Lead Specialist, Finance Business Partner

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🕒 April 23

🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $125k - $145k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Pearson VUE

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1994

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

☁️ SaaS

Education • eCommerce • SaaS

Pearson VUE is a global leader in computer-based testing, providing a wide range of credentialing and certification exams for various industries. They support test-takers and test owners by offering resources, scheduling options, and accommodations to ensure equitable access to testing. Their mission is to empower candidates and enrich communities through the delivery of high-stakes exams that validate professional skills and knowledge, contributing to career advancement and industry standards.

📋 Description

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting for the Product & Technology organisation, aligned to strategic priorities and investment roadmaps • Own monthly performance oversight, including results, KPIs and key variance drivers, providing clear executive‑level commentary and forward‑looking insight • Act as a strategic partner to Product & Technology leaders, supporting data‑driven decision making across the portfolio • Lead the development and evaluation of business cases for new investments, partnerships and product initiatives, including scenario analysis and risk assessment • Identify and drive opportunities for cost optimisation, operating efficiency and revenue growth, turning insight into measurable outcomes • Ensure strong financial governance and control, in line with global finance policies, internal controls and capital approval standards • Drive implementation of global finance processes and the target finance operating model within the team • Present clear, compelling financial insights to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders • Collaborate closely with Pearson Finance Services to enable efficient, scalable planning and reporting

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior finance or finance business partnering role, supporting complex organisations and senior stakeholders • Strong financial and analytical capability, including advanced financial modelling, scenario analysis and investment appraisal • Ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments while balancing multiple priorities • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence influencing at senior leadership level • Strong understanding of financial governance, controls and performance management • Experience driving process improvement, standardisation and operating model change • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field (MBA, CPA, CFA or similar is a plus) • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with experience creating executive‑level financial insight • Experience with enterprise finance systems such as Oracle, Hyperion/Essbase, SmartView or planning tools is highly desirable

🏖️ Benefits

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