Finance Analyst

About Us

Renaissance® is a global leader in education technology. We help schools and school groups in the UK and around the world with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics. Renaissance now incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), too – a leading provider of educational assessments. 

Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need. Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where we are. 

Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries.

Renaissance Global are recruiting for a FP&A Finance Analyst to join our expanding finance team.  

A reshaping of the Renaissance Commercial Finance team has resulted in a new permanent opportunity for a FP&A Financial Analyst to join the commercial finance team to support the delivery of month end and reforecasts alongside annual budgets, partnering with our Senior Leaders and much more!

You'll will own the financial management of all headcount related costs plus all overheads (facilities, professional, training, product platform etc).   

This is an exciting period of change for Renaissance as we continue to grow across EMEA and APAC and looking for some true finance partnership to support our plans. 

 FP&A Financial Analyst Job Responsibilities:   

• Overall responsibility for the planning and execution of the quarterly reforecasting process in Adaptive Planning, including supporting the production of materials for review by the senior leadership teams
• Owning the Workday Adaptive Planning tool to develop management information and reporting that enhances business unit owners’ understanding of their numbers and the risk and opportunities around them  
• Own the tracking of headcount and payroll costs verses budget and forecast, including working with HR team to ensure all hiring is within plan.  
• Support the team to develop, monitor and manage divisional key performance indicators to be presented to Senior Leadership to share key trends and learnings.  
• Hold monthly meetings with budget owners holding them to account on their numbers, providing insightful analysis to help drive business efficiencies  
• Own the tracking of Capex spend for both internal people and external supplier spend  
• Take a lead role in automation using Adaptive Planning. 

Skills and experience required: 

• Essential requirements are:
  • Experience with Adaptive Planning
  • ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified

• A proven track record of delivering budgets and forecasts and P&L management in a commercial organization  
• Experience of utilising financial analysis and planning tools (such as Adaptive Planning), including adaptation of group reports for local use.  
• Strong excel skills and ability to transform discussions around plans and strategies into tangible business cases/financial plans  
• Reasonable knowledge around accounting principles, particularly around revenue recognition and capitalization of development costs  
• Hands-on, appetite for detail and building automation, allowing time for analysis and value-added activities
• Excellent organisational, planning, time management and project management skills

Additional information:  

This role will be based out of our London Head Office currently in Brentford (TW8 9AG) on a Hybrid Basis (1 Days a week, in office and 4 Days working from home) Please note the London office is due to move in 2026 to Hammersmith.  

We offer a competitive salary of up to £70,000 per annum, Plus lots of amazing benefits. 

Benefits: 

Pension & Insurance – all employees can participate in our salary sacrifice company pension scheme administrated by Aviva – where we will contribute 8% of your annual salary if you contribute just 3% to your pension. All employees are entitled to Life and income protection insurance  

Holiday and Bookable Leave - 22 days annual leave per annum, plus 3 complementary days to be used for our Christmas shutdown (usually between Christmas & New Year, plus UK statutory Bank Holidays. We also offer a day off for your birthday so you can celebrate in style, to be used in the month of your birthday. We also offer every UK based employee up to 5 paid volunteering days per year with a cause of your choice.    

Growth and development – extensive training opportunities for career progression across Renaissance Learning with great leaders looking to grow your career and allow you to flourish.       

Shopping & Working for Renaissance Perks - you’ll get instant access to a benefits and discount platform with 1000’s of discounts at retailers, leisure attractions, restaurants, and more through our portal provided by Reward Gateway.

Wellbeing & Health – We have a generous maternity/paternity/adoption leave and pay policy, employee assistance programme available 24/7 offering confidential support from counselling to legal and financial advice, including Family Support Services.

Renaissance UK Office benefits – All Hybrid working employees are entitled to apply for a season ticket loan, use the amazing cycle to work scheme where you can get on your bike for less, save money, and get fit - that’s a win-win for us! All UK Offices have fruit baskets delivered for all to enjoy a healthy snack each week.  

This is a UK, London based role, all candidates must reside and hold the right to work in the United Kingdom. (Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this position). 

We have an ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and have taken strides to become a more welcoming and inclusive workplace, including the introduction of our DEI Matters Network which is owned and driven by our staff. 

We are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within our organisation. 

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please contact us and we will talk this through with you. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to GDPR guidelines. Please note that we can only consider applicants who already hold a full work permit. 

This role is subject to DBS and background checks.