Financial Control Analyst
4 weeks ago
Financial Control Analyst
Permanent
Considering applications from candidates in Belfast & Manila.
Work Schedule - Hybrid
About Pearson Financial Services (PFS)
PFS is Pearson’s centre of excellence of all FP&A and financial control activity. We partner with the business, Finance business partners and group reporting to provide outstanding financial support and service.
The PFS Financial Reporting & Control team is responsible for the UK and North America month-end close activities, group reporting, audit, balance sheet and P&L control. The team is also responsible for end-to-end process control and, where necessary, process redesign and improvement across our UK and offshore teams.
About the role
Reporting to the Director Financial Control, the Financial Control analyst will be responsible for:
Production of monthly and annual results for divisions, working closely with key divisional managers and finance teams
Own the review of all daily, weekly and monthly reporting to ensure that reports are accurate and relevant
Review work delivered by the BPO team
Review and approve journals ensuring they maintain relevant and appropriate back up and are correctly coded
Prepare ad-hoc analysis / production of reports as requested to support accurate reporting and support business, group, and tax decision
Assist with SOX compliance, as required
Assist with Annual Desktop Procedure (DTP) review and write up for any new processes created or transitioned to BPO
About you
If you are part qualified or recently qualified and are a self-starter looking to join a business where you can drive continuous improvement and continue to develop your financial control skills then we would love to hear from you.
We are open to assistant accountants, financial control or audit-based backgrounds that are looking to make their move into FTSE 100. Our roles offer training and continuous career development so apply today
Key requirements
Core understanding and experience of financial control processes and functions
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with both finance and non-finance professionals
Ability to maintain a strong focus on results and outcomes and prioritise work effectively.
Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (v-lookups, sum-ifs, pivot tables, macros etc.)
Experience in using Finance ERP systems
Your rewards & benefits
We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families, too.
Your dedicated talent partner will go through these with you in detail.
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What to expect from Pearson
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