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Director of Finance Operations

We are seeking a Director of Finance Operations to oversee global operations for both Royalties and Travel & Expenses, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and strategic alignment with our company goals. You will also help drive forward AI and Automation initiatives and strategically evolve the way we work, by increasing use of technology whilst maintaining strong controls and governance.

About the Role

In this role as Director, Finance Operations, you will:

• Manage up to $200M+ Global Royalties and Travel & Expense operations
• Manage and develop team members through training programs to ensure employees understand and follow T&E policies and grow their careers within Thomson Reuters
• Design, develop and implement royalty business processes, policies, work rules
• Interpret royalty agreements, analyze, monitor and reconcile royalty accounts
• Manage, develop, and continuously update Alliant formulas for royalty calculations
• Review and analyze performance management reporting of royalty revenue/expenses
• Work closely with Finance on reporting and compliance, including budgeting and forecasting, providing input to ad hoc projects as required
• Build and enhance relationships with T&E suppliers to achieve exceptional levels of service
• Manage the Corporate Card and Travel Program worldwide
• Monitor adherence to T&E policies and conduct regular internal audits
• Act as the final escalation main point of contact for solving expenses and travel issues
• Ensure high compliance rate against policies and SOX controls

About You

You're a fit for the role of Director, Finance Operations if your background includes:

• 10+ years of relevant operational experience
• Strong experience of working cross-functionally and managing diverse, multicultural, high performing global teams, in remote locations and different time zones
• Experience with Workday, Alliant, OneTrust, SAP Systems is an advantage
• Proven experience in managing relationships with external vendors, service providers, and technology partners
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational changing environment
• Experience with large system implementations and business process improvement
• Proficiency in optimizing end-to-end operational processes
• Proficiency in using data analytics to drive informed decision-making
• Strong experience with internal controls aimed at reducing operational risk
• Knowledge of financial accounting with an emphasis on royalties and products offered
• Experience in solutioning and implementing T&E Programs and Policies

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work-life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceed the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $135,800 - $252,200. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.