This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Analyst to play a key role at University of the Arts London (UAL) managing and analysing university-wide financial management information to develop reports and support strategic decision-making.
As Senior Finance Analyst, your remit will cover a wide range of topics, including future year financial planning, in-year management accounts, regular board reports on expenditure and forecasts, cash flow projections, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis, external reporting and ad-hoc projects.
Working across each of these areas you will have the opportunity to further develop your skills and knowledge and contribute to the team’s continuous improvement efforts.
You will also play a key role in the UAL finance data project, supporting analysis and options to improve our chart of accounts for reporting purposes.
Your profile
You will be an expert finance professional, comfortable working with large amounts of data, extracting key information, and presenting this in an accessible way for a non-finance audience. You will have excellent attention to detail, be capable of reconciling information from multiple sources, and ensuring the underlying data for our reports retains integrity.
A strong communicator, you will be capable of engaging with Associate Directors of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and other senior staff to discuss your reports, analysis and planning models. You will also be a good team player, developing relationships with our network of finance business partners - working with them on our core budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, and troubleshooting any issues in a positive and collaborative manner.
A professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA, (or equivalent) is essential.
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Closing date: 31 October 2025, 11:55 pm.
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