Vice President, Finance – Global Operations

• Partner with the EVP Global Operations and functional leadership on business plans and financial analyses/tools
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through financial insights
• Drive data-driven decision-making using financial and operational metrics
• Develop annual and strategic business plans aligned with company goals
• Advise leadership on operating results, trends, and milestones
• Provide financial leadership for alliances, acquisitions, mergers, investments, and other business issues
• Lead financial processes including cost analysis, profit improvement, business cases, capital spending, reporting, and cash flow analysis
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and performance reporting across Global Operations
• Establish and monitor financial and operational performance indicators
• Oversee financial modeling, scenario planning, and forecasting
• Improve planning accuracy, reporting effectiveness, and financial transparency
• Ensure financial governance, internal controls, compliance, audit support, and regulatory reporting
• Lead continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and reporting
• Leverage technology, analytics, and data to improve performance and decision-making
• Govern company financials and reporting for Lexis Nexis Group and RELX Group
• Collaborate with Global Finance Shared Services on control environments
• Manage REPH funding and secure funding for strategic initiatives
• Lead, motivate, mentor, and coach financial professionals
• Position Finance as a strategic business partner to senior management
• Support team professional development and wider experience
• Align Global Operations Finance with other business unit finance teams across Lexis Nexis and RELX

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field required
• MBA and/or professional certifications (CMA, CFA, CPA) preferred or equivalent
• 15+ years of successful, progressive and diverse accounting, financial analysis and reporting experience
• Experience preferably within large organizations with complex products and solutions
• Demonstrated experience with strategy and planning initiatives
• Experience leading finance organizations across multiple countries, cultures, and regulatory environments
• Ability to lead people to get results through others
• Ability to maintain executive relationships, work cooperatively in a team environment, and influence across matrix organizations
• Executive-level communication, presentation and influencing skills
• Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level
• Demonstrated success in performance management, including accountability, direction-setting, coaching, training, and performance management
• Ability to work in the United States or London

Demonstrates expertise in financial leadership, strategic planning, and operational decision-making, with a strong focus on financial governance, compliance, and performance management. Proven ability to lead diverse finance teams and drive data-driven insights to support business objectives.

• Financial Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Performance Management
• Executive-Level Communication

• Financial Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Data-Driven Decision-Making
• Regulatory Reporting
• Scenario Planning
• Performance Reporting
• Business Case Development
• Profit Improvement

• Team Leadership
• Influencing Skills
• Problem Analysis
• Coaching
• Collaboration

• CMA
• CFA
• CPA
• MBA

• Financial Governance
• Operational Metrics
• Strategic Business Partner
• Global Finance
• Complex Products

• Financial Tools
• Analytics Software
• Reporting Systems
• Performance Indicators