Advanced Specialist, Commercial Finance

Pearson • Little Rock, AR • 2h ago

Job Title - Advanced Specialist, Commercial Finance

Description - Support high-impact commercial decisions through financial modelling, pricing strategy, and deal optimisation within a fast-scaling business; this role aligns to industry level titles such as Pricing Analyst, Commercial Finance Analyst, Deal Desk Analyst or Revenue Analyst.

About the role

As Pearson Virtual Schools (PVS) continues to grow, the Advanced Specialist, Commercial Finance will play a critical role in evaluating, optimising, and supporting commercial opportunities across the business.

Partnering closely with the Deal Desk, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders, this role will own financial models, support pricing strategy, and enable data-driven decision-making needed to balance growth, profitability, and long-term sustainability.

You will act as the analytical backbone of the Deal Desk function, bringing financial rigour to deal processes while enabling high-impact strategic opportunities across new business, renewals, and complex commercial scenarios.

This role sits at the intersection of finance and commercial operations, requiring both strong analytical capability and the ability to influence stakeholders through clear, structured insights.

What you'll do

Build, evaluate, and maintain detailed financial models supporting new business opportunities, renewals, and complex commercial deal structures

Analyse key performance drivers including margin, revenue per student, pricing structures, and cost base to assess overall financial sustainability

Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Deal Desk, Sales, and operational stakeholders to support deal progression and alignment

Manage deals throughout the full lifecycle, coordinating inputs, pressure-testing assumptions, and ensuring timely movement through approval stages

Develop and model pricing scenarios for both new and existing products, supporting commercial strategy and decision-making

Partner with Deal Desk leadership to build and enhance product-level costing frameworks and margin infrastructure

Deliver ongoing reporting and insights related to pricing performance, deal outcomes, profitability trends, and key financial drivers

Evaluate ad-hoc pricing requests and support non-standard or complex commercial structures

Identify and implement process improvement initiatives to enhance Deal Desk scalability, governance, and operational efficiency

Own the integrity and accuracy of deal inputs and outputs, ensuring consistency and alignment with pricing frameworks and commercial policies

Support Deal Desk reviews by synthesising insights, modelling scenarios, and presenting risks or considerations to stakeholders

Develop recurring reporting across deal pipeline, deal volume, turnaround time, pricing trends, and operational performance metrics

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field

3-6+ years of relevant professional experience, including exposure to pricing, deal desk, or commercial finance environments

Strong financial modelling capability, with the ability to independently build and maintain models in Excel

Proven ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

Strong analytical and commercial mindset, with a high level of attention to detail and data accuracy

Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders such as Sales, Finance, and Operations

Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, structured insights and recommendations

Experience working with large or complex datasets, and structuring models to support ongoing analysis

Exposure to tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, or other data visualisation/workflow tools is advantageous

Strong problem-solving capability and proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

Location & working pattern

This role offers a flexible Remote working model, with expectations aligned to business and team needs. You will work closely with global stakeholders and cross-functional teams across the organisation.

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $115,000 - $135,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Applications will be accepted through July 17th 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Who we are:

At 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. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.

Job: Finance

Job Family: ENTERPRISE

Organization: Virtual Learning

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 24691

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