Job Overview
Location
Mauritius, Rwanda or Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Finance
Date Posted
May 6, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Senior Financial Analyst at ALU Education Inc., you will bring business acumen and commercial judgment to the Financial Performance & Reporting team, owning the topline revenue intelligence function and transforming reconciled data into performance narratives for institutional leaders.
- • Day to day, you will own the monthly revenue performance reporting cycle, develop and maintain revenue intelligence dashboards, track student cohort revenue trends, identify revenue risks and opportunities, lead preparation of monthly management accounts and quarterly Board financial packs, conduct variance analysis, reconcile statutory financial statements with management accounts, own donor financial reporting end-to-end, co-lead the annual budgeting cycle, maintain rolling revenue forecasts, and act as a thought partner to academic and operational leaders on financial performance.
- • ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose, with students declaring missions, not majors, and developing real-world skills to tackle global challenges through a peer and student-led approach. The ALU Team works from first principles, empowering individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas while building something entirely new with passion and dedication to student safety and well-being.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in financial reporting and analysis, strengthen your ability to translate complex financial data into clear narratives for non-finance audiences, gain experience in donor and grant reporting within an international education context, and contribute to strategic decision-making through financial modeling and scenario analysis while partnering with cross-functional teams across academia, fundraising, and operations.
🎯 Requirements
- • 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 with demonstrated business partnering experience
- • Strong financial reporting and analysis skills including variance analysis, management accounts, and Board reporting
- • Experience working with revenue-generating operations such as student fees, subscriptions, or project-based income
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate financial complexity into clear narratives for non-finance audiences
- • Experience managing donor or grant financial reporting including budget vs actuals and utilisation tracking
- • Strong grounding in financial accounting and reporting principles with ability to challenge and validate underlying numbers
- • Prior experience in audit (Big Four preferred) or 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 with 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 with understanding of transaction flow into reporting
- • Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to enforce deadlines and challenge slippage constructively
🏖️ Benefits
- • Opportunity to work with a mission-driven higher education institution focused on developing real-world skills to address global challenges
- • Hybrid work flexibility with options to be based in Mauritius, Rwanda, or remotely
- • Exposure to international development and non-profit financial environments through donor and grant reporting
- • Collaboration with world-class faculty and staff in an innovative academic setting that empowers student-led learning
- • Professional growth in financial performance analysis, Board reporting, and strategic finance partnership within a rapidly evolving organization
- • Engagement with advanced financial tools including NetSuite, Google Suite, Excel, SQL, Salesforce, and potential Power BI experience
Skills & Technologies
Senior
Remote
Degree Required
About ALU Education Inc.
ALU Education Inc. is a California-based, accredited university that delivers competency-based undergraduate and graduate programs in business and law through an online, project-driven platform. The institution emphasizes peer leadership, real-world impact projects, and self-paced learning with regional accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission, aiming to expand access to affordable higher education across Africa and beyond.
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