Job Description

Pearson Finance is one finance team, improving Pearson’s performance, through finance excellence as stewards of value. We combine world-class finance skills with a commercial focus and a continuous improvement mindset. Our strategic priorities centre around data and storytelling, being trusted advisors to shape business outcomes, driving efficiency through continuous improvement, automation and standardization, and finally to mitigate risk as we partner with the rest of the business to drive execution of Pearson’s overall strategy.About the RoleWe are recruiting this role within Pearson Finance Services (PFS) to support with the preparation and delivery of financial planning and analysis to business areas, whilst enabling effective business decision making. This role will also be expected to contribute to aspects of the budgeting and forecasting cycle.Key Responsibilities include:Take ownership of the budget and forecasting process, including meeting with the business to agree compensation, discretionary and capital expenditure plans.Prepare forecast summary reporting packs for the business with analysis and commentary.Input into the annual strategic planning process through preparation of analysis and other information to enable collation of the plan.Prepare key month end management reporting packs for decision making / disclosure to market.Monthly and quarterly consolidation of management information packs across business areas and roll up to group level showing performance against budget, forecast and prior year