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We're scaling across the UK, and US, and our finance function is moving from \"reporting what happened\" to \"shaping what happens next\". We're hiring an Finance Analyst / Business Partner to help lead that shift.\nThis is not a role where you inherit a polished machine and keep it ticking. You'll help build it. You'll own core reporting, sit at the centre of our budget and reforecast cycles, and be the finance partner our Regional Directors call when they need an answer they can act on.\nWe're looking for someone with real rigour and a genuine itch for efficiency: the kind of person who automates a process once, removing manual steps to make room for strategic insight. If you are excited by a role with strategic, measurable impact whilst collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, we'd love to meet you\nWhat we’re building and why\nHere’s the challenge: UK schools spend over £2 billion a year on temporary staff. But £600m of that goes straight into the pockets of recruitment agencies, money that should be going back into classrooms and teachers’ pay. So we’re doing things differently.\nZen Educate is an online platform that gives schools instant access to fully vetted teachers and support staff. Since launching in 2017, we’ve already saved schools over £30 million, that’s gone straight back to where it matters most. We've just closed a $37m Series B (the biggest EdTech round in Europe last year!), and we’re scaling fast in the UK and the US . We are incredibly proud to be a Certified B Corporation™! It’s an exciting time to join, have a huge impact, and grow alongside us.\nWhat this role looks like in practice\nReporting that people trust\nOwn a core set of weekly and monthly management reports end to end.\n\nTake reports that are manual today and make them faster, more consistent and more automated each cycle.\n\nWrite the commentary, not just the numbers: explain what moved, why it moved and what we should do about it.\n\nPlanning and forecasting\nPlay a central role in our annual budget and termly reforecasts, which run on a school-year calendar across the UK and US.\n\nBuild and maintain driver-based models for revenue, headcount and costs, keeping them accurate, auditable and easy for others to use.\n\nRun variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. forecast) and turn it into clear, prioritised insight for leadership.\n\nBusiness partnering and strategy\nAct as a finance partner to our Regional Directors and commercial leads, joining monthly performance reviews and helping them understand the levers behind their numbers.\n\nLead analysis on unit economics, marketing return on investment, and regional performance.\n\nSupport investment and pricing decisions with clear cost-benefit analysis, including where the data is incomplete and judgement is required.\n\nSystems, data and efficiency\nBe the person who makes our finance stack work harder: Abacum, Xero, Hibob, Pleo and our BI tools.\n\nReconcile data across systems and fix problems at the source, not just in the spreadsheet.\n\nSpot the next process to automate and build it, whether that's with formulas, scripts or AI tools.\n\nDocument how things work in Coda, so knowledge lives in the team rather than in one person's head.\n\nWhat we're looking for\nTraits that define success in this role:\nCommercial curiosity: You have a genuine interest in the core drivers of the business, and you want to understand why the numbers move.\n\nAttention to detail: You notice when a number looks wrong, and you don't rest until you know why. People can rely on what you send them.\n\nAnalytical rigour: You structure problems before you solve them. You test your assumptions, and you can explain the logic behind every number in your model.\n\nClear communicator: You can turn analysis into a short, confident message for a non-finance audience, and you're comfortable sharing your point of view and insights with senior stakeholders.\n\nProactive ownership: You see things through. When you take on a report or a project, you take full responsibility for delivering the outcome, proactively seeking out the support and resources you need.\n\nSystems and efficiency enthusiast: Manual, repeated work bothers you. You'd rather spend an afternoon automating a task than an hour doing it every week.\n\nExperience we need:\n2+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, business analysis, or other analytical role with exposure to budgeting, forecasting and month-end management reporting.\n\nAdvanced Excel and Google Sheets skills, including building integrated models from scratch. BI Tools and coding languages are beneficial but not required.\n\nA degree in a numerate subject, or an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), complete or in progress.\n\nExperience in a high-growth, fast-paced organisation.\n\nWe actively encourage the use of AI tools to work faster and smarter. If you've already used them to build something useful, tell us about it.\nWhat’s in it for you?\nCompetitive salary + ownership in the company.\n25 days holiday + all the usual UK public holidays.\nA central London (dog friendly!) office with perks like fresh fruit, bike parking, showers, an on-site gym, and a café.\nMeaningful work - this isn’t just another SaaS tool; you’re literally helping schools save money and pay teachers more.\n1-1 coaching to keep you growing personally and professionally.\nLife & Health Insurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Car Scheme.\nJoin a certified B Corp: where your work creates a real, positive impact.\nDirect mentorship from the Head of FP&A and excellent exposure to the strategic side of the business.\nJoin one of Europe’s fastest-growing start-ups as we scale towards Series C, providing extensive career growth opportunities.\nHiring Process\nWe move fast and keep things respectful of your time. Here's what to expect:\nInitial chat: A quick screen with our Talent team to align on expectations, salary and timing.\n\nHiring manager call: A conversation with our Head of FP&A about your experience, how you approach analysis and what you want from your next role.\n\nModelling and analysis task: A take-home task based on a realistic Zen scenario, followed by a debrief where you walk us through your thinking.\n\nValues-based conversation: A chat with a member of our leadership team about mindset, ways of working and your growth goals.\n\nDiversity and Inclusion\nAt Zen, we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all.\nWe welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives - just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people’s voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.\nWe are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. 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