VP, Finance Systems And Data

The Vice President, Finance Systems and Data will lead the overall finance systems and data strategy and delivery execution to support the finance and accounting organizations. The VP, Finance Systems and Data will have a deep understanding of finance systems and associated processes and work closely with Finance business stakeholders and technology teams to solve complex business problems through a combination of optimized processes, systems, data and tools.

The VP, Finance Systems and Data will work closely with the Finance Leadership Team to identify and execute upon efficiencies and savings opportunities across our finance organization including within TR’s planning, forecasting, management reporting and business analysis activities. The role will lead the teams responsible for Global Reporting Systems, Planning & Forecasting Solutions, SAP, Financial Consolidation Systems and other bespoke systems.

The role will also develop and nurture key relationships across:

• The Finance Leadership Team
• The following functions within the Thomson Reuters Operations & Technology group:
• Finance Automation & Analytics Centre of Excellence
• Data & Analytics function
• Corporate Services function
  

About The Role

In this opportunity as VP, Finance Systems and Data, you will:

• Act as the thought leader for finance in coordinating the execution of major technology transformation and deployment, staying up to date with leading finance technology trends
• Partner with finance process owners and application owners to develop and articulate detailed business requirements for key financial applications, including financial data and self-service financial reporting capabilities for non-finance customers
• Partner with key finance stakeholders to support change projects and transformation in finance to lead and enable simplification and standardization across the Enterprise and key finance processes
• Partner with key finance stakeholders and technology teams to consult with vendors to prioritize and document business needs and make recommendations for management
• Baseline the current finance technology footprint and related data readiness – our “as is” state
• Create and own the core Finance technology strategy, roadmap and business architecture, working as required with central technology teams and other stakeholders – our “to be” state
  
• Partner with finance process owners and technology develop and implement innovative technology enabled solutions to address business requirements to get us from our “as is” to our “to be” state
• Work closely with internal technology teams and third-party vendors to ensure successful development and delivery of software solutions and ensure meet business expectations including key activities such as, but not limited to: architecture/technical design & implementation, data integration/migration, issue resolution, integration testing, technical documentation, security standards implementation
• Ensure that adequate controls are in place across our system and related infrastructure
• Contribute to functional and managerial policies
• Leadership and management of the central finance analytics and reporting teams

About You:

You will have demonstrated success in leading world-class Tech/Financial Systems teams. You will possess a broad business view and the ability to think through market dynamics, internal customer needs, and the overall business strategy. You will be a proven change-agent and will demonstrate a track record of success around leveraging leading-edge technology solutions and partnering effectively with stakeholders to innovate and drive business outcomes. You’re a fit for the role of VP, Finance Systems and Data if your background includes:

• Bachelors degree in data science, finance, accounting, business or economics (Masters Degree preferred) or equivalent
• 15+ of related experience, including familiarity with Financial System Tools and Data Science, data inter-dependencies across numerous core systems and be extremely proficient in Digital and Automation opportunities and tools.
• 5+ years of experience managing analysts, data scientists and people managers/leaders including building new teams
• Expert in the technical aspects of analytics, data science and statistical methodologies, data management, analytical and data visualization software tools
• Experience in BI analytics and visualization tools: Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Microsoft Power Suite
• Experience in SQL, Data Warehouse/Data Lake and data modelling
• Extensive understanding of financial concepts including financial statement analysis, accounting, budgeting, profitability analysis, and standard costing methodologies
• SAP S4 Hana and OneStream experience desired.

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  Demonstrated success navigating complex organizations and ability to be persuasive with a wide range of diverse audiences
• Strong leadership qualities including effective executive presence / verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in being an agent for change; Influencing all areas of the organization
• What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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