Pearson

Advanced Specialist, Finance Business Partner

Pearson  •  Hong Kong, HK (Onsite)  •  28 days ago
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Job Description

Job Title: Advanced Specialist, Finance Business Partner

This role is often referred to as Senior Manager, Finance Business Partner externally. In this role, you’ll partner closely with senior business leaders across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, helping shape financial decisions through insight-led reporting, forecasting, and analysis. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to influence regional strategy, improve financial processes through digital innovation, and operate at the heart of a complex, multi-market environment.

You’ll play a critical role in translating financial data into clear, actionable insights, while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders. If you’re excited by solving complex problems, driving impact at scale, and working across cultures, this role offers both challenge and growth.

The Role

As an Advanced Specialist, Finance Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to the business, supporting regional performance through strong financial governance and forward-looking analysis. Your work will directly influence budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making across SEA and Hong Kong.

You’ll establish strong partnerships with regional stakeholders, streamline reporting processes using digital tools, and bring clarity to complex financial results. What sets this role apart is the combination of regional exposure, business partnering, and digital transformation, giving you the chance to make a visible impact across markets.

What You’ll Own

  • Located in HK, lead regional financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for SEA and Hong Kong, reporting to Finance Director (often referred to externally)located in HK, delivering insights that support business decisions.
  • Review monthly financial results and partner with Financial Control teams on accruals and special journal entries
  • Drive and facilitate regional financial cadence meetings, ensuring alignment across markets.
  • Review business cases and commercial contracts, providing financial guidance to support deal closure.
  • Demonstrate the capability to leverage AI and digital tools to simplify complex or manual reporting processes and improve efficiency.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across regions and with global headquarters in the UK.

About You

You bring deep finance expertise and a strong business partnering mindset, combined with the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity.

  • You have 8-10+ years of relevant finance experience, with exposure to SEA and China markets.
  • You’re confident working within complex reporting structures and systems, even when manual processes are involved.
  • You can demonstrate the capability to use AI and digital tools to enhance reporting, analysis, and decision-making.
  • You communicate with clarity and impact, adapting your style when engaging with stakeholders across regions.
  • You’re highly organized, able to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines, and known for your reliability and follow-through.
  • Must speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English fluently.
  • A CPA qualification is required.

What You’ll Get

  • The opportunity to operate as a regional finance partner, influencing strategic decisions across multiple markets.
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and collaboration with global teams in the UK.
  • A role where you can drive innovation, modernize financial processes, and build future-ready capabilities.
  • Professional growth through complex, high-impact work in a dynamic regional environment.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Apply now and help shape financial insight and decision-making across SEA and Hong Kong.

Notes for Talent Partners (Internal – Not Visible Externally)

  • Title aligned to Advanced Associate level; content reflects Manager-grade scope shared by hiring manager.
  • Avoid acronyms externally where possible; SEA can be expanded if required by region.
  • EEO and About Us sections intentionally excluded per template guidance.
  • No emojis used; language reviewed for inclusivity.

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About Pearson

Our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That’s why our c. 20,000 Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world’s leading learning company, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It's who we are.

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
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