Finance Business Partner

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What We'll Bring:

Finance Business Partner role to support the GT and CapEx functions.

What You'll Bring:

We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our growing team. 

As a Finance Business Partner, you will play an integral role in supporting one or more Exec and their function by leading the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting in alignment with group plans. This includes delivering accurate budgets, forecasts and 3YP financials across Internal and External People Costs and Non‑People Costs. You will present monthly financial performance, explain variances to forecast, and identify risks or opportunities early. The role should be an integral member of the function’s Leadership Team, ensuring alignment with the function’s vision and priorities.

You will also be responsible for providing accurate cost forecasts that support business objectives, challenging to drive improved efficiency and value for money, identifying opportunities, and calling out risks with mitigation plans. Additionally, the role supports month‑end delivery, ensuring results reflect the function’s activities and providing clear analysis of variances, future opportunities, or risks.

Day to Day You’ll Be:

• Lead the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the function. Ensure overall alignment with group plans.
• Lead the function in producing accurate cost forecasting, understanding key drivers of the forecasts and input into a view of risks and opportunities.
• Support CapEx forecasting, project modelling and reporting.
• Development and provision of relevant and insightful financial reporting and analysis, to drive improved business performance
• Development and on-going measurement of performance against the performance management framework and KPIs
• Support the month end process, working with the Financial Control team and Business Stakeholders to ensure accurate monthly accounts.
• Robust cost management and challenge to drive improved efficiency and “value for money”
• Deliver to the UK Business clear monthly analysis of performance against forecast and any future opportunities or risks arising.
• Early identification of business challenges and mitigation of business and financial risk through the application of robust governance procedures
• Support the headcount management and approvals process, working closely with the HR business partner
• Regular liaison and reviews with Financial Control, FP&A, and other Finance teams including Global finance teams.
• Regular liaison with Exec Member and their Leadership Team, Human Resources and Procurement. 
• As a trusted advisor to the Functions Leadership Team, working with the function to support the financial modelling of transformation and cost initiatives.
• Proactive review of processes and interfaces, working with the Business Intelligence Team to support automation, with an aim towards continuous process improvement

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Track record years of Finance Business Partnering experience in a commercial environment 
• Working towards an Accounting Qualification – Part Qualified (CIMA / ACCA) 
• Advanced user in Microsoft Excel 
• Strong analytical skills
• Comfortable working autonomously under own initiative and collaboratively with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Determined, innovative and flexible with a strong work ethic
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
• A problem solving, analytical mindset with high attention to detail  
• Highly numerate with ability to draw meaningful conclusions and drive actions from financial analysis
• Be effective at prioritizing activities, multi-tasking and working under pressure to deadlines 
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team  
• Ability to do the detail but also summarise and articulate clearly to senior leaders

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Fully qualified (CIMA / ACCA) 

Impact You'll Make:

What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
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 ukrecruitment@transunion.com

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.

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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

AF Sr Analyst I, Financial Planning & Analysis