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RELX · 1 month ago

Financial Decision Support Lead Analyst

Dayton, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$70K/yr - $117K/yr

5+ years exp

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Financial Decision Support Lead Analyst will provide stewardship and expertise for all financial aspects of performance across the Legal News and Intelligize businesses, advising and influencing key management decisions through insightful financial analysis.

AnalyticsBusiness Information SystemsConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInsuranceRisk Management

Responsibilities

Management reporting: Provide timely, sound and actionable financial recommendations from insights on scenarios of future performance. Interpret, explain and drive financial performance using additional business insight and local knowledge to develop commentaries

Strategic and tactical planning, budgeting and forecasting: Plan, Budget, RF1/2/3: Advise on key business planning assumptions, trade-offs and opportunities based on “what if” scenarios. Provide enhanced insight on revenue and cost drivers based on understanding of competitor activities and local business knowledge. Provide clearly constructed recommendations for actions. Finalize the messaging and content for the budget presentation material

Investment: Identify areas of financial performance that merit analytical investigation and request support through the demand management framework. Provide support, review and challenge on investments in technology, acquisitions or product rollouts from development of business cases, through the acquisition lifecycle to reviewing financial performance and outcomes

Internal control: Provide insight for the annual audits with support of RPA. Follow internal controls and procedures to comply data integrity and consistency

Relations network (internal / external): Develop excellent relations and maintain regular contact with Business Unit CFO, Senior Director, Business Partners and GRPA

Qualification

Financial analysisBudgetingForecastingP&L metricsFinancial accountingManagement accountingExcel (advanced)PowerPoint (intermediate)HyperionPeopleSoftStakeholder engagementChange management

Required

Possess 5+ years of experience in a financial role (essential) and a deep understanding of P & L metrics and drivers working in a global organization

Have a Financial Degree or Diploma, MBA or advanced business degree. Excellent knowledge of financial and management accounting, process and systems

Demonstrated experience of achieving results in an international environment, with appreciation of differences in culture and legal frameworks

Experience of delivering a service through a period of significant change

Knowledge and application of financial technical accounting standards and management accounting techniques

Robust knowledge and application of financial processes, metrics, drivers and dynamics for area of accountability

System knowledge: Excel (advanced level), PowerPoint (intermediate) Hyperion, PeopleSoft (or equivalent systems)

Preferred

Ideally will have experience in LexisNexis /Industry comparator

Benefits

Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan

Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs

Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity

Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts

In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice