Decision Support Partner

RELX Inc. Company; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, part of RELX, seeks a senior finance professional to steward U.S. Corporate Legal financials. You will advise management through insights, scenario planning, and budgeting, influencing decisions across the organization.

You will interact with business partners and finance teams to drive performance, evaluate investments, and provide robust financial commentary and strategic guidance. Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a financial role within a global organization.
• Finance degree or MBA or advanced business degree.
• Excellent knowledge of financial and management accounting, processes and systems.
• Experience delivering results in an international environment.
• Experience with financial processes, metrics and drivers for accountability.
• System knowledge: Advanced Excel; working knowledge of PowerPoint; Oracle/Hyperion or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Management reporting: provide timely, sound financial recommendations from insights on future performance.
• Interpret, explain and drive financial performance with commentary and insights.
• Strategic and tactical planning, budgeting and forecasting with key assumptions and trade-offs.
• Provide insight into revenue and cost drivers with local knowledge.
• Develop clear recommendations for actions and budget/forecast messaging.
• Support and challenge investments in technology, acquisitions or product rollouts.
• Maintain relationships with Business Unit CFOs and business partners.

Skills

P&L metrics

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Education

Finance degree

MBA or advanced business degree

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

PowerPoint

Job description

About the Team

Would you like to join a team that is an integral part of decision making? Are you eager to use your financial skills to influence stakeholders? About the 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

Provide stewardship and expertise for all financial aspects of the U.S. Corporate Legal market. The role will be responsible for advising and influencing key management decisions through insight and recommending actions. Provide constructive challenge and scenarios for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and interpreting and explaining the drivers for business performance and scenarios on potential outcomes. The position frequently interacts with LexisNexis business partners and liaises with other Finance teams to provide financial support and improve business performance.

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: Advise on key business planning assumptions, trade‑offs and opportunities based on “what if” scenarios.
• Provide enhanced insight into 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 budget and forecast presentation materials.
• Investment: Support, review, and challenge investments in technology, acquisitions, or product rollouts—from business case development through the acquisition lifecycle to the review of financial performance and outcomes.
• Relations network: Develop excellent relations and maintain regular contact with Business Unit CFO, Director, and Business Partners.

Requirements

• Possess 5+ years of experience in a financial role and a deep understanding of P & L metrics and financial 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
• Robust knowledge and application of financial processes, metrics, drivers and dynamics for area of accountability
• System knowledge: Advanced Excel and working knowledge of PowerPoint; experience with Oracle and Hyperion, or comparable accounting and financial planning platforms.

Work in a way that works for you

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

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. Management Level 12 - Professional IC U.S. National Base Pay Range: $86,600 - $144,400. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. If performed in New York City, the base pay range is $103,900 - $173,300. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus. We know your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

Accommodation

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.

Equal Opportunity

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. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights.

Company Overview

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision‑making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world. Our teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what’s possible for the way our customers work and to advance what’s possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.