Senior Analyst - Financial Sustainability
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Senior Analyst - Financial Sustainability
Bristol
£56,209 - £58,820
Plus generous Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension
Job Summary
We are looking for a fully qualified CCAB accountant with experience of leading on the analysis and modelling of a range of financial and other data, from a variety of sources, providing high quality outputs for both internal and external stakeholders.
The Senior Analyst - Financial Sustainability role is key in assessing the financial health and sustainability of the higher education sector at an overall level, including supporting the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) area of work.
About us
We are the independent regulator of higher education in England. We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.
Were proud of our people, our culture and the benefits we offer. We care about supporting and developing our staff. At the OfS we want to create a welcoming and engaging working environment which is free from discrimination.
Were looking for skilled, committed people who care about students and their experience of higher education. Join us and youll be part of an energetic, forward-looking organisation with high ambitions and big opportunities for our people.
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About the role
The Senior Analyst Financial Sustainability role will be based in the Sector Financial Analysis team, part of the Regulation Directorate. In this role you will play a key part in fulfilling the OfSs statutory duty to monitor and report on the financial sustainability of higher education providers and financial patterns and trends across the sector.
The post holder will contribute to a programme of analysis and modelling focused on the financial sustainability and risks facing the higher education sector. Working as part of the team you will be required to communicate the analysis in high‑quality outputs, including external publications which require a high level of accuracy.
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About you
You will be a fully qualified CCAB accountant with experience in analysing and modelling data, including financial data. You will also have an understanding, or a willingness to develop an understanding, of costing systems such as activity based costing. Experience of contributing your findings to high-quality outputs - for instance, non-standard written reports or similar documents - such as our Financial Sustainability of the sector publication, is essential. Strong team-working skills are also vital for success in this role. You will work closely with members of the Sector Financial Analysis team, as well as colleagues across the wider organisation, to achieve shared goals.
Essential experience required for this role:
- Experience in financial analysis and modelling.
- Providing professional finance analysis and costing expertise.
- Experience of working cross-functionally.
- Proven ability to contribute to high-quality reports and publications.
- An understanding of the Higher Education Sector and Public Sector finances.
- A CCAB accounting qualification with up-to-date CPD.
Desirable experience:
- Experience of working in the higher education sector.
- Experience of analysing the financial data of higher education providers.
- Experience of the HE sector costing methodology TRAC.
As part of the initial application process you will be asked to respond to three questions. We will use your written responses to these questions and your career history and experience to shortlist candidates for interview.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
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Working for us
The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience and ideas that it brings to our work, and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.
We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, race and ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Flexibility is important to the OfS, as we recognise that it can enable people to work more effectively. A set of organisation-wide principles shape our approach to flexible and hybrid working, which our teams then use as guidance on how they deliver their business goals. This would usually mean working from the office for two or three days in a typical week.
If you would like to talk further to someone about this role, please contact us at: recruitmentteam@officeforstudents.org.uk.
Closing date for applications: Monday 8 June 2026 at noon
Interviews: from week commencing Monday 15 June 2026
Interviews: As part of the interview process, candidates will be asked to complete an Excel based assessment. Further details will be shared with short listed candidates ahead of the interview.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application stage, please contact us at recruitmentteam@officeforstudents.org.uk and we will be happy to help.
For information: the OfS does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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- Name : Recruitment Team
- Email : RecruitmentTeam@officeforstudents.org.uk
- Telephone : 01179317444
Recruitment team
- Email : RecruitmentTeam@officeforstudents.org.uk