Senior Analyst - Financial Sustainability
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £56,209 to £58,820 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Plus generous Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, South West England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Office For Students |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R0001438 |
Summary
Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior Analyst – Financial Sustainability. This role is key in assessing the financial health and sustainability of the higher education sector at an overall level including supporting the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) area of work. It will involve leading on pieces of analysis of financial and other data from a range of sources and providing high quality outputs for both internal and external stakeholders.
About the role
The Senior Analyst – Financial Sustainability role will be based in the Sector Financial Analysis team, part of the Regulation Directorate. In this role you will play a key part in fulfilling the OfS’s statutory duty to monitor and report on the financial sustainability of higher education providers and financial patterns and trends across the sector.
The post holder will contribute to a programme of analysis and modelling focused on the financial sustainability and risks facing the higher education sector. Working as part of the team you will be required to communicate the analysis in high quality outputs, including external publications which require a high level of accuracy.
We are looking for a Senior Analyst – Financial Sustainability. This role is key in assessing the financial health and sustainability of the higher education sector at an overall level including supporting the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) area of work. It will involve leading on pieces of analysis of financial and other data from a range of sources and providing high quality outputs for both internal and external stakeholders.
About the role
The Senior Analyst – Financial Sustainability role will be based in the Sector Financial Analysis team, part of the Regulation Directorate. In this role you will play a key part in fulfilling the OfS’s statutory duty to monitor and report on the financial sustainability of higher education providers and financial patterns and trends across the sector.
The post holder will contribute to a programme of analysis and modelling focused on the financial sustainability and risks facing the higher education sector. Working as part of the team you will be required to communicate the analysis in high quality outputs, including external publications which require a high level of accuracy.
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