Senior Director, Decision Support—AI Finance Leader

RELX Inc. Company

Dayton (OH)

On-site

USD 157,000 - 291,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

401(k) with match

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Wellbeing & Headspace subscription

Disability & Life Insurance

Family benefits & paid leave

HSA & commuter accounts

Job summary

LexisNexis United States is seeking a Senior Director of Decision Support for Law Firms to partner with the CFO and business units, delivering robust planning, analytics, and strategic insights. You will lead multi-location finance teams, drive cost and revenue analysis, and support mergers and acquisitions while promoting data-driven decision making.

The role emphasizes governance, automation, and proactive stakeholder engagement in a fast-paced environment with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

Have 12+ years of experience in a financial role with P&L metrics and drivers in a global organization.
Have a Financial Degree or Diploma, MBA, or advanced business degree.
Well versed with AI tools such as Claude and ChatGpt
Have excellent knowledge of financial and management accounting, processes, and systems.
Be a team player with the ability to manage through influence and multiple relationships.
Be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Oracle Fusion, Dodeca, and Peoplesoft.
Have the ability to operate in a specialist area and use knowledge to deliver results.
Have a good understanding of accounting principles and concepts.
Be able to communicate daily with non-finance professionals and handle potentially emotive topics.

Responsibilities

Manage the lifecycle of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting.
Lead monthly sales revenue and cost reports with insights into trends and variances.
Provide customer and product profitability analysis and strategic recommendations.
Develop revenue, direct cost, and labor driver assumptions; own forecasting cycles.
Provide governance and stewardship of the business unit with timely, actionable data.
Lead and develop a distributed finance team across locations.
Partner with BU CFO and stakeholders to ensure investments deliver returns.
Drive continuous improvement through automation and standardization.
Support M&A activities from upfront modeling to post-merger integration.