Pearson
FP&MI Finance Manager
🇬🇧 Remote - GB
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Finance
🗓️ December 29th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Deliver monthly management reporting including divisional and Board packs.
- Review monthly financial results and investigate variances.
- Support preparation and verification of Group Prelims, Interims, and Annual Report disclosures.
- Assist with group consolidations and review divisional plans.
- Collaborate with various Finance teams such as BPM, PFS, Group Reporting, and Investor Relations.
- Must hold a recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or MBA and have 2+ years post-qualification experience.
- Require advanced Excel modelling skills and experience with data visualization tools.
- Experience with group reporting/consolidation systems, preferably Oracle or Hyperion.
- Strong commercial mindset with ability to communicate financial insights clearly to senior leaders.
- Work closely with Pearson Financial Services (PFS) and cross-functional finance partners.
FP&MI Finance Manager Full Description
About the Role
We're looking for a Finance Manager to join Pearson's Group Planning and Management Information team. In this role, you'll provide critical financial insight to the CFO, Deputy CFO, Executive Team, and Board , enabling informed decision-making across the business.
You will prepare accurate management reporting , deliver robust forecasts , and support the verification of key external financial communications. This is a high-impact role with visibility at the most senior levels of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities Management Reporting & Analysis
Deliver monthly internal management reporting templates, including divisional trading packs, group management packs, and Board reports
Review monthly results, identify anomalies, and follow up variances with business units
Prepare Group month-end results and monthly management reporting for Board and Executive review
Provide ad hoc analysis to support leadership decision-making
External Reporting & Verification
Support preparation of Group Prelims, Interims, and Annual Report, including relevant disclosures (e.g., WACC)
Provide ad hoc support to Investor Relations
Verify accuracy of financial and operational data included in external announcements, presentations, and annual reporting
Financial Planning
Support group consolidations and reporting
Review divisional and group plans, highlight anomalies, and follow up as required
Collaboration & General Activity
Work closely with colleagues across Finance, including BPM, PFS, Group Reporting, Financial Control, GPO, and Centres of Excellence
Partner with teams such as Investor Relations, Reward, and Group Strategy
Participate in the Financial Planning & Reporting community, including monthly FP&R meetings
Essential Skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong commercial mindset â able to extract insight from financial data
Excellent communication and storytelling skills; able to tailor narratives for senior audiences
Broad finance understanding with the ability to identify when to draw on specialist expertise
Strong stakeholder management with confidence to challenge constructively
Highly organised, adaptable, and accountable; able to work effectively in fast-changing environments
Qualifications & Experience
Recognised accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or MBA
2+ years PQE
Complex Excel modelling capabilities
Experience with data visualisation tools or techniques
Experience with group reporting/consolidation systems (Oracle/Hyperion preferred)
About the Team
The Group Planning and Management Information team delivers internal financial reporting, forecasting, and planning for Pearson's Board and senior leadership. The team defines reporting requirements, oversees planning processes, prepares group-level outputs, and verifies financial information used in external communications.
The team works closely with Pearson Financial Services (PFS) in Belfast and collaborates with the Group Financial Reporting team and other finance partners across the organisation.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.
Job:
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Job Family: ENTERPRISE
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