Finance Analyst

Job description

MyEdSpace is an **education technology** platform that connects the best teachers on the planet with the students who need them the most - wherever they are, whatever their means. Backed by **$15m in Series A funding** from some of the leading investors in the space, we're ready to scale - and we want you to help us build and scale MyEdSpace as part of a collaborative and ambitious team. We're on a mission to **make a world-class education accessible to all.** We believe that every child deserves access to quality education, regardless of geography or socioeconomic background, to achieve their dreams and build a brighter future. If you’re motivated by solving meaningful problems and creating real impact through your work on a societal level and make a real impact on the world - **we’d love to hear from you!** **Job Title:** Finance Analyst **Location**: London Office in Chancery Lane ## What You’ll be Doing - You'll be a core part of a small finance function, reporting directly to the Finance Manager, with exposure to the leadership team, the board and our investors from early on - Success in this role looks like management reporting the business trusts, a close that runs to a predictable rhythm, and analysis that changes what leadership decides - Running our month end close to deliver management accounts that senior stakeholders can act on with confidence - Building and maintaining our budgeting, forecasting and cash flow processes to inform and underpin company strategy - Analysis and interpretation of business costs and performance against plan, providing insight throughout the business - Owning the finance operations that keep the company moving day to day, from payroll through to payments - Taking end to end responsibility for our year end audit, statutory reporting and compliance calendar - Preparing analysis and materials for the board and our investors, with the opportunity to take ownership of the financial model over time - Scanning the horizon for bottlenecks in the finance function before they arrive, and targeting them with better process and automation - Designing and embedding the controls and routines a scaling business needs, so the function can grow without growing headcount - Managing the relationships with the external partners who support our finance function ## What We’re Looking For - A strong command of the fundamentals: financial statements, reporting, and the accounting that sits behind the numbers - One to three years at a Big 4 or another leading mid-tier firm, or in a finance team in industry, part qualified ACA or ACCA - Ambitious, and looking to develop and progress quickly in a fast growing company - Advanced Excel or Google Sheets, with strong financial modelling ability and the capacity to turn financial data into clear, actionable insight - Commercially minded, and able to communicate complex financial movements clearly and concisely to people outside finance - An inquisitive approach to the day to day, with a desire to question and challenge the numbers and to understand the business behind them - Excellent analytical and problem solving ability, highly numerate, with a real drive for accuracy - A natural instinct to automate and improve rather than repeat - Comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment, managing changing and conflicting priorities - Strong organisational skills, with a proven record of meeting and beating deadlines - Experience of Xero or similar accounting software preferred; familiarity with data and reporting tools an advantage - Self motivated, able to work autonomously, and conscientious with it **✨ Our values** **PUT INTEGRITY FIRST** Honesty matters. Tell the truth, and be straight-up. Be transparent and do the right thing. This builds respect and reliability for our students, families and team members. **KNOW YOUR COORDINATES** Understand where you are and where you want to get to. Know your strengths and acknowledge your gaps. Think from first principles. Question things, and never pretend to know what you don't. **RAISE THE BAR** Own it and get it done. Do better. Iterate quickly and seek feedback. Deliver real value. Be excellent and lift others up. Share learnings and help your teammates improve. **LOVE TO BE WRONG** Push boundaries. Be outside your comfort zone. Naturally you'll get some things wrong and that's okay. Embrace feedback. Learn from it and get closer to excellence. **WIN TOGETHER** To achieve our mission, we have to work together. We all have a role to play, so help each other get there. We’re stronger as a team so inspire, support and respect each other. 🙋 **Why you’ll love working here** We’re a team on a mission to transform education for the better. Joining MES means you’ll be part of something ambitious, fast-moving, and full of purpose. Here’s what you can expect: - The chance to make a real impact: your work directly shapes the future of education. - A fast-paced and high-growth environment where ideas move quickly and careers accelerate. - A collaborative, supportive culture: we’re head quartered in the UK, but we’re a global team with colleagues in 15+ countries, bringing a rich mix of perspectives and energy. We are committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and help us build a better product for students around the world.