TREC Finance Graduate Programme

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Job Description

We are looking for recent graduates to join our TREC Finance Graduate Programme in Zug

About The Role

The TREC Finance Graduate Programme provides a flow of entry level talent into the TR finance organisation. It targets recent graduates for a 24-month programme, providing analyst level job rotations, on the job coaching from carefully chosen managers and the Human Resources team, self-managed career development, job-based training, leadership skill development and an opportunity to gain visibility to many different areas of the business in roles that are global in scope.

The programme consists of a number of rotations within the Finance Function, providing you broad exposure to FP&A, Decision Support, Operations & Technology, Change Program, and other areas within Thomson Reuters. During each rotation, you will have the opportunity to learn in an environment that celebrates performance and views diversity of ideas, backgrounds, and cultures as a valuable business asset. The scope and scale of the business will enable you to take your career in an amazing array of directions limited only by your own initiative, talents, and goals in a career without boundaries.

As part of a wider global early careers’ community, you will network and work with individuals across multiple time zones and geographies. A strong alumni network, mentoring programmes, ongoing feedback, and structured development sessions will enable you to collaborate in your learning and broaden your perspective.

Your Graduate Experience

• Induction - On joining, TREC graduates come together for a workshop designed to provide an overview of the company, a good understanding of our customers and products
• Two rotations, each for twelve months, within our Corporate Finance function
  

During Those Rotations You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Support the annual planning process by establishing financial targets that drive our company strategy and financials, and working with colleagues to develop guidance, timelines, and information requirements
• Analyze monthly and quarterly financial results, and effectively communicate trends and key focus areas to leadership to drive decision making
• Optimize analytical and financial models to improve efficiency and effectiveness of monitoring business performance, and work with finance and technology colleagues in implementing and enhancing financial systems
• Work closely with the Change Program team to drive results in financial and operational performance, to ensure that overall program goals are met or exceeded
• Participate in a variety of special projects in Corporate Finance and Decision Support that drive TR-wide financial and strategic objectives
• Build relationships with all areas of the business and demonstrate the ability to be a successful business partner (Segment Finance, Decision Support, Investor Relations, Corporate Tax, Treasury, etc.)
  

About You

Our programme celebrates diversity of thought, backgrounds, and of work experiences. Although we are primarily a programme for recent graduates, we welcome applications from individuals who have already started their first job and are looking to make a change and move into the one of various sectors that Thomson Reuters serve. Individuals with masters degrees but minimal work experience are also an ideal fit for our programme. In addition to this background, we look for highly adaptable individuals who thrive on feedback. A natural self-starter who optimizes the opportunities presented, flexes easily, and sees the power of a global enterprise as an asset also tends to thrive in our programme.

Essential

• Recent MBA graduate, preferably in Finance with international background
• Superior written, oral and presentation skills with an ability to push back and exhibit professional confidence and conviction
• Highly motivated and able to work independently while managing multiple projects or deliverables
• Strong analytical skills
• Keen interest and previous work experience in financial services, tax & accounting, legal or media sectors
• Demonstrated interest in personal and career development
• Creativity, curiosity to learn, interest in innovation, and strong interpersonal skills with a desire to work with different cultures
  

Desired

• Strong Technology acumen
  

Visa Requirements

• Unfortunately, we’re not in a position to provide visa sponsorship for this programme. You must have the right to work in Switzerland (Swiss or EU Citizenship) without restriction.
  

Application

You should apply directly via our careers site.

Please ensure that your CV is no more than two pages long and written in English.

All applications must be supported by a cover letter – in 500 words or less, please tell us:

• Why you are interested in a career at Thomson Reuters
• What your motivations are for applying to your chosen Graduate Programme
  

You can attach your Cover Letter under the CV section of ‘My Experience’ when you register.

DISCLAIMER

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our 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/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.

Locations

Zug-Zug-Switzerland