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About the Role
Zen Educate is scaling across the UK and US, and our finance function is evolving from reporting past performance to shaping future strategy. We are seeking a Senior Finance Analyst / Business Partner to lead this transformation. This role involves building core reporting, managing budget and reforecast cycles, and providing actionable financial insights to Regional Directors. We are looking for a candidate with strong analytical skills, a drive for efficiency, and a passion for strategic impact and stakeholder collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Own a core set of weekly and monthly management reports end to end.
- Automate manual reports to improve speed and consistency.
- Provide commentary on financial performance, explaining drivers and recommending actions.
- Play a central role in annual budget and termly reforecasts.
- Build and maintain driver-based models for revenue, headcount, and costs.
- Conduct variance analysis and translate findings into actionable insights for leadership.
- Act as a finance partner to Regional Directors and commercial leads.
- Lead analysis on unit economics, marketing ROI, and regional performance.
- Support investment and pricing decisions with cost-benefit analysis.
- Enhance the functionality of finance tools including Abacum, Xero, Hibob, Pleo, and BI tools.
- Reconcile data across systems and resolve data integrity issues.
- Identify and automate manual processes using formulas, scripts, or AI tools.
- Document processes and knowledge in Coda.
Requirements
- 4+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, business analysis, or a similar analytical role.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and month-end management reporting.
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills, including building integrated models from scratch.
- Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced organization.
- Experience with AI tools is encouraged.
Skills
- Commercial curiosity
- Attention to detail
- Analytical rigour
- Clear communication
- Proactive ownership
- Systems and efficiency enthusiasm
- BI Tools (beneficial)
- Coding languages (beneficial)
Location
- London, Oval
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree in a numerate subject or an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), complete or in progress.
Salary/Compensations
- £50,000 – £65,000 pa
Benefits
- Stock options
- 25 days holiday + UK public holidays
- Central London office with perks (fresh fruit, bike parking, showers, on-site gym, café)
- 1-1 coaching
- Life & Health Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Direct mentorship from the Head of FP&A
- Exposure to the strategic side of the business
About the Company
- Zen Educate is an online platform providing schools with instant access to vetted teachers and support staff, aiming to save schools money that can be reinvested into classrooms and teacher pay.
- Founded in 2017, the company has saved schools over £30 million.
- Closed a $37m Series B funding round, the largest EdTech round in Europe last year.
- Scaling rapidly in the UK and US.
- Certified B Corporation™.
- Aims to create a real, positive impact.
- One of Europe's fastest-growing start-ups.
Equal Opportunity
- Zen Educate strives to build a culture of equity and inclusion where everyone is respected, valued, and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences, and perspectives.
- Committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment where the team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion, or beliefs.
- Values differences and believes that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices create a fairer, more compassionate environment.
- Welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- Believes in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where voices are heard.
- Committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the community.
- Seeks out diverse opinions, beliefs, and experiences to become stronger.
- Has hired individuals with diverse professional backgrounds including former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, and social media experts.