Automation Specialist - Power Automate/Power Apps

Thomson Reuters; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking an Automation Specialist for their Finance Team to enhance efficiency through automation solutions. The role offers opportunities to work with state-of-the-art tools and a commitment to flexibility and professional growth, promoting a collaborative working environment.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Mental health days

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work model

Employee incentive programs

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of automation tools like Power Tools, Alteryx, Python.
• Experience in a finance environment or with financial processes.
• Proven track record of successful automation projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automation solutions using various tools.
• Collaborate with teams to identify automation needs.
• Provide technical support and training on automation tools.

Skills

Automation tools

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Power Tools

Alteryx

Python

AI tools

Job description

Automation Specialist - Power Automate/Power Apps

Pay Competitive

Location Remote

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: JREQ186593

Accounting Automation Specialist, Finance Team:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Automation Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong knowledge of the latest automation tools and a solid understanding of finance and accounting functions. This role requires a person who can work effectively within the accounting team to build automation solutions that enhance process efficiency

About the Role:

• Develop and implement automation solutions using tools such as Microsoft Power Tools, Alteryx, Python, AI tools , and other relevant applications.

• Collaborate with various teams within the accounting function to identify automation needs and help design appropriate solutions .

• Timely e xecution and completion of the identified automation opportunities .

• Provide technical support and training to accounting team members on the use and benefits of automation tools.

• Ensure that all automation solutions are tested thoroughly and comply with industry standards and best practices.

About You:

• Strong knowledge of the latest automation tools, including but not limited to Microsoft Power Tools, Alteryx, Python, and AI tools .

• Good understanding of accounting functions and processes.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to understand business needs and build appropriate automation solutions.

• Strong commitment to quality work and continuous improvement.

• Great team player with flexible working hours and style.

• Proficiency in AI-related technologies and tools, including machine learning, natural language processing, and data analytics.

• Experience working in a finance environment or with financial processes.

• Proven track record of successful automation projects.

• Good communication skills to effectively liaise with team members and stakeholders.

• Commitment to high-quality work and attention to detail.

• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.

• Flexibility in working hours and style to meet project demands.

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What’s in it For You?

Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges in legal, tax, compliance, and news. Backed by our commitment to continuous learning and market-leading benefits, you’ll be prepared to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. This includes:

• Industry-Leading Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and hybrid model, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus. Our eleven business resource groups nurture our culture of belonging across the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented across our global footprint.

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.


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 26,000 employees across more than 70 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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