Decision Support Lead Analyst Job Wisconsin USA,Finance & Banking

Provide stewardship and expertise for all financial aspects of performance across the Large Law organization. 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. Support investments in technology, acquisitions or product roll outs from development of business cases, through the acquisition life cycle to reviewing financial performance and outcomes.

The position reports directly to the Large Law and Small Law Manager and has frequent interactions with Lexis Nexis business partners and liaises with other Finance teams to provide financial support and improve business performance.

Accountabilities:

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 - Plan, Budget, RF1/2/3:
Advise on key business planning assumptions, trade-offs and opportunities based on “what if” scenarios. Provide enhanced insight on 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 the budget presentation material.

Product pricing, sales and bids:
Identify areas of financial performance that merit analytical investigation and request support through the demand management framework. Provide review and challenge on product rollouts, renewals or pricing.

Investment:
Identify areas of financial performance that merit analytical investigation and request support through the demand management framework. Provide support, review and challenge on investments in technology, acquisitions or product rollouts from development of business cases, through the acquisition lifecycle to reviewing financial performance and outcomes.

Internal control:
Provide insight for the annual audits with support of RPA. Follow internal controls and procedures to comply data integrity and consistency.

Relations network (internal / external):
Develop excellent relations and maintain regular contact with the Large Law Leadership Team, Senior Director and Business Partners.

Experience and Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in a financial role (essential) and a deep understanding of P & L metrics and drivers working in a global organization.

Financial Degree or Diploma, MBA or advanced business degree. Excellent knowledge of financial and management accounting, process and systems.

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.

Knowledge and application of financial technical accounting standards and management accounting techniques.

Robust knowledge and application of financial processes, metrics, drivers and dynamics for area of accountability.

System knowledge:
Excel (advanced level), PowerPoint (intermediate) Hyperion, People Soft (or equivalent systems).

Ideally will have experience in Lexis Nexis /Industry comparator.

Primary Location Base Pay Range:
Home based-Ohio $68,000 - $113,400. If performed in New York, the base pay range is $78,700 - $131,400. If performed in New York City, the base pay range is $85,900 - $143,300. If performed in Rochester, NY, the base pay range is $71,600 - $119,400. U.S. National Base Pay Range: $71,600 - $119,400. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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