FP&A CoE Staff Costs Senior Analyst

Role Purpose

The FP&A CoE Staff Costs Senior Analyst provides high-quality staff cost reporting, reconciliations, modelling support and data integrity across the entire organisation, including English & Exams (E&E), Cultural Engagement (CE), Professional Services (PS) and Corporate HQ. The role strengthens the core staff cost capability within the FP&A Centre of Excellence (CoE), ensuring financial data that underpins workforce planning, forecasting and reporting is accurate, consistent and aligned with corporate standards.

Working under the CoE Staff Costs Manager, the postholder supports the delivery of standardised staff cost processes across SAP, Anaplan and consolidated reporting tools. This includes reconciling workforce datasets, preparing variance insights, and maintaining aligned structures for FTE, headcount, NPW and pay components.

The role acts as a key data partner to Business Decision Support (BDS) teams, regional finance teams and HR/People Function teams, ensuring that staff cost information provided to the business is complete, accurate and actionable.

The FP&A CoE Staff Costs Senior Analyst provides financial and data support that enables informed decision-making relating to workforce changes, organisational design, pay and reward, recruitment, attrition and cost optimisation. It contributes to a consistent, centrally governed staff cost planning framework across the organisation.

Role Accountabilities

Staff Costs Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

Support the execution of staff costs planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. Assist in updating driver-based models for workforce movements, pay inflation and attrition. Prepare scenario modelling inputs based on defined assumptions and templates. Prepare standardised staff costs data extracts and reporting packs for BDS teams. Produce initial variance analysis, identifying trends, anomalies, or unexpected movements in staff costs. Maintain structured, consistent datasets for use in forecasts, plans and monthly reporting.

Staff Costs Data Quality & Oversight

Flag data discrepancies, anomalies or inconsistencies to the Staff Costs Manager. Maintain documentation, version control and audit trails for reconciliations. Apply data definitions for FTE, headcount, NPW, pay components and banding consistency. Maintain oversight over the reconciliations of staff costs data across SAP, Anaplan and workforce datasets.

Modelling, Scenario Analysis & Decision Support

Maintain staff cost models to support business cases, structural changes, operating model design, estates changes, centre openings/closures, and delivery model shifts. Prepare scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis for reward changes, policy updates, workforce restructures, and long-term strategic planning. Work alongside the People Function (HR) to model changes to pay frameworks, benefits, allowances, compensation structures and tax implications. Deliver insight-ready modelling that leadership and BDS teams can use for decision-making.

Stakeholder Management & Influence

Act as the point of contact for staff cost data and modelling questions from BDS, Regional Finance, HR and senior leadership teams. Translate complex staff-cost analyses into clear, actionable insights for non-finance colleagues. Build effective working relationships across global, regional and in-country teams to ensure accurate and timely flow of workforce data.

Governance, Controls & Internal Assurance

Execute standard CoE processes, workflows and templates consistently across SBUs and regions. Ensure alignment with data governance protocols and workforce-related master data structures. Identify process bottlenecks and share feedback with the Process Excellence team.

Knowledge & Experience

Education

Essential:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Recognised International Accounting or Finance qualification or equivalent such as a relevant Accountancy or Finance degree

Desirable:

• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Experience

Essential:

• Significant experience (approx. 2-4 years) in financial data analysis, FP&A, management accounting or similar
• Ability to work with complex financial datasets across multiple business units
• Experience with Anaplan or similar EPM platforms
• Capability in financial modelling, forecasting and analytics

Desirable:

• Track record of delivering accurate financial reporting and analysis to tight deadlines.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP platforms.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a matrix or multi‑country organisational context.

Important Information

• Location: India, Poland, Nigeria, Malaysia
• Contract Type: Indefinite
• Pay band: Grade 7
• Poland Monthly Salary Band: 11,230PLN – 14,040PLN
• Department: Financial Planning & Analysis
• Right to Work Requirements: You must have the legal right to work in the location in which the role is based
• Languages: The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.

Closing date for applications:

Sunday 11 October 2026 (23.59 British Summer Time, BST)

Sunday 11 October 2026 (23.59 West Africa Time, WAT)

Monday 12 October 2026 (00.59 Central European Summer Time, CEST)

Monday 12 October 2026 (06.59 Malaysia Time, MYT)