Financial Analyst Job at Office for Students

Financial Analyst Job at Office for Students – Would you like a finance role without the same monthly accounting processes again and again? Then this role in our Financial Assessment team might be the role for you! You will learn and apply the OfS’ approach to assessing the financial viability and sustainability of higher education providers, joining a high performing team of accountants that help and support each other and the wider directorate to get the work done. You will enjoy a variety of work, where each assessment is different and no month is ever the same!

Job description

The main purpose of the role is to undertake financial analysis based on complex data supplied by the regulated providers, information available about them in the public domain and the general knowledge regarding macroeconomic conditions in which the providers operate, to make judgements on their financial strength. This analysis is key in supporting the OfS’s regulatory decisions, so the postholder will write evidence-based assessments that are intelligible for non-experts, and deliver crucial financial insight and recommendations to decision-makers.

The role therefore requires engagement with internal stakeholders, but it also involves interactions with external stakeholders, when necessary to support the decision making. In addition the role will provide an opportunity to input into improving the systems and processes that deliver services to providers.

Person specification

The Key person attributes to fulfil this role are:

Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in a complex environment to deliver the team’s functions

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (or equivalent finance background)

Ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively, orally and in writing

Ability to understand, interpret and identify risks in financial performance in diverse types of organisations

Ability to reach and convey reliable and challenge-proof judgements to non-specialists on the basis of complex and imperfect information

Ability to work with high levels of complexity and ambiguity

Experience and expertise in financial analysis is desirable

Experience of higher education sector or in another regulatory role is desirable

Apply before Midday on Monday 17th November 2025