives, driving efficiencies and ensuring that accounting entries comply with IFRS15 standards and statutory audit requirements. Additionally, responsibilities include supporting, developing, and maintaining systems and associated processes to facilitate effective financial planning, monitoring, and reporting. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.
A critical aspect of this role involves providing stakeholders across the organization with guidance and up-to-date information to ensure compliance with financial policies and enhance organizational understanding of financial data. Collaboration with Finance Business Partners and Customer Account Managers is required to ensure accurate revenue reporting for business units, expert functions and by Customer. The role supports monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting, delivering variance analysis on customer revenue and actionable insights to inform future planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
Key skills & experience we are looking for
* Working knowledge of IFRS15 revenue recognition
* Working Toward Professional Qualification
* Advanced Excel skills
* Self-starter & Team player
* Microsoft D365 experience desired but not essential
* Expertise in reporting solutions for example Power BI desirable
* Ability to effectively plan & prioritize work, meeting deadlines in fast paced environment
* Strong analytical skills, questions data & looks for root cause
Here is a snapshot of the technologies that we use
* Microsoft D365
* Microsoft office
* Huddle
* Workday
* Inflo
* Power BI
Ordnance Survey is proud to be an accredited CIMA Development Quality Partner, demonstrating our commitment to supporting finance professionals in furthering their development and careers.
The Rewards
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* Salary – £36,911 - £43,063 (dependent on experience)
* Performance related bonus up to 10%
* A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)
* 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining, (3 taken over Christmas) increasing by one day per year, to a maximum of 5 years
* Enhanced family leave, including up to 12 weeks paid partner (paternity) leave
* Free subscription to OS Maps
* Access to online learning platforms
* Coaching and Mentoring schemes
* Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits
At OS, we believe looking after your health and wellbeing means more than posters and events. We empower you to manage your work and life the way you need it by offering things like
* An extra days’ leave for each year you work, up to 33 days
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Hybrid working
* Free onsite parking at our modern HQ in Southampton
* We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances
* Eyecare Vouchers
* OS Explorers Nursery discount
* Cycle to Work scheme
* We believe that as a company we should give back wherever we can, so we give you 1 day a year to volunteer for charities that are important to you, as well as offering a match funding scheme
Location: We embrace a hybrid working model at OS and understand there is no one size fits all in relation to how we work. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be required to spend 50% of your time with the remaining time being a personal choice as to whether you work from home or spend more time at OSHQ.
Security
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.
Closing date: Sunday 4th January 2026 at 23:59
Please submit a covering letter with brief details as to why you are interested in the role.
Interviews are scheduled to take place in person at Ordnance Survey Head office.
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role, therefore you must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for employer sponsorship.
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.
Research indicates that women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community members, neurodiverse individuals, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ordnance Survey, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’re enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other roles within Ordnance Survey.