Advanced Associate, Portfolio Management

About the Role

This role involves supporting Pearson editors managing various IT professional disciplines. The job will entail working with internal and external stakeholders on administrative and editorial tasks, maintaining data integrity, and supporting editorial efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with Purchase orders and invoicing.
• Purchase Order Management: Create, review, and process POs, ensuring accuracy and compliance for contracted work.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Extract, analyze, and interpret data from Pearson systems to support reporting, tracking, and informed decision-making.
• Invoice Processing: Verify, match, and process invoices, resolving any discrepancies.
• Vendor Coordination: Communicate with vendors for timely invoice receipt and issue resolution.
• System & Compliance Management: Utilize company systems to track transactions and ensure policy compliance.
• Reporting & Collaboration: Maintain records, generate reports, and coordinate with finance and procurement teams.
• Learn and navigate Pearson Business Systems to manage project creation and the ISBN request process.
• Gain proficiency with AI tools to support editorial initiatives.
• Assist in creating quizzes to enhance digital products.
• Collaborate with teams to streamline workflows and improve content quality.
• Support editorial tasks as assigned by your manager and actively participate in additional editorial responsibilities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Excel: Strong proficiency is essential, including data analysis, data manipulation, lookups, PivotTables, and reporting.
• Pearson Business Systems.
• AI tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com.) or an equivalent qualification.
• Communication Skills:
• Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively with team members, both internal and external.
• Interact comfortably with external team members, including survey participants, reviewers, and authors.
• Provide regular updates on work to the team.
• Organization Skills: Track completed tasks and those in progress to ensure timely resolutions.
• Prioritization Skills: Learn to evaluate the urgency of requests and prioritize schedules accordingly.
• Cooperative:
• Maintain a positive, team-oriented outlook.
• Be sensitive to the requirements of working in a culturally diverse environment.
• Ability to build strong networks and work proactively and flexibly in a team.
• Behavioral Competencies:
• Always learning: Show a willingness to learn new processes and adapt to new workstyles.
• Change management: Be flexible and adapt quickly to changes in the organization.
• Self-motivated: Take initiative, lead change, and be self-disciplined.
• Customer focused decision-making: Demonstrate thoughtful, strategic, and customer-focused decision-making.
• Self-starting with strong problem-solving skills: Diagnose issues, identify corrective steps, and show initiative to share identified issues with the team for resolution.
• Engage collaboratively as part of high-performing teams.
• Prioritize effectively and efficiently.

Work Model

• Hybrid mode (office and home).