Senior Finance Manager

TransUnion; Morley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading credit reference agency in the UK is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join their Finance team. The role involves leading financial planning and analysis, driving long-term efficiency, and managing a team of senior finance professionals. Candidates should have strong financial expertise in budgeting and forecasting, along with excellent communication skills. A hybrid work model is available with great benefits including generous annual leave and wellness programs.

Benefits

26 days' annual leave

Global paid wellness days

Generous pension scheme

Private health care

Access to diversity forums

Qualifications

• Proven leader who inspires and develops high-performing teams.
• Strong financial expertise in cost management, forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills.
• Growth mindset and ability to thrive on change.
• Experience managing large-scale budgets in multi-market environments.

Responsibilities

• Own Opex and Capex planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Develop frameworks to measure cost-to-serve and embed continuous improvement.
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end deliverables.
• Proactively manage communication with stakeholders.
• Implement robust financial governance for capital investments.
• Manage and develop a team of senior finance professionals.
• Champion best practices and simplify processes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Cost management

Forecasting

Budget management

Job description

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What We'll Bring:
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 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 center 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 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:

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 recognize 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.

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.

Find out more about Life At TU UK:

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.

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