Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Pearson; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager - Global Property & Facilities

Belfast City Centre, BT1 & considering candidates across the UK.

Hybrid Working (2 days a week in the office, flexible options available)

About the Role

Are you a strategic thinker with a strong financial background, adept at partnering across diverse teams to deliver business results?

Pearson is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to support our Property Function and play a pivotal role in the financial management of Pearson's Property & Facilities Portfolio.

In this role, you will act as a trusted business partner to the Finance, Technology, and Property & Facilities teams, delivering financial insights, modelling business cases, and contributing to strategic decision-making. You will also lead a small team of finance professionals and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment where innovation and collaboration drive success.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning:

• Develop business cases that align with Pearson's strategic direction and resource allocation.
• Provide financial insights to reduce uncertainty and anticipate risks.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Track program financials, including costs and benefits, to update budgets and forecasts.
• Deliver accurate business case analyses to guide strategic planning.

Financial Analysis:

• Analyse key value drivers, risks, and outcomes to support decision-making.
• Present financial results and recommendations to senior leadership teams.

Investment Analysis & Allocation:

• Evaluate property and facilities investments, ensuring alignment with long-term goals.
• Communicate analysis clearly to non-finance professionals to drive cost-saving decisions.

Cost Management:

• Collaborate on business cases to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Prepare analysis to challenge costs and enable informed decision-making.

People Management:

• Lead, develop, and motivate a team of finance professionals.
• Conduct regular development reviews and foster an environment of positive change.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with demonstrable experience is essential.
• Team management experience in a multi-national matrix organization.
• Deep accounting knowledge, including IFRS16 and other relevant standards.
• Expertise in financial modelling, investment analysis, and cost management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leadership and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience in change management, process optimization, and risk mitigation.
• Proficiency in conducting financial analysis in alignment with strategic business goals.
• Fluent in English.

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.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize 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 Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All 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.