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Executive Partner, Finance Intelligence

Location

New Jersey

Posted

12 days ago

Salary

$250K - $300K / year

Seniority

Senior

Postgraduate DegreeEnglish

Job Description

Executive Partner, Finance Intelligence

Pearson

• Lead the transformation of Pearson’s finance capabilities, driving AI-led innovation across reporting, planning, and analytics • Define and deliver the strategic roadmap for finance systems, reporting, analytics, and planning capabilities • Lead the evolution of finance tools and processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness • Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and machine learning to enhance forecasting, reduce manual reporting, and improve insight generation • Partner across Finance, Technology, Data, and business teams to align capability development with enterprise priorities • Influence investment decisions in finance systems, data, and reporting capabilities to maximise business value • Drive standardisation and consistency across business units to enable scalable and comparable finance processes • Lead end-to-end finance transformation initiatives, from business case through to delivery and adoption • Translate business requirements into clear priorities, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes • Track and realise benefits from transformation activity, improving efficiency, control, and output quality • Deliver enhanced reporting, dashboards, and KPI frameworks to support decision-making and performance management • Improve the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial and operational reporting • Enable integrated performance views across planning, reporting, and analysis processes • Optimise finance data structures, systems, and workflows to increase reliability and efficiency • Deploy automation and analytics solutions to reduce manual effort and enhance insight generation • Establish governance frameworks for finance capability changes, including requirements, testing, and controls • Ensure strong change management, documentation, and user adoption across initiatives • Maintain compliance with internal controls and data governance standards • Lead and develop a high-performing team, setting clear objectives and expectations • Build capability across systems, data, reporting, and analytics within the team and wider finance function • Foster a culture of innovation, including adoption of AI-assisted workflows across finance and analytics

Job Requirements

  • Significant experience in senior finance partnering roles, with exposure to commercial functions
  • Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and shape strategic decisions at enterprise level
  • Deep expertise in financial planning, investment analysis, data analytics, and financial systems
  • Strong understanding of reporting, planning, and performance management frameworks
  • Experience driving finance transformation, including systems, processes, and operating model improvements
  • Ability to operate across organisational boundaries with an enterprise-wide mindset
  • Strong leadership capability, with experience building and developing high-performing teams
  • Collaborative approach to working across Finance, Technology, Data, and business functions
  • Experience working with or implementing AI, automation, or advanced analytics within finance environments

Benefits

  • This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program

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