Financial Analyst

RELX Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in Toronto is seeking a Financial Analyst to support financial planning, reporting, budgeting, and analysis activities. You will work with financial data, systems, and reporting tools to identify trends, monitor performance, and provide insights while collaborating with internal stakeholders and supporting financial compliance and best practices.

This role emphasizes partnering with teams to drive financial excellence in a dynamic global organization, with a focus

Qualifications

• Experience with finance, accounting, budgeting, or financial analysis processes.
• Intermediate financial analysis skills.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, costing, and financial planning.
• Understanding of financial accounting principles and transaction processing.
• Experience with data control, data management, and information retrieval tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze financial and operational data using established finance systems and protocols.
• Create, analyze, and monitor budgets while identifying trends, variances, and forecasts.
• Support financial accounting activities, including classifying, measuring, and recording financial transactions.
• Develop and maintain database reports and financial reporting outputs for stakeholders.
• Retrieve, organize, protect, and process data to support business objectives.
• Analyze data trends and compile reports to support decision-making and business planning.
• Support the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols.
• Respond to internal and external finance-related inquiries, resolving routine issues and escalating complex matters as appropriate.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data management

MS Excel

Communication

Tools

Finance systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Toronto

Full time

R120183

Are you passionate about using data and financial insights to support better decision-making and business performance?

Do you enjoy working collaboratively, solving problems, and helping teams achieve financial excellence in a dynamic global organization?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html).

About the Role

As a Financial Analyst, you will support financial planning, reporting, budgeting, and analysis activities that help drive informed business decisions. You will work with financial data, systems, and reporting tools to identify trends, monitor performance, and provide insights while collaborating with internal stakeholders and supporting financial compliance and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze financial and operational data using established finance systems and protocols

• Create, analyze, and monitor budgets while identifying trends, variances, and forecasts

• Support financial accounting activities, including classifying, measuring, and recording financial transactions

• Develop and maintain database reports and financial reporting outputs for stakeholders

• Retrieve, organize, protect, and process data to support business objectives

• Analyze data trends and compile reports to support decision-making and business planning

• Support the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols

• Respond to internal and external finance-related inquiries, resolving routine issues and escalating complex matters as appropriate

Requirements

• Experience working with finance, accounting, budgeting, or financial analysis processes

• Intermediate financial analysis skills with the ability to apply financial concepts and methodologies

• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, costing, and financial planning activities

• Understanding of financial accounting principles and transaction processing

• Experience with data control, data management, and information retrieval tools

• Strong database reporting and analytical skills with the ability to identify trends and insights

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and standard business software

• Effective verbal communication, problem-solving, and planning skills

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision‑making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

Primary Location Base Pay Range: Canada - Toronto (Sheppard Ave) $62,000-$103,300(CAD).

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

We know your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here (https://www.relx.com/careers/join-us/benefits) to access benefits specific to your location.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.

Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.