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Pearson Virtual Schools, formerly Connections Education and a division within Pearson, is a leading provider of accountable, high-quality virtual education solu

Senior Principal, Finance Strategy

Location

New Jersey

Posted

12 days ago

Salary

$175K - $250K / year

Seniority

Senior

Postgraduate DegreeEnglish

Job Description

Senior Principal, Finance Strategy

Pearson

• Lead enterprise-wide finance transformation at Pearson, shaping strategy, operating model, and digital evolution to enable a more agile, insight-led, and AI-enabled finance function. • Partner with the Group Finance Officer to define, refine, and operationalise the finance strategy in alignment with broader corporate and business unit priorities • Translate strategic vision into a clear, executable finance operating model, including defined accountabilities across global, business unit, and functional finance teams • Drive alignment between financial planning, performance management, and value creation priorities across the organisation • Clarify the role of finance as both an owner and enabler of performance, embedding best-in-class principles for accountability and decision support • Lead a portfolio of enterprise finance transformation initiatives spanning global processes, systems, data governance, and business assurance • Establish and run a structured program governance model, with clear milestones, delivery plans, and value realisation tracking • Identify and remove barriers to execution, ensuring transformation initiatives deliver at pace and with measurable impact • Act as the integrator across initiatives, ensuring a connected, end-to-end transformation rather than fragmented delivery • Drive the adoption of automation, advanced analytics, and AI across finance to improve efficiency, forecasting, and decision support • Partner with Technology and Data teams to prioritise finance system investments aligned to strategic outcomes • Champion the shift toward real-time, data-driven finance capabilities, reducing manual processes and enhancing predictive insight • Ensure digital initiatives are embedded into day-to-day ways of working, not just deployed as standalone tools • Act as a key interface between finance leadership, business unit leaders, and central functions to align priorities and drive trade-offs • Influence executive-level stakeholders to prioritise transformation initiatives and commit the necessary resources • Provide strategic insight and challenge, positioning finance as a proactive partner in enterprise performance • Build strong cross-functional relationships to enable faster, more effective decision-making • Lead the overall change narrative for finance transformation, translating strategy into a clear, compelling story for the organisation • Design and deliver structured change management approaches to ensure adoption of new processes, tools, and behaviours • Engage and mobilise the finance community, building momentum and commitment to transformation goals • Ensure communication is consistent, outcome-focused, and reinforces accountability and progress • Build and develop capability across the finance organisation in program delivery, digital finance, and strategic partnering • Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement across teams

Job Requirements

  • Proven experience in transformation, strategy, or operating model design within a large, complex organisation
  • Demonstrated track record of delivering enterprise-wide transformation programmes with measurable business impact
  • Strong strategic leadership capability, with the ability to link finance strategy to enterprise value creation
  • Experience leading complex, multi-year programmes across systems, processes, and organisational structures
  • Deep understanding of financial performance, profitability drivers, and capital allocation principles
  • Expertise in operating model design, including governance, processes, and accountability frameworks
  • Exceptional ability to influence and align executive stakeholders across functions
  • Strong change leadership capability, with experience driving behavioural as well as structural change
  • Experience working with enterprise systems, data transformation, and digital finance capabilities
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex strategy into clear, actionable narratives.

Benefits

  • This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
  • Information on benefits offered is here.

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