Finance Manager, Enterprise

Finance Manager – Enterprise About Us: We are a FTSE 100 company at the forefront of innovation and global leadership in Education Technology sector. As part of our continued growth, we recently consolidated various assets from around our organisation to focus on growing our Enterprise proposition in our renamed Enterprise Learning & Skills Business Unit, focused on delivering high‑impact solutions to large‑scale clients. This new team is central to our long‑term strategic ambitions, and we are looking for a dynamic Finance Manager to help shape its success. Position Overview This is a rare opportunity to be a central part of a Commercial Finance function for a newly created sub‑business unit. Reporting to the Finance Director for the business unit, you will play a pivotal role in driving performance and developing the transformation of finance processes. This role combines expert knowledge and commercial insight, and the opportunity to influence a high‑growth, high‑visibility part of the organisation. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, commercially focused setting and can combine strong analytical skills with business partnering expertise. Key Responsibilities Own the preparation and delivery of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long‑term plans. Provide high‑quality financial insight, variance analysis, and performance commentary. Support the FD with the development and delivery of the Enterprise BU's strategic and operational financial planning. Work closely with operational leaders to challenge assumptions, improve financial outcomes, and support commercial initiatives. Present financial results and recommendations to senior management clearly and confidently. Provide financial guidance on new business cases, investments, pricing, and cost optimisation. Produce accurate, timely monthly management accounts and KPI dashboards. Ensure compliance with internal controls, group accounting policies, and governance requirements. Liaise with central finance, FP&A, and shared service teams to ensure alignment and consistency. Drive continuous improvement across reporting, forecasting, and financial processes. Contribute to system enhancements, automation initiatives, and data integrity improvements. Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and streamline workflows. Support collaboration across cross‑functional teams within a large FTSE100 structure. Build strong relationships based on credibility, reliability, and commercial acumen. Ensure financial control, compliance, and alignment with group standards and regulatory frameworks. Skills, Experience & Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; an MBA, CPA, or CFA is highly preferred. Strong FP&A and business partnering experience, ideally within a large corporate or matrix organisation. Excellent analytical capabilities with proven ability to turn data into insight. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders. High proficiency in Excel and financial modelling. Experience with ERP and reporting tools (Hyperion Essbase, Oracle, Salesforce, Tableau, etc.) a huge plus. Proven track record of improving processes and delivering high‑quality outputs under tight deadlines. Structured, disciplined approach to work, with attention to detail. Experience supporting operational, commercial, or transformation teams. Exposure to project finance, investment appraisal, or strategic planning. Leadership Capabilities Ability to Influence Others – identify the agendas, concerns, and motivations of interested others, and position ideas and arguments to address them. Proactively cultivate networks with key individuals across functions to gain support for ideas. Communication – communicate financial information and concepts in a clear, precise, thorough manner to meet the needs of both finance and non‑finance audiences. Accountability and Ownership – prioritize, balance, organize and allocate time, actions, and resources to generate significant positive results and achieve critical goals, even in fast‑moving or uncertain situations. Collaboration and Partnering – identify opportunities and take actions to build relationships between own area and other teams/departments to help achieve business goals. Change Management Capability – understand the change management process and influence and lead others to embrace change positively in support of organisational objectives. Prioritization – juggle many priorities and competing demands for one's time. Understand the importance of materiality when prioritizing work. Personal Attributes Commercially minded with strong attention to detail. Proactive, curious, and able to challenge constructively. Comfortable working with ambiguity and driving clarity. Strong sense of ownership and accountability. Collaborative team player who builds positive relationships. Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. The minimum full‑time salary range is between $110,000 to $120,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here. Applications will be accepted through December 1, 2025. This window may be extended depending on business needs. Who we are At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realise the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world’s lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson. Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E‑Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com. Job: FinanceJob Family: FINANCEOrganization: Enterprise Learning & SkillsSchedule: FULL_TIMEWorkplace Type: RemoteReq ID: 21782#LI‑REMOTE #J-18808-Ljbffr