Financial Planning

3 days ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Pearson Full time

We are recruiting this FP&A Analyst role within Pearson Finance Services to support the UK Schools Sub division within the Assessment area. This role will prepare and deliver financial planning and analysis to business areas enabling effective business decisionmaking. This role will also be expected to contribute to aspects of the budgeting and forecasting cycle.

**To undertake this role, the following will be required**:

- Complete all deliverables in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner
- Understand data sources and data flows and how financial and non-financial data is presented
- Contribute to team effort and assist co-workers across PFS and all business divisions as necessary to enable effective delivery
- Help to create a work atmosphere conducive to collaborative working
- Maintain customer satisfaction by promptly following up on customers’ requests for information
- Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions and communicate these to your line manager

**Team Activities/Tasks**
- Complete the processing of all technical responsibilities (see below) in a timely, efficient and accurate manner
- Ensure the preparation of ad-hoc analysis/production of reports as requested to support accurate reporting and business decisions
- Preparing variance analysis against performance targets
- Preparing monthly management reporting packs (including but not limited to analysis of payroll and FTE)
- Monthly calendar of activities to be maintained as agreed and current view of deadlines and communicated to Finance Business Partners timely.
- Preparation of accruals / other adjustment journal entries as required
- Supporting in the Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting cycles through the preparation of analyses and system loads working with the BPO team to
- complete in line with strict deadlines
- Ensure performance targets are met and service is delivered to end-users as expected.
- Take proactive involvement in determining and implementing best practices
- Reconcile data between source ERPs and consolidated reporting tools (Oracle/Hyperion) and seeking explanations for significant variances
- Ad hoc reporting and analysis as required
- Preparing RFP cost models for potential or renewing clients and presenting these to stakeholders.
- Preparing monthly forecast and analysis for Finance Business Partners.

Pearson is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience.

We are also committed to building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce and encouraging equality and diversity.

The information you provide will stay confidential and be stored securely. It will not be seen by those involved in making decisions as part of the recruitment process.

**Qualifications**

**Mandatory Skills/Capabilities**
- Well developed analytical/variance analysis skills, proven ability to review and analyse financial data and explain results. Providing analysis to support decision making
- Understanding of financial control processes and functions
- Strong knowledge of materiality and ability to prioritise across competing agendas
- Strong accounting knowledge - A part qualified accountant with relevant experience in budgeting, planning, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis
- Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (v-lookups, sum-ifs, pivot tables etc.)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with both finance and non-finance professionals.
- Experience in finance ERP systems (Oracle preferred but not essential)
- A self-starter who is motivated to work under own initiative when required demonstrating initiative and sound judgement
- Demonstration of strong performance against targets and key performance indicators and an ability to focus on value-added activities
- Ability to work as part of a team, identifying and providing support to colleagues
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and to be able to prioritise to meet those deadlines
- Stakeholder management

**Desirable Skills/Capabilites**
- Experience working with and partnering, and presenting to stakeholders in multiple geographical locations and time zones;
- Ability to multitask; coordinating the delivery of multiple priorities in parallel across disparate teams and locations
- Experience using Oracle and Hyperion systems and SmartView tools

Pearson is an equal opportunities employer. We do not disc

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