Finance Analyst

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

The Role

London Business School require a Finance Analyst to join us on a fixed term contract until June 2025. You will support delivery of the annual plans for the school and specific objectives for accounts. You will mainly be supporting our Degree Education (DE) department on all of there finance related matters.

You will also have great attention to detail as you will assist in ensuring that management information and analysis is accurate and concise, to inform decision making.

Main Responsibilities

Support preparation and updating of the monthly management packs with;

• timely and accurate preparation and input of revenue, direct costs and opex journals - clear variance analysis with associated actions for mitigating risks identified 

• preparation of headcount templates with associated tracking

• KPI reporting such as student numbers and programme profitability 

Support preparation of finance plans, budgets, forecasts and business cases o input budget and forecast information on an accurate basis according to the timetable;

• ensure that key decisions and assumptions underlying the plans are appropriately challenged o flag key risks, deviation from targets and propose corrective actions at the earliest opportunity 

• Support Senior Finance Manager, Degree Education in acting as a primary finance contact for the department

• Provide high quality advice and guidance on aspects of finance from decision support to directing partners to the right sources for help within the wider Finance team

Who we are looking for

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences.  
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.  
• Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders  
• Ability to prioritise and focus on material issues  
• Experience of establishing good control and reconciliation environments  
• Advanced IT skills essential, specifically: Excel and ideally Technology one 
• Ability to produce effective financial and non-financial management reports, analyses and recommendations  

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Automatic enrolment to a fantastic workplace pension scheme
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool!
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing date - 28th November 2024