Pearson India | Specialist, Financial Operations

Key responsibilities

• Description: We are seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Financial Operations individual contributor.
• This position requires regular collaboration with the other departments as well as the ability to work with large data sets, performing various analyses and research to ensure accurate audit proceedings.
• In this role, you will be responsible for providing support and assistance during Royalty Audits for various authors.
• Assist in the preparation of author/auditor inquiry support using various system(s) extracts and royalty statements.
• Research on various aspects of the audit, collaborate with cross functional teams for process understanding and information gathering.
• Assist in the maintenance of Fieldwork Tracking reports and provide regular updates.
• Manage data/report extraction, storage, transformation, and processing through data analytics.
• Interact closely with portfolio team to ensure smooth audit proceedings.
• Assist in the review and analysis of the claim reports submitted by the auditor, as well as the relevant provisions of the underlying contracts.
• Draft summaries for internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct effective rate analysis on various titles, calculating flat rates based on weighted revenue across channels.
• Review contracts, clarify issues, summarize key points, and communicate to all affected departments to ensure compliance with the contract's terms and accurate accounting.
• Collaborate with portfolio team to resolve queries and interpret rates accurately.
• Assist in ad-hoc projects involving complex analysis and large data sets for other Operating Units and US leadership team.
• Drafting SOPs and continuously working on process improvement initiates.

Requirements

• Prior experience in audit fieldwork, claims analysis, or similar role preferred.
• Proficiency in working with large data sets and conducting thorough analyses.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Disciplined self-starter with can-do attitude; proactive, resourceful, detail oriented and strong follow-through skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Access/SQL.
• Experience reading and interpreting agreements/Contracts and possess knowledge of License/Sub-License agreements.
• Experience with workpaper documentation
• Knowledge on Tableau/Power BI

Pearson plc

Samuel Pearson joined a small Huddersfield firm in 1844, and the business grew into S. Pearson & Son, a building and civil engineering contractor that moved its headquarters to London in 1884. It became a public company in 1969 and later turned to publishing and, more recently, education. Pearson trades on the London Stock Exchange and has American depositary receipts on the New York Stock Exchange. It now describes itself as an education and assessment company, with businesses in assessment and qualifications, virtual learning, English language learning, higher education, and enterprise learning and skills. Its Indian offices are in Noida, Bengaluru and Chennai.

Its finance openings in India have included specialist roles in payroll in Bengaluru and in financial operations in Noida.

• Industry: Education and assessment: qualifications, assessment, English language learning, higher education and workforce learning
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom (listed on the London Stock Exchange, with American depositary receipts on the NYSE)
• In India: Pearson India Education Services Private Limited, with offices in Noida, Bengaluru and Chennai