Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - #1780296

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What We'll Bring

We Are TransUnion:

TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.

What You'll Bring

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our growing team.

Day To Day You’ll Be

• Design and lead the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting process for the UK & Europe Business. Expected to co-ordinate with Revenue Senior Manager, Expense Senior Manager and Director of FP&A to ensure the strategic and financial plans are aligned between UK & Europe Region with wider Group
• Lead the month-end deliverables process for FP&A as part of the corporate/ segment accounting close ensuring timely delivery, accuracy, consistency and alignment between UK & European Region and International FP&A on any material variances to forecast / plan
• Create a centre of excellence for reporting, adopting a right first-time approach. Responsible for the development and provision of reporting, insightful analysis and KPI’s, with the ability to view financials through multiple lenses to drive data-driven decision making and improve business performance. Reporting of financial and business performance for the UK & Europe Executive team, International FP&A, Board and other key stakeholders ensuring they have self-serve access to final versions
• Key point of contact for the International FP&A team and Enablement functions on consolidation queries, ensuring the UK & Europe FP&A team provide all required information in a timely manner
• Proactively lead the engagement and communication for all Reporting & Planning timelines across UK & Europe, ensuring key stakeholders are informed on a timely basis of delivery timelines and that these are adhered to, enabling sufficient time for review
• Ensure the UK Finance team are adopting best practice and are utilizing the latest systems and tools (as prescribed by head office) relating to all planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve and simplify existing processes across FP&A and instill a continuous improvement mindset within the team – ensure the focus is on telling the story on the financials and being able to clearly articulate the “so what”
• Work with the Investment Manager on the integration of any approved M&A activity or strategic change programs and embed into BAU FP&A activity
• As a leader within the Finance function, work collaboratively with the Finance leadership team, Finance Operations and other Finance teams on any key financial decisions and proactively propose and implement initiatives to drive forward the mission of the Finance function to make finance a great place to work
• Manage a team of senior Finance professionals by providing leadership, direction, support, coaching and mentoring , ensuring the team have individual and team development plans that are reviewed frequently
• Play a proactive role in embedding a “one team, multiple location” culture, fostering a culture of high performance, resilience, continuous improvement and guiding them through change
  
  

Essential Skills & Experience

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the capability to influence and guide Executive level stakeholders
• Expertise in analysing highly complex problems; takes ownership through to resolution
• Ability to autonomously design and implement strategic solutions
• Highly capable leader with the ability to motivate senior finance professionals
• Accomplished at prioritizing tasks and workloads to meet the needs of stakeholders inside and outside of Finance
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to do the detail but also summarise and articulate clearly to senior leaders
• Keeps up to date with external trends to understand the impact they may have on the business
  
  

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Qualified Accountant
• Previous FP&A experience, supporting senior stakeholders
• Evidence of successful team leadership in different environments
  
  

Impact You'll Make

What’s In It For you?

At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.

Benefits

As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:

• 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
• A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
• Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart
  
  

TransUnion – a Place To Grow

If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.

We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together

Flexibility At TU

We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional Support

At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting [email protected]

Interview & Hiring Process

Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.

Find Out More About Life At TU UK

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This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Manager II, Financial Planning & Analysis