Sr. Financial Analyst

RELX is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Insurance Finance Decision Support team in Alpharetta, GA, on a hybrid work arrangement. The role owns the full cost of sales and product-level revenue decision support for two major product suites, driving forecasting, budgeting, modeling, month-end close, and business insights to inform planning and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end cost of sales analysis, including forecasting, variance explanations, trend identification, and clear communication with business partners.
• Provide revenue analysis and forecast support with product-level financial visibility for two major product suites.
• Prepare and support monthly forecasts, annual operating plans, and long-range financial forecasts.
• Assist month-end close activities, including schedules, reconciliations, reporting, and explanation of results and drivers.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support business decisions and assess risks and opportunities.
• Identify patterns, trends, discrepancies, and data gaps in financial information and recommend resolutions.
• Partner with Product Management, Accounting, FPR&A, and other finance and cross-functional teams to support planning and decision needs.
• Communicate financial results and business implications clearly for both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Contribute to recurring reporting, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses aligned to business priorities.
• Support process improvements, documentation, and enhancements within finance decision support workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in financial analysis, decision support, accounting, or related roles.
• Proven ability to perform financial analysis and modeling with minimal direction.
• Solid understanding of P&L statements, cost structures, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Technologies

• Excel
• Essbase
• Hyperion

Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus
• Country-specific benefits

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry-specific data with advanced analytics to help evaluate and predict risk and improve operational efficiency. The Insurance Solutions organization partners closely with customers to deliver data-driven insights that inform underwriting, pricing, claims, and risk assessment decisions.

About the Team

The Corporate Finance Insurance Decision Support team delivers financial visibility and actionable insights to support business planning and decision-making. The team collaborates with Product Management, Accounting, FPR&A, and other cross-functional partners to provide timely, accurate, and relevant financial analysis across products and cost structures.

About the Job

The Senior Financial Analyst is a key decision-support role within the Insurance Finance Decision Support group, supporting the Product Management organization. This position blends ownership of full cost of sales with product-level revenue decision support for two of the organization’s largest product suites, focusing on financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, modeling, month-end close support, and translating financial results into clear business insights.

Preferred Skills / Capabilities

• Experience with cost of sales analysis, expense management, and financial analysis across revenue and expense areas.
• Strong accounting foundation, including understanding of financial statements, month-end close activities, reconciliations, schedules, and data impacts.
• Experience supporting month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning cycles.
• Advanced Excel skills, including large datasets, modeling, and complex analyses.
• Experience with enterprise planning and reporting systems such as Essbase, Hyperion, or comparable tools.
• Ability to interpret financial results, identify trends and issues beyond standard reporting, and develop practical, data-backed recommendations.
• Strong business partnership skills, including scenario analysis, financial storytelling, and collaboration with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage recurring deliverables and ad hoc requests in a fast-paced environment.