Senior Financial Control Analyst

Pearson Education; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Pearson as a Senior Financial Control Analyst and play a key role in shaping financial operations within a global leader in learning. In this hybrid position based in Manchester, you will lead royalty reporting and compliance tasks while collaborating with various business units to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong knowledge of FRS101 and IFRS.
• Experience in financial reporting and control processes.
• Proficient in advanced Excel functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the review, control and reporting of royalties.
• Manage daily, weekly, and monthly royalty tasks.
• Collaborate with business units and auditors.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Excel

Financial Control

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

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Job Description

Senior Financial Control Analyst - Join a Global Leader in Learning!

Location: Considering applicants in Belfast (UK) & Manila (Philippines)

Hybrid Work Schedule - 2 office days per week

Transform learning. Shape your future. Join Pearson.

At Pearson, we believe learning is the most powerful force for change in the world. As the world's leading learning company, we're on a mission to help everyone realise their potential through learning. With over 20,000 employees delivering world-class digital content, learning experiences, assessments and qualifications in nearly 200 countries, we're driving progress through education.

About Pearson Financial Services (PFS)

PFS is our global centre of excellence for FP&A and financial control. We partner with the business, Finance teams and Group Reporting to deliver best-in-class financial support and insight. Our Financial Reporting & Control team leads the month-end close, group reporting, audit and balance sheet control across UK, North America, Europe and APAC, while also driving process improvements globally.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented Senior Financial Control Analyst to join our high-performing Financial Reporting & Control team. In this role, you'll lead and support a range of core finance activities, from royalties reporting and compliance to stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the review, control and reporting of royalties, producing monthly and annual results.
• Manage daily, weekly and monthly royalty tasks.
• Coordinate and review the output from our BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) team.
• Prepare and review journals, ensuring correct coding and adequate backup.
• Deliver ad-hoc royalty analysis and expense reports for business, group and tax purposes.
• Support the preparation of royalty budgets.
• Collaborate extensively with business units, enabling functions, and auditors.
• Complete compliance reporting and contribute to SOX controls.
• Assist with documentation (Desktop Procedure updates) for transitioned or new processes.
• Identify issues and take initiative to resolve them.
• Support internal and external stakeholder requests with timely, accurate information.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-integrity work environment.
• Promote and implement continuous improvement and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies, internal controls, and documentation standards.

What We're Looking For:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of FRS101 and IFRS.
• Sound understanding of financial control and reporting processes.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High attention to detail with an outcome-focused mindset.
• Advanced Excel user (VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, Pivot Tables, Macros, etc.).
• Experience with Finance ERP systems (Oracle, Hyperion highly desirable).

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience leading or managing a small team.
• Background in royalties and sub rights accounting.
• Previous work in a service delivery or shared services environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Ready to take your finance career to the next level? Apply today!

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About Us

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: https://plc.pearson.com/

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