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About the Role

Act as a trusted finance business partner, providing financial insight and guidance to support strategic and operational decision-making. Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Analyze and report on financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities. Deliver insightful analysis of key performance drivers and identify opportunities to improve financial performance and processes.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted finance business partner to management and functional leaders, providing financial insight and guidance to support strategic and operational decision-making.
Support the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes for assigned institutions / campuses / business units, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Analyse and report on financial and operational performance against budget and forecast, investigating key variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions.
Deliver insightful analysis of key top-line performance drivers, including student enrolments, tuition revenue, pricing, retention, and other business KPIs.
Build strong partnerships with stakeholders, promoting financial accountability and supporting the delivery of business objectives through data-driven decision-making.
Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, optimise resource allocation, and enhance reporting, planning, and financial processes through continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of financial and operational data used for reporting, planning, and decision-making, while maintaining compliance with financial governance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline is required.
Master's degree or equivalent professional is preferred.
Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering experience.
Highly autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented, with the ability to work independently and drive initiatives.
Advanced analytical skills with experience handling large, complex financial and operational datasets with strong attention to detail.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear business insights.
Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and business intelligence/reporting tools.
Experience in higher education or a service-based organisation is an advantage.

Skills

Financial analysis
Budgeting
Forecasting
Business partnering
Advanced analytical skills
Attention to detail
Communication skills
Stakeholder management
Advanced Excel skills
ERP systems
Business intelligence/reporting tools

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline
Master's degree or equivalent professional

Benefits

An international environment with a multicultural audience and a meaningful social impact
Support in achieving your professional goals and development
Opportunities for career growth alongside BSBI, including leadership roles
Extensive training to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel
Work in a young, dynamic and positive culture that fosters collaboration
Be at the forefront of an exciting educational opportunity, leading the way forward and growing with BSBI

About the Company

BSBI is part of GUS Germany GmbH (GGG), a dynamic network of higher education institutions with more than 18,000 students at locations in Germany, Europe and beyond.
We prepare students for impactful global careers, providing accessible and quality education to cultivate future industry leaders.
With a focus on enterprise, leadership, and success, our programmes empower students with an entrepreneurial mindset to lead and succeed, fostering an inclusive, innovative, and supportive learning environment.
Our mission is to shape the future by nurturing exceptional talent and driving positive change in the competitive international business world.
Explore https://www.berlinsbi.com/ for more information about us!