Business Unit Controller

**Business Unit Controller (BUC) - Thomson Reuters Foundation**

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented BUC to support our finance team. The BUC will assist in overseeing the organisation's financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to contribute and make a positive impact.

**About the Role**:
In this opportunity as a Business Unit Controller
- TR, you will be responsible for:
**Financial Reporting**:

- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly Board papers and analysis.
- Ensure financial reports are accurate, timely, and in compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct financial analysis and prepare ad hoc financial reports for Organisational Funded projects.
- Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts assigned to ensure accuracy and completeness.

**Budgeting and Forecasting**:

- Support the Financial Controller in the annual budgeting and planning process.
- Support the Financial Controller in periodic forecasts.
- Monitor budget variances and analyse financial performance to provide insights and recommendations.

**Statutory Reporting, Audit and Compliance**:

- Assist in the preparation of year end accounts, external audit, and any regulatory compliance reviews.

**Process Improvement & Implement process controls**:

- Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve efficiency.
- Implement best practices and systems to enhance financial operations and reporting.
- Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.
- Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
- Implement and maintain internal control procedures.
- Support as ad hoc requests from the CFO and the FC.

**About You**:
You are a fit for the role of Business Unit Controller - TR, if your background includes:

- Professional accounting designation (CPA) or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Financial Reporting preferably in a nonprofit or charity organization
- Demonstrated expertise in financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulatory requirements for charities
- Experience in Statutory Reporting and audits.
- Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

**What's in it For You?**

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

**Wellbeing**: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

**Culture**:Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

**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**:Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

**Purpose Driven Work**:We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.

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