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

Pearson; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 90,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This role emphasizes building clearer processes, reporting and decision support in a growth-focused environment. This role requires strong FP&A foundations, analytical ability, and the confidence to challenge constructively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• MBA, CPA or CFA is preferred rather than essential.
• Experience with Essbase, Oracle or Salesforce is helpful; AI in work is valued.

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

Financial advisory

Excel

Financial modelling

Scenario analysis

Stakeholder management

Commercial judgement

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 its Enterprise finance team in the United States. You will own planning and performance activity while partnering with leaders across HR, strategy, sales, delivery and product.

This role emphasizes building clearer processes, reporting and decision support in a growth-focused environment. This role requires strong FP&A foundations, analytical ability, and the confidence to challenge constructively.