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LexisNexis Legal and Professional is the legal information division of the RELX group, descended from the pioneering Lexis full-text legal search service launched in 1973. It sells case law and statutory research, practical guidance, drafting and analytics tools to law firms, corporate legal departments, courts and government bodies, and it has embedded generative assistants across those products under the Lexis+ AI name. Headquartered in New York with major operations in Ohio and North Carolina, it competes principally with Thomson Reuters and holds one of the two large English-language legal content archives.

Are you passionate about turning data into insights that drive business performance?

Do you enjoy partnering with cross-functional teams to influence decisions and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html).

About the Role

As a Decision Support Analyst (Revenue & Cost), you will provide data-driven insights to support business decision-making across both revenue performance and cost management. Working closely with commercial, finance, and operations teams, you will transform complex data into meaningful analysis, recommendations, and reporting that help drive business performance and strategic outcomes.

Responsibilities

- Analyze revenue trends, product/segment profitability, and customer/channel performance

- Analyze cost drivers, cost allocation, budget variances, and efficiency opportunities across departments

- Build and maintain financial/operational models (P&L, forecasts, scenario analysis)

- Prepare dashboards and reports for management, highlighting risks and opportunities on both the revenue and cost sides

- Support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning cycles

- Conduct ad-hoc analysis for pricing decisions, cost-saving initiatives, and investment business cases

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, operations, finance) to gather data and validate assumptions

- Identify process improvements and automation opportunities in reporting

Requirements

- Have a Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

- Strong Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) a plus

- Solid understanding of financial statements, cost accounting, and revenue recognition principles

- Analytical mindset with ability to translate complex data into clear business narratives

- Strong communication skills to present findings to non-technical stakeholders

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Clickhereto access benefits specific to your location.

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