Advanced Associate, Portfolio Management

Title :
Advanced Associate, Portfolio Management

Location :
Noida (Hybrid)

At Pearson, we combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning ’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best.

We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.

In this role, you will support Pearson editors managing various IT professional disciplines. The job will entail working with internal and external stakeholders on administrative and editorial tasks, maintain data integrity, and support editorial efforts.

These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with Purchase orders and invoicing

• Purchase Order Management – Create, review, and process POs while 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com.) or an equivalent qualification.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential, including data analysis, data manipulation, lookups, Pivot Tables, and reporting.

• You should be able to communicate in a clear, professional, and effective manner with team members, both internal and external.

• You will interact with several external team members -- from survey participants to reviewers and authors -- and should be comfortable doing so.

• You will be responsible for providing regular updates on their work to the team.

• You should be able to track completed tasks, as well as those in progress to ensure resolutions in a timely manner

• This role will introduce you to several different workflows with varying degrees of priority. In conjunction with the team, you will be expected to learn to evaluate the urgency of requests and prioritize their schedule accordingly.

• As part of a larger team, you should maintain a positive, team-oriented outlook.

• Sensitive to requirements of working in a culturally diverse environment.

• Ability to build strong networks and work proactively and flexibly in a team.

• As we explore new business models, internal systems, and ways of working, you should show a willingness to learn new processes and an ability to adapt to new work styles.

• Pearson operates in a dynamic environment, and you will be expected to be flexible and adapt quickly to changes in the organization.

• Self-motivated, take initiative, lead change, and self-disciplined

• Demonstrate thoughtful, strategic and customer focused…