Finance Data Analyst (Accounting)

ISP Finance Data Analyst
The Finance Data Analyst is an integral part of the ISP Group FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) team and is responsible for supporting all planning forecasting management reporting and other data preparation analysis and other FP&A activities.
This is an important role that will be responsible for maintenance and preparation of key data structures schedules analysis and insights. This is directly in the system (Oracle PBCS) as well as in Excel and Power BI together with presentations (slides). Ensuring at all times full data reconciliation and integrity.
The ultimate objective is to ensure integrity of our management reporting generate insightful datapoints and analysis that will support commercial and operational decision making across ISP.
The successful applicant will be highly analytical comfortable with large data sets (advanced Excel) will be detail-oriented inquisitive and curious and focused on achieving the correct final outcome. Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children students and our schools.
We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
Maintenance of Oracle PBCS
Take ownership of PBCS including metadata data integrity regular updates and maintenance. data loads hierarchy updates reconciliations etc.
Work with PBCS (and potentially NetSuite) to extract structure and analyse financial data
Identify and implement opportunities to streamline financial processes and enhance reporting and data collection efficiency
Generating standard monthly management reporting (slides Excel Power BI)
Support month-end close activities - rolling over templates (Excel and PPT) and updating them for new requirement
Updating templates for the latest financials within pre-agreed deadlines
Preparing insightful variance analysis to drive understanding of the drivers of the variances (collaboration with the Group FP&A managers)
Ensure high levels of data accuracy integrity and consistency across templates/data sources
Present financial data and insights clearly and concisely to finance and non-finance stakeholders
Preparing insightful budget/forecast analyses with the objective to enhance our understanding and quality of our budgets/forecasts
Updating templates for final budget/forecast financials and support with generating related presentations
Ensure the integrity of Central cost data by performing monthly checks (incl. checks against the budget) reconciliations and adjustments to support reliable reporting
Produce ad-hoc reports and analysis for Central costs including FX rate updates and other key data points required by budget holders or senior stakeholders.
Group FP&A team Group Financial Control Regional Finance Divisional CFOs
Skills Qualifications and Experience

• Accounting qualification ACA ACCA CIMA CPA or equivalent
• 2 years of post-qualified experience
• FP&A experience budgeting forecasting variance analysis data
• Hands-on experience in Oracle systems PBCS or HFM (Hyperion) also ideally NetSuite or Fusion
• Advanced Excel (complex formulas pivot tables Power Query VBA a plus)
• Data extraction structuring and preparation
• Power BI knowledge highly desirable
• Fluency in English

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online due diligence search references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.
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ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying hiring developing and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender ethnicity sexual orientation and gender expression age disability status neurodivergence socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Required Experience: