Job Title: Source to Pay (S2P) & Record to Report (R2R) Finance Lead (US)

Location: United States (Hybrid, subject to business needs)

Role:

The Source to Pay and Record to Report Finance Lead is a senior finance systems and process leadership role responsible for overseeing endtoend S2P and R2R processes across the Pearson global business. This role provides functional ownership of Oracle finance platforms, ensuring operational excellence, strong financial controls, accurate reporting, and effective stakeholder engagement.

The role requires deep, handson expertise in Oracle EBusiness Suite (EBS) and strong functional experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud across both transactional (S2P) and financial close (R2R) domains. The successful candidate will act as a trusted finance and systems advisor, partnering with Finance, Procurement, Technology, Audit, and external partners to support operations, drive transformation, and deliver continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

EndtoEnd Finance Process Leadership

• Provide leadership across Source to Pay (S2P) and Record to Report (R2R) processes, ensuring seamless integration between subledgers and the General Ledger.
• Own and govern core finance processes including:
• Requisitioning and purchasing
• Accounts payable and payments
• Employee expenses
• General ledger accounting
• Fixed assets and depreciation
• Cash management and bank reconciliation
• Periodend close, reporting, and balance sheet integrity
• Act as the senior finance point of contact for US S2P and R2R operations.

Oracle Systems Ownership & Expertise

• Provide deep functional leadership and subject matter expertise across Oracle EBusiness Suite (EBS) finance modules supporting S2P and R2R.
• Lead and support implementations, enhancements, and optimizations involving Oracle Fusion Cloud , including:
• iProcurement
• Purchasing
• Payables
• Payments
• Expenses
• General Ledger
• Fixed Assets
• Cash Management
• Partner closely with IT teams, system integrators, and Oracle support to ensure platform stability, data integrity, and performance.

Stakeholder Engagement & Consulting

• Engage with senior internal stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, Tax, Treasury, Audit, and Technology to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable system and process solutions.
• Operate in a consultative leadership capacity , advising stakeholders on Oracle best practices, process design, and control frameworks.
• Lead workshops, design sessions, and solution walkthroughs with business and technical teams.

Financial Close, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure robust Record to Report governance, including accurate monthend, quarterend, and yearend close processes.
• Own and support SOX, audit, and internal control requirements across S2P and R2R processes.
• Partner with Internal Audit and external auditors to support walkthroughs, evidence requests, and remediation activities.

Ensure highquality balance sheet reconciliations and compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of extensive, handson experience with Oracle EBusiness Suite (EBS) across finance modules.
• Proven functional experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud modules including:
• iProcurement
• Purchasing
• Payables
• Payments
• Expenses
• General Ledger
• Fixed Assets
• Cash Management
• Strong endtoend understanding of Source to Pay and Record to Report processes in a complex, enterprise environment.

Experience supporting USbased finance operations, accounting close, and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Experience

• Consulting background (Big 4, Oracle implementation partner, or finance transformation consultancy).
• Experience engaging directly with senior business stakeholders and translating requirements into functional and system solutions.

Experience supporting Oracle Cloud migrations, EBStoFusion transformations, or largescale finance system programs.

Skills & Competencies

• Deep functional knowledge of S2P and R2R finance processes and controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with executive presence.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and handson levels.
• Strong analytical, problemsolving, and decisionmaking skills.

Comfortable working in complex, matrixed, and fastpaced environments.

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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.

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Job Family: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Corporate Strategy & Technology

Schedule: FULL\_TIME

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Req ID: 22921

Company Name: Pearson
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