Job Description

• Be responsible for the Platform Engineering budget, through business partnership with the leaders in those two organizations
• Platform Engineering is an organization with a budget of $200m+ cash spend, with responsibility for infrastructure hosting services, the enterprise network and the Public Cloud Centre of Excellence
• Be an integral member of the of both Platform Engineering leadership team, providing financial advice, business insights and decision support to leadership team members
• Have overall responsibility for achievement of the annual budget, including delivering of financial performance that tracks closely to forecasted outcomes
• Provision of strategic financial insights into org design, location strategy, third party vendor arrangements, cost optimization of public cloud spend and other levers available to the leadership teams, to enable them to deliver their operational plans in the most cost-effective way
• Be a key member of deal teams negotiating renewal of contracts with TR’s third party vendors supporting its IT stack, providing insightful financial analysis to drive better negotiated outcomes
• Be an integral member of the following core project team leading the multi-year Cloud Conversion and Database Modernization initiative
• Work with Enterprise FP&A teams to continue to drive process efficiencies and automation in the management of the Technology cost base

Benefits

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree required (candidates with an MBA and/or CPA or equivalent are strongly preferred)
• A minimum of ten+ years of progressive financial experience, including management roles in planning and analysis
• Strong leadership skills with success in leading change
• Proven capability for developing strong partnership and success in working with senior executives and their leadership teams, across multiple functions
• Ability to synthesize complex information and data into a crisp, clear and concise message for broad audiences to easily understand
• PowerPoint and Excel modelling skills and experience with the design and functionality of financial accounting, planning and reporting systems
• Demonstrates initiative, maintains a positive attitude and is a self-starter
• Excellent communication, leadership, and analytical abilities with a strong desire to make a positive impact on the business performance