VP, Business Operations - Finance

About the Role  

As Vice President, Business Operations – Finance (Chief of Staff to the CFO) , you will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and serve as a trusted advisor and operational leader across both the Finance organization and the enterprise leadership team. 

This role sits at the center of strategy, execution, and leadership alignment, with a dual mandate: 

• Acting as Chief of Staff to the CFO, enabling financial performance, planning, and operational excellence 

• Leading key enterprise operating mechanisms, including CEO Leadership Team (ELT) cadence, Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), and the implementation of a new enterprise operating system 

 

You will play a critical role in ensuring Thomson Reuters’ strategic priorities are translated into clear plans, aligned execution, and measurable outcomes. 

This is a highly visible role that operates across the executive leadership team and is designed as a developmental opportunity for a high-potential leader with the ability to influence at scale and drive enterprise impact. 

 

Key Responsibilities  

Enterprise Operating Rhythm & Governance 

• Lead and manage the CEO Leadership Team operating cadence, including agenda setting, materials, and follow-ups 

• Own the design and execution of Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and other enterprise-wide forums 

• Establish and continuously improve a consistent operating rhythm that drives accountability, visibility, and decision-making across the organization 

• Ensure leadership discussions are focused, action-oriented, and aligned to enterprise priorities 

Enterprise Operating System (Strategy Execution) 

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of Thomson Reuters’ enterprise operating system 

• Translate enterprise strategy into clear priorities, metrics, and execution frameworks 

• Partner across functions to ensure consistent adoption and disciplined execution 

• Monitor progress against strategic priorities and escalate risks, trade-offs, and misalignment 

Chief of Staff to the CFO 

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CFO 

• Manage the Finance leadership operating rhythm, including executive meetings and planning cycles 

• Support earnings preparation, board materials, and investor communications 

• Partner with Finance leaders to ensure alignment on priorities and performance 

Strategic Planning & Decision Support 

• Support enterprise and Finance annual and multi-year strategic planning processes 

• Develop executive-ready materials for CFO, CEO, and Board decision-making 

Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management 

• Act as a bridge between Finance and other functions to drive alignment 

• Facilitate cross-functional discussions to resolve trade-offs 

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across the organization 

Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives 

• Lead a limited number (1–2) of high-impact initiatives 

• Drive initiatives end-to-end, ensuring delivery against objectives and timelines 

Operations & Continuous Improvement (Finance) 

• Optimize Finance processes and operating models 

• Champion data-driven decision-making and automation 

• Improve efficiency, transparency, and scalability within Finance 

 

About You  

To be considered for the Vice President, Business Operations – Finance role, you will possess the following: 

• Experience in finance, strategy, consulting, operations, transformation, or Chief of Staff roles, with demonstrated ability to drive enterprise priorities and executive-level initiatives

• Strong understanding of financial planning, business performance management, operating rhythms, and executive decision-making processes

• Proven track record of driving strategic initiatives end-to-end, coordinating across Finance, business, and corporate functions to deliver within scope, timeline, and quality expectations

• Proven ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization, especially with senior management and executives

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights, trade-offs, and recommendations

• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to connect enterprise strategy, financial performance, and operational execution

• Self-motivated, data-driven, intellectually curious, detail-oriented, and able to balance strategic thinking with execution

• Ability to move quickly while maintaining focus on high-impact priorities

• Experience with enterprise-wide transformation, operating model, or strategy execution initiatives

• Experience working with global teams across multiple time zones

• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills

• Ability to present effectively to senior executives and write clearly, concisely, and compellingly 

• Adaptable and willing to take on new projects and assignments at short notice

• Bold enough to challenge the status quo constructively

• Strong thought leadership, influential communication skills, and the ability to guide enterprise-facing initiatives through the leadership team

• Proven project management capability in a highly matrixed, global organization

• Consistent focus on doing what is right for the business 

• High energy and contagious enthusiasm

 

Location  

This is a hybrid role that can be based in our New York City, NY or Toronto, ON hub locations.

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New Position: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment 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.

Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt-out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role.

 

 

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. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $201,600 USD - $374,400 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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