Finance Systems & Reporting Specialist

As Finance Systems & Reporting Specialist you will develop, optimise, and support our financial planning and reporting tools to drive better decision-making across the organisation. You’ll blend finance and systems expertise, leveraging automation and AI-enabled solutions to improve processes. You collaborate with FP&A and business stakeholders to translate needs into practical system solutions and insightful dashboards. This 12-month FTC offers hybrid working and exposure to diverse finance initiatives within a mission-driven education organisation.

• hybrid working: two days in the office
• 35-hour week
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30)
• Christmas closure days
• pension contributions up to 11.5%
• opportunities to work with a broad range of stakeholders

• Administer and support the Adaptive Planning platform and related financial reporting systems
• Maintain data structures, models, and hierarchies to ensure data quality
• Support budgeting, forecasting, medium-term planning, and month-end reporting
• Develop and enhance dashboards and visualisations for business insights
• Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to translate requirements into system solutions
• Identify automation opportunities and AI-enabled efficiencies; drive continuous improvement
• Support knowledge transfer and documentation to strengthen internal capability
• Contribute to business cases, financial modelling, and ad hoc projects with system expertise
• Lead system improvements and process efficiencies across Finance
• Coordinate with external partners for system troubleshooting and support
• Support ad hoc projects aligned to Finance vision and strategy

• Experience administering, developing, or supporting Workday Adaptive Planning or similar enterprise planning systems
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning or management reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with large/complex datasets
• Ability to translate complex information for non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and attention to detail
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and deadlines
• Continuous improvement mindset with interest in automation, technology, and AI-enabled finance processes
• Experience in finance, FP&A, business systems, or finance transformation environments

• communication
• collaboration
• analytical thinking
• Workday Adaptive Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• data governance