Senior Finance Manager

Transunion; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major credit reference agency is seeking a Senior Finance Manager in Leeds. This role involves leading financial planning for UK & Europe, driving strategic decisions, and managing a team of senior finance professionals. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, financial expertise, and experience with Opex and Capex budgeting. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Global paid wellness days

Generous pension scheme

Private health care

Access to wellness programmes

Qualifications

• Proven leader who inspires and develops high-performing teams.
• Strong strategic thinking with hands-on financial expertise.
• Experience managing large Opex and Capex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own Opex and Capex planning for UK & Europe.
• Develop frameworks to measure cost-to-serve.
• Ensure accurate month-end deliverables and reporting.
• Manage communication with UK & European stakeholders.
• Implement robust financial governance for capital investments.
• Foster a high-performance team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Cost management

Team development

Job description

What We'll Bring

TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, offering 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 Finance Manager to join our growing Finance team. We’re seeking a dynamic finance leader to drive Opex and Capex planning, forecasting, and reporting across UK & Europe. This role will shape strategic decisions, optimize processes, and develop a high‑performing team to deliver insight‑driven financial outcomes that support the group’s long‑term goals.

Day to Day You’ll Be

• Lead Financial Planning & Analysis: Own Opex and Capex planning, budgeting, and forecasting for UK & Europe, influencing strategic decisions to align with group objectives.
• Drive Long‑Term Efficiency: Develop frameworks to measure cost‑to‑serve, challenge functions on value for money, and embed continuous improvement.
• Month‑End & Reporting Excellence: Ensure accurate, timely month‑end deliverables and create a centre of excellence for reporting, analysis, and KPIs to enable data‑driven decisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively manage communication and timelines with UK & European stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency.
• Governance & Investment Oversight: Implement robust financial governance for capital investments.
• Team Leadership: Manage and develop a team of senior finance professionals, fostering a high‑performance, collaborative culture across multiple locations.
• Process & Systems Optimization: Champion best practices, leverage latest tools, and simplify processes to focus on insights and storytelling.
• Finance Leadership Collaboration: Work closely with Finance leadership to drive initiatives that make Finance a great place to work.

Essential Skills & Experience

• A proven leader who inspires, coaches, and develops high‑performing teams.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with hands‑on financial expertise in cost management, forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills to engage senior stakeholders and drive alignment.
• A growth mindset champion who thrives on change, encourages innovation, and has experience of building resilience within the team.
• Experience managing large‑scale Opex and Capex budgets in a complex, multi‑market environment.

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 includes:

• 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, let’s 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 individuals’ 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 [e-mail].

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.

Other

We do not accept any unsolicited CVs 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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