The Role

 (Up to 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Help us transform the way the world does business
We’re looking for a driven up and coming junior accountant to act as assistant business partner for Degree programmes within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team.

Become a valued member of the management teams

Our FP&A team within Accounts provides a full forward looking business partnering, budgeting and forecasting support service to all areas of the School, delivering change and supporting the planning work to achieve the School’s medium and long term strategies.

Joining them as Finance Analyst, you’ll provide support and assistance to the Finance Manager Degree Programmes, and the Director FP&A in providing a full finance business partner service.

Main Responsibilities

That means you’ll:
• Support the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes
• Act as assistant business partner for the assigned apartments, providing high quality advice and guidance on all aspects of finance
• Manage accurate headcount reporting, tracking of student numbers, the completion and loading of cost templates, and other support
• Support the delivery of regular management reporting for assigned areas and assist these teams
• Assist in the maintenance of the cost centre hierarchy, and set up new cost centres when required

Share our knowledge

We generate research and ideas that have a real, lasting influence on people, businesses and markets around the world. To do that, we have to make sure we’ve got the people, tools and infrastructure to share our thinking globally. In this role you’ll have the opportunity to grow and learn as you work alongside fully qualified accountants. 

Who we are looking for

• A graduate and part-qualified accountant
• Experience of working in a business facing role
• The ability to produce effective financial and non-financial management reports, analyses and recommendations
• Strong Excel skills
• Good communication skills
• A knowledge of budgeting and forecasting preferable

Be part of an international network

We’re a global institution: 94% of our students and 86% of our faculty members are international. Together, we’re changing the way the world does business. Based in London’s Regent’s Park, this is an opportunity to work at the heart of Europe’s digital capital – and in one of the world’s most important financial, entrepreneurial and cultural centres.

Why London Business School

Benefits We Offer

As an employee at London Business School you will enjoy a generous holiday entitlement, on site swimming pool, sauna and gym, automatic enrolment to a quality defined contribution workplace pension scheme and season ticket loan facility. There is also a wide range of professional development opportunities to support your career path. 

What you can expect from us

Our vision is to have a profound impact on the way the world does business. This can only be achieved through our people; with 93% of our staff saying they are proud to work here and being consistently ranked among the best in the world for our MBA, global Executive MBA and Masters in Finance programmes you will have an opportunity to be part of this journey.

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