Senior FP&A Partner – Remote, Growth Finance Leader

Pearson; Charleston (WV); 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. This remote role supports a high-visibility business and reports to the Finance Director, Enterprise.

You will own core planning and performance activity, partnering with HR, strategy, sales, delivery and product leaders. The role blends FP&A foundations with commercial judgement and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A or financial advisory experience in large or fast-moving organisations.
• 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.
• A proactive approach to improving processes and delivering through ambiguity.
• Clear communication, constructive challenge and dependable ownership.
• 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; openness to AI 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 cross-functional solutions, including workforce and hiring-data visibility.
• Maintain strong controls, governance and alignment with group finance requirements.

Skills

FP&A experience

Stakeholder influence

Analytical skills

Excel modelling

Data to insight

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Finance degree

MBA/CPA/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. This remote role supports a high-visibility business and reports to the Finance Director, Enterprise.

You will own core planning and performance activity, partnering with HR, strategy, sales, delivery and product leaders. The role blends FP&A foundations with commercial judgement and process improvements.