Finance Manager BTEC & Apprenticeships Description At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology - and each other to surpass these boundaries - we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small. Key responsibilities Act as part of the Business Partnering team to provide financial support to the BTEC & Apprenticeship division to drive planning and overall performance. Support Finance Director, BTEC & Apprenticeships as a business partner and advisor to the BTEC and Apprenticeship Senior Leadership Team, advising on financial matters and ensuring delivery of business and operational objectives Support Finance Director, BTEC & Apprenticeships in providing insight and analysis to the business to aid forward looking decision making Oversight of actual monthly results and KPIs and informed and insightful commentary thereon. Highlight key risks and opportunities Support decisions on project and portfolio investments, ensuring they are measured against financial targets Identify and address operational improvement and cost saving opportunities. Contribute and support to Finance transformation initiatives as required Develop & prepare financial business cases supporting the divisional directors, with support from Pearson's Financial Shared Service centre in Belfast (PFS). Support decisions on pipeline investments, ensuring they are measured against financial targets Work collaboratively with PFS to deliver key reporting, planning and forecasting processes providing accurate and timely future facing data on which to base decisions Understand the businesses regulatory and audit requirements and ensure they are adhered to Pearson is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience. We are also committed to building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce and encouraging equality and diversity. The information you provide will stay confidential, and be stored securely. It will not be seen by those involved in making decisions as part of the recruitment process. Qualifications Qualifications Qualified accountant with demonstrable experience in management accounting role Strong understanding of materiality and ability to prioritise across competing agendas Ability to identify business risks and implementation of tactics to mitigate Ability to conduct investment analysis and capital asset evaluation Understanding of financial control, business performance management and process optimisation and experience of working in more than one of these areas An understanding of putting internal financial results into an external market context Understanding of finance specialist areas: tax, treasury, M&A, compliance, corporate governance and ability to utilise proper judgement to involve them as necessary Experience working in a multi-national matrix organisation an advantage Skills Communication: strong verbal and written skills within finance, across the organisation and with external parties Influence: presence and confidence to interact with senior management. Ability to leverage influence across teams and cultures Collaboration: with other internal teams and third party providers. Decision Making: understanding materiality, complex and uncertain situation, prioritisation Time Management: ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines, producing a high standard of work with attention to detail Analytics focused: organising information and manipulating data to identify/explain trends, problems and mitigating actions Fluent English speaker LI-CK1 Primary

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GB-GB-London Work Locations: GB-London-80 Strand 80 Strand London WC2R 0RL Job: Finance Organization: Finance Employee Status: Regular Employee Job Type: Standard Shift: Day Job Job Posting: Sep 16, 2019 Job Unposting: Ongoing Schedule: Full-time Regular Req ID: 1912150 Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.