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Associate Financial Analyst - Vendor Support
Pearson
Belfast, , Ireland
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Description
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Summary of role:
● Performance of activity to the highest standards. Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Ensuring maintenance of customer satisfaction on an ongoing basis.
Complexity of work managed: standard/routine. High attention to detail required in relation to exec-reports & rent payables
Main activities/responsibilities:
● Complete the processing of all technical responsibilities (see below) in a timely, efficient and accurate manner
● Contribute to team effort and assist co-workers as needed to balance workloads
● Help to create a work atmosphere conducive to a high degree of integrity and teamwork
● Maintain customer satisfaction by promptly following up on customers’ requests for information.
● Ensure SLAs are met and service is delivered to end users as expected.
● Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions and communicate these to the Team Leader.
● Take proactive involvement in determining and implementing best practices
Qualifications
Technical activities/responsibilities:
Vendor Support:
● Evaluate contracts for effective financial treatment
● Determine the appropriate Opex/Capex split
● Prepare periodic financial forecasts/budgets
● Prepare periodic reports for large vendors
● Calculate and post the apportionment of costs for large complex contracts with budgets shared between business units (eg AWS, Century Link, Akamai, Level 3)
● Request accruals / reclassification entries / other adjustments (including review of month end postings for quality, identifying necessary material adjustments required and requesting necessary journal entries)
● Ad-hoc AP/vendor analysis and systems interrogation and to become the team SME in AP activity & queries
Facilities/Rent
● Process rent payments for NA facilities and obtain all necessary payment approvals
● Maintain master schedule of rent payables & payments and prepare any related reconciliations
Enabling Functions Reporting
● Assist with EF monthly cost reports
● Assist with monthly EF COO report
Expected results:
● Strong working relationship with the Finance Business Partnering team supported
● Delivery of all work to agreed Service Level Agreements
● Process improvement over time including simplification and standardization