Decision Support Analyst

## Decision Support Analyst Apply locations:
United Kingdom:
South Africa time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition :
R113032
** Want to grow your career in a fast-paced environment where your financial analysis has real impact?
**** Do you thrive on solving problems and figuring out why something doesn’t add up?
**** About our Team
** Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, 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.

As part of the finance team supporting Lexis Nexis Global Operations, you’ll be joining a company that values curiosity, innovation, and a proactive approach to solving complex business challenges. Global Operations supports regions in North America, UK, CEMEA, Asia and Pacific with over 2,300 employees globally.
** About the Role
** We are hiring a Decision Support Analyst to join our Finance team. This role is designed for professionals with 2-5 years’ experience who want to develop strong analytical, problem-solving, and data troubleshooting capabilities in a fast-paced business  this role you will work with real, imperfect data and be expected to analyze, validate, and troubleshoot information to generate reliable, decision-grade insights.

You will partner with finance and business stakeholders to understand performance, identify issues, and support better commercial outcomes.
** Responsibilities
* ** Partner with Finance Business Partners and operational teams to analyze business performance and support decision-making
* Build and maintain components of budgeting, forecasting, and financial models
* Analyze, validate, and troubleshoot financial and operational data across multiple systems and data sources
* Investigate and resolve data discrepancies, identifying root causes and implementing fixes
* Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and performance metrics with a focus on accuracy and usability
* Perform variance and root cause analysis to explain drivers of performance
* Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches
* Deliver clear, actionable insights (not just reports) that inform business decisions
* Work with stakeholders to improve data quality, reporting processes, and automation
** Requirements
* ** Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
* 2-5 years of experience in analytics, finance, or a related role
* Advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling)
* Demonstrated ability to work with large, messy, or incomplete datasets
* Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
* Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
* Solid communication skills with the ability to explain analysis clearly
* Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge data and assumptions
* Persistence in solving problems when answers are not immediately clear
** 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 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
** Lexis Nexis 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…