Senior Finance Business Partner, FP&A & Strategy (Remote)

Pearson; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Remote work

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Enterprise finance team in the United States. You will own core planning and performance activity while partnering with leaders across HR, strategy, sales, delivery and product.

The role emphasizes improving processes and decision support in a growth-focused environment. The position requires strong FP&A foundations, ownership of budgeting and forecasting, and the ability to challenge constructively.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A or financial advisory experience in a large, matrixed or fast-moving organisation.
• Evidence of working effectively with non-finance stakeholders and influencing senior decisions.
• Excellent logical problem-solving, analytical and commercial judgement.
• Advanced Excel skills, financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Ability to turn complex data into clear insight and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-term planning.
• Provide variance analysis, performance commentary and decision-ready financial insight.
• Partner with operational leaders on business cases, investments, pricing and cost optimisation.
• Produce timely management accounts, KPI dashboards and month-end analysis.
• Support strategic and operational planning for the Enterprise business.
• Improve reporting, forecasting and finance workflows through standardisation and automation.
• Build practical cross-functional solutions, including workforce and hiring-data visibility.
• Maintain strong controls, governance and alignment with group finance requirements.

Skills

FP&A experience

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Commercial judgment

Process improvement

Communication

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

MBA, CPA or CFA preferred

Tools

Essbase

Oracle

Salesforce

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Enterprise finance team in the United States. You will own core planning and performance activity while partnering with leaders across HR, strategy, sales, delivery and product.

The role emphasizes improving processes and decision support in a growth-focused environment. The position requires strong FP&A foundations, ownership of budgeting and forecasting, and the ability to challenge constructively.