Your Responsibilities
The opportunity:
This role offers the chance to play a key part in strategic decision-making by overseeing financial planning and analysis for higher education institutions. The position focuses on forecasting, budgeting, liquidity planning, and providing actionable insights through robust financial models and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Finance Director, the successful candidate will:
Lead the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function for higher education institutions, including:
Preparing forecasts, budgets, and business plans
Monitoring actual performance in accounts receivable and payable against budgets and forecasts
Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to deliver FP&A objectives
Developing and maintaining liquidity plans
Design and refine financial models to enhance performance tracking, scenario analysis, and financial reporting
Collaborate with accounting teams on expense allocation and reconciliation processes
Work closely with FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury teams to ensure alignment and accuracy across financial operations
Partner with sales and marketing teams to forecast and monitor student enrolments
Support the development and maintenance of Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards and visualizations, ensuring meaningful KPIs and actionable insights are delivered to stakeholders
Perform other ad hoc financial and administrative duties as required