ALU
Finance / FinServ
SeniorFinancialAnalyst
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“Senior Financial Analyst at ALU. Skills: financial management, FP&A, management reporting, financial reporting and analysis, business partnering, donor or grant financial reporting, stakeholder management, financial modelling, scenario analysis. provide weekly/monthly collections summaries to the Finance Operations team and leadership. Partner with the Registrar and Enrolment teams to align financial forecasts with academic and student data”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure one coherent revenue picture; ensure consistency between compliance reporting and internal performance data; inform strategic decisions, new programme launches, and funding proposals; data integrity, controls, and completeness; institutional outcomes and business decisions; quality and timeliness of reporting outputs
Industry & Context.
ad-hoc financial analysis; scenario modelling; analytical (FP&A)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field, 5–7 years of experience in financial management, FP&A, or management reporting, demonstrated business partnering experience, financial reporting and analysis skills, variance analysis, management accounts, Board reporting, Experience working with revenue-generating operations: student fees, subscriptions, project-based income, or equivalent, excellent written and verbal communication, translate financial complexity into clear narratives for non-finance audiences, Experience managing donor or grant financial reporting, budget vs actuals and utilisation tracking, grounding in financial accounting and reporting principles, ability to challenge and validate underlying numbers, Prior experience in audit (Big Four preferred) or a role with significant exposure to financial close and reporting processes, Demonstrated experience supporting or owning month-end close processes in a structured environment, High attention to detail, focus on data integrity, controls, and completeness, Ability to operate across both analytical (FP&A) and control/reporting environments, Comfortable working with ERP systems (e. g. , NetSuite) and large datasets, understanding of how transactions flow into reporting, stakeholder management skills, ability to enforce deadlines and challenge slippage constructively
Nice to Have
Experience in education, non-profit, or international development financial environments, Familiarity with Salesforce for revenue and pipeline tracking, Exposure to institutional performance frameworks, KPI design, and balanced scorecard approaches, Understanding of revenue recognition principles, deferred income, and student receivables accounting, Power BI or data visualisation tool experience (consuming dashboards and shaping requirements), Big Four audit experience
What You'll Do.
provide weekly/monthly collections summaries to the Finance Operations team and leadership
Partner with the Registrar and Enrolment teams to align financial forecasts with academic and student data
develop and present narratives for senior management and Board reporting
Reconcile statutory financial statements with management accounts
Support the Associate Director in preparing forward-looking analysis: investment cases
cost optimisation opportunities
and resource allocation recommendations
Produce ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario modelling to inform strategic decisions
new programme launches
and funding proposals
run saved searches and exports
and payment validate against support donor register
Format dashboards and reports for leadership and donor audiences
Build or contribute to institutional financial dashboards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with the Registrar and Enrolment teams; develop and present narratives for senior management and Board reporting; Support the Associate Director; stakeholder management skills; Relationship builder: trusted by academic and operational leaders as a credible finance partner
Communication Scope
excellent written and verbal communication; translate financial complexity into clear narratives for non-finance audiences; Exceptional communicator: writes and speaks with clarity and precision for executive audiences
Process & Methodology
ability to enforce deadlines and challenge slippage constructively
Full Job Description
ABOUT ALU ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors.They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now. Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world. We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities. HOW WE WORK The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new. The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding. ABOUT THE TEAM The Senior Financial Analyst brings business acumen and commercial judgment to the Financial Performance provide weekly/monthly collections summaries to the Finance Operations team and leadership. Partner with the Registrar and Enrolment teams to align financial forecasts with academic and student data, ensuring one coherent revenue picture. Management Reporting develop and present narratives for senior management and Board reporting. Reconcile statutory financial statements with management accounts to ensure consistency between compliance reporting and internal performance data. Support the Associate D
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