Pearson VUE

Manager, Financial Reporting, Planning and Analysis

Pearson VUE
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeBelfast • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting within a structured finance environment, while effectively managing a team and fostering stakeholder relationships. Proven ability to deliver accurate management information and identify process efficiencies through analytical capabilities and governance standards.

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Financial ReportingForecastingBudgetingStakeholder ManagementTeam Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting for assigned Corporate Functions divisions
  • Lead division-level planning cycles and ensure complete, accurate delivery to agreed timelines
  • Oversee month-end close activities, reconciliations and variance analysis
  • Manage three FP&A analysts, allocating work, tracking progress and reviewing quality
  • Coach team members and support continuous improvement in accuracy and efficiency
  • Provide decision-ready management information to Finance Business Partners and business leaders
  • Maintain finance governance, control and documentation standards
  • Identify process efficiencies and support appropriate AI-enabled automation opportunities
  • Develop trusted stakeholder relationships across HR, Legal, Finance, Strategy and CBO

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Demonstrable FP&A experience covering management reporting, forecasting and budgeting in a structured finance environment
  • Experience owning recurring finance processes with accountability for accuracy, timeliness and compliance
  • Experience leading or supervising a small team, including allocation, coaching and quality review
  • Strong analytical capability across variances, trends and data inconsistencies
  • Confidence producing management information for Finance Business Partners and senior stakeholders
  • Strong stakeholder management, including constructive challenge and relationship building
  • Integrity, accountability and sound judgement within established controls
  • Ability to manage competing deadlines, dependencies and operational issues
  • A qualified or part-qualified accountancy background such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA is desirable
  • Strong qualified-by-experience candidates will also be considered
  • Experience in a matrixed or deadline-driven organisation is helpful

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Hybrid working two days per week in the Belfast office
  • Autonomy to manage your team
  • Broad exposure across five Corporate Functions divisions
  • Opportunity to shape the quality, consistency and usefulness of finance delivery
  • Partnership with visible senior stakeholders across the organisation

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Hard Skills
Management ReportingVariance AnalysisData AnalysisProcess ImprovementAI-Enabled Automation
Soft Skills
Analytical CapabilityIntegrityAccountabilityJudgementRelationship Building
Certifications & Qualifications
ACAACCACIMA
Industry Keywords
FP&AFinance GovernanceComplianceMatrixed OrganizationDeadline-Driven Environment