Director, Finance (Elite) - Los Angeles, CA

Company:	Thomson Reuters Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (48)
Job Location(s):	Los Angeles
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Finance - Management, Finance - Analysis

Position Description

Director, Finance (Elite) - Los Angeles, CA-ACC00003217

Description

Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com http://www.thomsonreuters.com/

Elite, a Thomson Reuters business is a premier provider of financial, practice and knowledge management systems to the legal industry and other professional services markets, including accounting, engineering, marketing services, management and IT consulting. Elite provides powerful technologies and applications that give customers the tools they need to make better decisions faster.

Elite employs nearly 500 professionals worldwide and maintains offices in Los Angeles (Headquarters), Albuquerque, Philadelphia, Sydney and London.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support Financial planning & analysis for business operations
Pricing and discounting analysis
Strategic modeling and annual operating plan
Prepare business cases for key initiatives and ensure ongoing capital compliance
Oversee royalties process and agreements with 3rd party vendors
Manage monthly commissions and compensation plan design
Design systems and reports to track billable services utilization and project profitability
Recommendations to corporate executives on strategic initiatives and key operational programs
Counsel key business leaders on financial matters.

The chosen candidate for this position will have the ability to:

Evaluate strategies in fast-paced, competitive and global markets.
Supply quick, discerning opinions on business decisions.
Develop dynamic financial models and drive strategic analysis
Provide superior leadership over financial planning and forecasting processes for a multi-location, global business entity.
Critically evaluate and communicate financial information and recommendations to senior management.
Develop a comprehensive, organization-wide financial strategy.
Identify business risks and opportunities for leveraging the operation.
Establish proven processes and innovative system solutions.

Qualifications

Essential characteristics for the chosen candidate include, yet are not limited to:

12 years progressive financial management experience.
Strong leadership and communication skills.
MBA strongly preferred.
Software industry experience strongly preferred.
International experience desired.
M&A experience desired.
Track record of critically evaluating strategic concepts and financial assumptions.
Strong understanding of accounting, financial and operational processes across the organization.
Ability to manage multiple projects with competing demands on resources.
Technology proficient with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
Ability to travel 10 - 20% on extended stay trips.

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010.)

Job Accounting and Finance

Primary Location US-CA-Los Angeles

Organization Legal Elite

Schedule Full-time

Job Type Standard

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