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Financial Control Analyst
Pearson
Belfast, , Ireland
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Description
Summary of role:
• The PFS Financial Control UK team is responsible for 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:
• The PFS Financial Control UK team is responsible for all UK month-end close activities, group reporting and balance sheet 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.
• The Financial Control Analyst will ensure the effective review, control, analysis and reporting of all operating costs to produce the monthly and annual results and other analysis as required for all UK Pearson entities, working closely with key managers and finance teams across all divisions of Pearson UK.
• Performance of activities to the highest standards. Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Main activities/responsibilities:
• Complete 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 Stakeholder satisfaction by promptly following up on Stakeholders’ requests for information.
• Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions and communicate these to the manager.
• Recognises issues, highlights them to relevant colleagues and takes initiative to solve
• Take proactive involvement in determining and implementing best practices.
• Ensure all processes are kept well-documented.
Technical activities/responsibilities:
• General Accounting
• Support of the month end close process for all divisions of Pearson UK
• Lead on the simplification of recharges, ensuring any such requirements are eliminated at source or automated where possible
• Review of month end postings for quality, identifying necessary material adjustments required and requesting necessary journal entries)
• Coordinate and review work of outsourced FP&A support team
• Maintenance of effective system of internal controls including compliance with all internal and external requirements
• Lead on complex revenue calculations during the month end close
• Assist with Annual Desktop Procedure (DTP) review and write up for any new processes created or transitioned to IBM.
• Significant interaction with business units, enabling functions, and auditors.
• Ensure timing and classification of entries are correct and that accounting treatment within business units is consistent.
• Ensure that corporate policies and procedures are consistently applied.
• The Financial Control Analyst will also be responsible for the delivery of ad-hoc projects and reporting requirements of the wider PFS Financial Control UK team.
Qualifications and experience required:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field. Minimum of three (3) years of related experience and pursuing an accountancy qualification.
Ability to develop skills in the following areas. Prior knowledge or experience an advantage.
• Finance function and accounting operations, financial management and management accounting
• Budgeting, planning, forecasting and management reporting (including variance analysis)
• Detailed knowledge around finance function processes (RTR, PTP, OTC)
• Flexibility to meet tight and changing deadlines.
Expected results:
• Strong working relationship with the Finance Business Partnering teams supported
• Delivery of all work to agreed Service Level Agreements
• Process improvement over time including simplification and standardisation.
all UK month-end close activities, group reporting and balance sheet 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.
The Financial Control Analyst will ensure the effective review, control, analysis and reporting of all operating costs to produce the monthly and annual results and other analysis as required for all UK Pearson entities, working closely with key managers and finance teams across all divisions of Pearson UK.
Performance of activities to the highest standards. Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Main activities/responsibilities:
• Complete 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 Stakeholder satisfaction by promptly following up on Stakeholders’ requests for information.
• Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions and communicate these to the manager.
• Recognises issues, highlights them to relevant colleagues and takes initiative to solve
• Take proactive involvement in determining and implementing best practices.
• Ensure all processes are kept well-documented.
Technical activities/responsibilities:
• General Accounting
• Support of the month end close process for all divisions of Pearson UK
• Lead on the simplification of recharges, ensuring any such requirements are eliminated at source or automated where possible
• Review of month end postings for quality, identifying necessary material adjustments required and requesting necessary journal entries)
• Coordinate and review work of outsourced FP&A support team
• Maintenance of effective system of internal controls including compliance with all internal and external requirements
• Lead on complex revenue calculations during the month end close
• Assist with Annual Desktop Procedure (DTP) review and write up for any new processes created or transitioned to IBM.
• Significant interaction with business units, enabling functions, and auditors.
• Ensure timing and classification of entries are correct and that accounting treatment within business units is consistent.
• Ensure that corporate policies and procedures are consistently applied.
• The Financial Control Analyst will also be responsible for the delivery of ad-hoc projects and reporting requirements of the wider PFS Financial Control UK team.
Qualifications and experience required:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field. Minimum of three (3) years of related experience and pursuing an accountancy qualification.
Ability to develop skills in the following areas. Prior knowledge or experience an advantage.
• Finance function and accounting operations, financial management and management accounting
• Budgeting, planning, forecasting and management reporting (including variance analysis)
• Detailed knowledge around finance function processes (RTR, PTP, OTC)
• Flexibility to meet tight and changing deadlines.
Expected results:
• Strong working relationship with the Finance Business Partnering teams supported
• Delivery of all work to agreed Service Level Agreements
• Process improvement over time including simplification and standardisation.
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.
Qualifications
Required skills:
Demonstrated aptitude to develop the following skills. Prior knowledge or experience an advantage.
The Business of Pearson:
• Commercially aware
• Digitally focused
• Driven by consumer and learner requirements
Working in One Pearson:
• Organizationally agile
• Influences without authority
• Prioritizes and makes effective decisions
• Builds relationships
Efficacy:
• Outcomes oriented
• Continuously improves
• Evidence informed
Functional Capabilities:
• Financial reporting
• Business translation
• Data analysis
Technology:*Pearson-specific
• Oracle: Business Suite, OBIEE/database reporting
• Hyperion: Essbase, Smartview, Fusion
• Prime*
• EdNA*
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, e.g., Excel and Word