**Senior Financial Control Analyst – Join a Global Leader in Learning!** **Location: Noida or Bangalore** **Hybrid Work Schedule - 2 office days per week** **Transform learning. Shape your future. Join Pearson.** At Pearson, we believe learning is the most powerful force for change in the world. As the world’s leading learning company, we’re on a mission to help everyone realise their potential through learning. With over 20,000 employees delivering world-class digital content, learning experiences, assessments and qualifications in nearly 200 countries, we’re driving progress through education. **About Pearson Financial Services (PFS)** PFS is our global centre of excellence for FP&A and financial control. We partner with the business, Finance teams and Group Reporting to deliver best-in-class financial support and insight. Our Financial Reporting & Control team leads the month-end close, group reporting, audit and balance sheet control across UK, North America, Europe and APAC, while also driving process improvements globally. **The Opportunity** We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented **Senior Financial Control Analyst** to join our high-performing Financial Reporting & Control team. In this role, you’ll lead and support a range of core finance activities, from royalties reporting and compliance to stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement. **What You’ll Be Doing:** + Lead the review, control and reporting of royalties, producing monthly and annual results. + Manage daily, weekly and monthly royalty tasks. + Coordinate and review the output from our BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) team. + Prepare and review journals, ensuring correct coding and adequate backup. + Deliver ad-hoc royalty analysis and expense reports for business, group and tax purposes. + Support the preparation of royalty budgets. + Collaborate extensively with business units, enabling functions, and auditors. + Complete compliance reporting and contribute to SOX controls. + Assist with documentation (Desktop Procedure updates) for transitioned or new processes. + Identify issues and take initiative to resolve them. + Support internal and external stakeholder requests with timely, accurate information. + Contribute to a collaborative, high-integrity work environment. + Promote and implement continuous improvement and best practices. + Ensure adherence to corporate policies, internal controls, and documentation standards. **What We’re Looking For:** + Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). + Strong knowledge of FRS101 and IFRS. + Sound understanding of financial control and reporting processes. + Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. + High attention to detail with an outcome-focused mindset. + Advanced Excel user (VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, Pivot Tables, Macros, etc.). + Experience with Finance ERP systems (Oracle, Hyperion highly desirable). **Desirable (but not essential):** + Experience leading or managing a small team. + Background in royalties and sub rights accounting. + Previous work in a service delivery or shared services environment. + Strong stakeholder management skills. Ready to take your finance career to the next level? **Apply today!** \#LI-SA1 #LI-Post #LI-Hybrid 1159741 **Job:** Finance **Job Family:** ENTERPRISE **Organization:** Corporate Finance **Schedule:** FULL\_TIME **Req ID:** 20209