Lead Specialist, Finance Business Partner

Pearson VUE

. Provide strategic financial support to Pearson’s US Higher Education Portfolio and Content teams .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • United StatesSenior💰 $89,600 - $166,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), budgeting, and forecasting, with a strong ability to communicate financial insights to non-finance stakeholders. Proficient in advanced Excel and financial modeling, leveraging AI tools to enhance financial processes and reporting.

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingFinancial ModelingData AnalysisRevenue PlanningGross-Margin AnalysisProfitability ModelingAd Hoc AnalysisBusiness PlanningDriver-Based Models

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationFinancial StorytellingCommercial CuriosityAutonomyStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

ExcelAI Tools

Industry Keywords

Corporate FinanceEducationPublishingSubscriptionPlatformSaaS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic financial support to Pearson’s US Higher Education Portfolio and Content teams
Own the annual operating expense budget and rolling forecast
Own capital investment budget and forecasting, including risks, trade-offs and prioritization
Build, maintain and present monthly reporting for business stakeholders
Support revenue planning and analysis and own the core revenue model
Build and improve revenue, gross-margin and profitability models
Provide ad hoc analysis for strategic and commercial decisions
Partner with business leaders across investment, pricing, channel and growth decisions
Use advanced Excel, data and AI-enabled approaches to improve speed, quality and insight
Improve models, automate reporting and develop forward-looking views across Portfolio, Content, Finance and cross-functional teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, corporate finance or comparable experience
Strong budgeting, forecasting and business-planning experience
Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability, including driver-based models
Commercial curiosity and confidence working directly with business leaders
Strong communication and financial storytelling for non-finance audiences
Demonstrated end-to-end ownership and autonomy
Experience operating across multiple stakeholders in a matrix or global organization
Practical experience using AI tools to improve finance work
Education, publishing, subscription, platform or SaaS experience is helpful, not essential
Candidates in the United States; East Coast time zone preferred, but other US locations may be considered

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual incentive program
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