Job Description
The Director of Finance, Technology Operations role sits within the Technology Operations finance team. Technology Operations is responsible delivering Service Excellence while maintaining technical infrastructure including its data centre's, cloud, networks and desktop computing environment. The finance team is responsible for business partnering with the Technology Operations Leadership team and providing all financial information to support the team in meeting its objectives and drive informed business decision-making.

The role partners with key members of the Leadership Team as the business undertakes a program of change and productivity improvement. The successful candidate should have proven ability to business partner senior stakeholders in a dynamic, fast paced environment and lead a team to solve problems and improve processes.

Refinitiv Technology brings together our product development, operations, digital and business technology, cyber security, architecture and technology program management groups. Refinitiv Technology consists of approx. 5,000 employees who are located across the globe.

Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Business Partnering for Head of Vendor Management, Head of Service Excellence and Head of Implementation - understand the organisation in terms of strategy, priorities and technology to create spend profiles and identify risks and opportunities.  Drive continuous improvement in the Business Partnering skills of the team.
• Project/Initiative Management - enable delivery of productivity/TSA exit initiatives.  Develop process to track spend and savings.  Co-ordinate monthly and quarterly processes to re-forecast spend/savings. 
• Vendor Management - Understand and input into the financial implications of software, maintenance and managed service contracts; including application of the correct accounting treatment and review of savings.  Identify opportunities for efficiencies in the Vendor relationship
• Financial Management and Reporting - Oversee the preparation of focussed, value-add reporting on the Tech Ops cost base and any associated one-time costs.  Develop reporting strategy and input into KPIs to be consumed by the Tech Finance team to present to ELT - ELT-2

Key Relationships: 
o   Head of Vendor Management
o   Head of Service Excellence
o   Global Head of Implementation
o   Reliability Engineering - EDP & Wealth
o   Technology, Product Engineering, Customer Proposition, Sourcing & Accounting finance teams

Technical/Professional Skills & Competencies:

Essential skills
o   8+ years experience in a Finance role, preferably within Technology or Financial Services

• Proficiency in working effectively and delivering results in a fast-paced, complex, dynamic, global business environment.

o   Experience driving programme of change and continuous improvement
o   Ability to lead and influence a team of finance professionals and multiple stakeholders across the business and finance

• Demonstrate strong customer-focus with a commercial mindset, business partnering, communication and analytical skills

o   Strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resources

• Expert level with MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)

Education/ Certifications:

• Professional Finance Qualification - e.g. MBA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

The Financial and Risk Business of Thomson Reuters is now Refinitiv. Refinitiv equips the financial community with access to an open platform that uncovers opportunity and catalyzes change. With a dynamic combination of data, insights, technology, and news from Reuters, our customers can access solutions for every challenge, including a breadth of applications, tools, and content-all supported by human expertise. At Refinitiv, we facilitate the connections that propel people and organizations to find new possibilities to move forward.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. Therefore 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 country or local law. Refinitiv is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.

Locations
London-United Kingdom