About the Role

The Head of Finance, Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals Segment, leads the financial functions of the Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals business segment within Thomson Reuters. This role brings strategic and financial insights to operational decision making. As a forward-thinking leader, focuses on both the internal and external, financial, and non-financial elements of the business. Also makes strategically sound financial decisions to drive intrinsic value and generate increased shareholder returns. Having a deep understanding of all aspects of the business, effectively partners with the President, Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals to grow the business. With the BU President, co-owns the financial, operational and investment decisions for the business. Champions the Enterprise by building synergies, leveraging scale, and reducing complexity and cost. Serves as the single point of accountability for end‑to‑end finance outcomes for the Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals segment, including FP&A, controllership, reporting, and decision support.

Responsibilities

• Partners with business unit President in developing and implementing short and long-term business and operational strategy, policies, and mechanisms to drive profitable growth.
• Understands the global marketplace, competitors, customers, products, risks, and related macro trends impacting the economy and competitive landscape.
• Helps steer the overall strategy and execution of the business plan as part of the Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals and Finance Leadership teams; implements initiatives and tracking mechanisms to achieve financial targets.
• Champions the adoption of AI, automation, and advanced analytics best practices within the Finance organization to enhance decision‑making, forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight.
• Partners with the business unit President, Strategy and Product to identify acquisition and divestiture candidates; takes a lead role in M&A activities in close partnership with Business Development
• Provides strategic decision support including go-to-market and sales team support, partnership opportunities, pricing analytics, commercial structures, and financial risk management.
• Acts a champion for enterprise Finance agenda (e.g., enterprise Finance platforms, talent development initiatives).
• Develops and maintains a high performing team, inclusive of indirect reports.
• Sets a strong leadership tone for the segment by modeling enterprise values, fostering an inclusive and high‑performance culture, and developing a strong succession pipeline of finance leaders.
• Partners effectively across the Finance organization and works closely with Decision Support & Insights Group on financial reporting, actionable insights, and key metrics.
• Champions the adoption of AI, automation, and advanced analytics best practices within the Finance organization to enhance decision‑making, forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight.
• Supports Go to Market in contract negotiations/optimization; attend key customer meetings and events.
• Responsible for accurate and actionable financial forecasts across the segment
• Provides leadership and insight regarding strategic business and operational plans, projects, processes, and technology /systems.
• Ensures the business unit is in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Understands and mitigates potential risks for the Company; reports risks to Internal Audit / Audit Committee as required.
• Leads / sponsors an Enterprise-wide global process improvement initiatives, such as process improvements lending to improved synergies and utilization of scale and reducing costs.
• Member of the Finance Leadership team; make recommendations regarding Enterprise-wide financial policies, projects, processes, and workforce.
• Clearly communicates financial information to non-financial colleagues, including Tax, Audit & Accounting Professionals post-earnings messages and town halls.

About You

The ideal candidate for the Head of Finance, TAAP possesses the following qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years fiscal responsibility for a global company, business unit or function
• MBA or equivalent degree in business, finance or related field
• Strategic, forward thinker
• Strong business acumen and operationally astute
• Financial management expertise
• Innovative, creative problem solver
• Strong relationship management, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Excels at leading/working on cross-functional initiatives or projects.
• Excellent people leadership skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong ethics and accountability

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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 exceeds 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 $268,000 USD - $402,000 USD. 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. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

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.

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