Financial Manager | Financial Reporting Manager, Africa Region

TransUnion LLC; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home flexibility

Wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

TransUnion Africa is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to lead the Africa regional close, consolidation, and statutory reporting processes. You will manage a team of accountants, coordinate audits, and ensure accurate financial disclosures across multiple entities in a deadline-driven environment.

The role requires a CA (SA) qualification with 6+ years of experience, big4 exposure, and strong IFRS/US GAAP knowledge.

Qualifications

• CA (SA) qualification with professional accounting experience.
• Experience in financial statement consolidation, IFRS and US GAAP knowledge.
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team through monthly close and audits.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Africa regional monthly close and consolidate across entities and reporting systems.
• Review and approve journals, reconciliations, and supporting work papers.
• Coordinate statutory audits, prepare annual financial statements and disclosures.
• Manage fixed assets and intangibles submodules, asset inventory processes.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, dividends, invoicing, settlements, and reconciliations.
• Prepare consolidated schedules supporting segment-level and other US quarterly disclosures.

Skills

Hands-on with ERP systems

Advanced spreadsheet skills

Tech-enabled process improvements

AI curiosity and adoptability

Education

CA (SA) qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Job description

TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice Team Overview The Finance Team operates in a fast-paced and demanding environment where internal and external customer requirements drive results. It aims to act as a strategic business partner, enabling better decisions while considering external factors and future conditions in the development of effective strategies. 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.

Role Overview And Core Responsibilities

TransUnion Africa is recruiting for a Financial Reporting Manager report directly to the Director, Africa Regional Controller. The role is responsible for overseeing the TransUnion Africa group consolidation, financial reporting, and statutory management process, while providing operational oversight, participating in company projects, and leading, mentoring and managing a dynamic team of accountants. The individual will operate in a complex, deadline-driven environment with multiple local and global stakeholders.

• Manage the Africa regional monthly financial close process for multiple legal entities and across two enterprise reporting systems ensuring the successful execution of consolidated financial reporting and resolution of any consolidation issues
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, work papers, and analyses prepared by designated accounting team members for areas of responsibility
• Support the statutory audit processes for multiple entities by coordinating audit requests, preparing annual financial statements and disclosures, and resolving open matters within established timelines
• Responsible for fixed assets and intangible submodules ensuring proper asset classifications, useful lives, depreciation rates, serial ids and locations are applied and transferred from purchasing and accounts payable applications to the submodule; support semi-annual asset inventory process
• Oversee intercompany accounting processes including intercompany dividends and documentation, invoicing, settlements, and related journal entries and account reconciliations
• Prepare consolidated schedules supporting segment-level and other U.S. quarterly disclosures

Required Knowledge And Experiences

• CA (SA) qualification
• 6+ years of relevant experience
• Big 4 public accounting and/or multinational company experience
• Experience supporting financial statement consolidation, financial reporting, statutory reporting, and month end close
• IFRS and US GAAP knowledge with experience applying accounting principles
• Experience with internal controls, including execution, documentation and coordination with internal or external auditors.
• Demonstrated ability to lead work across regional and offshore resources while managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders

Required Technical Skills

• Hands‑on experience with enterprise financial systems and reporting tools
• Ability to implement and support technology‑enabled enhancements to processes and controls
• Advanced spreadsheet skills for financial analysis, reconciliation and reporting
• AI curiosity and adoptability

Behavioral Competencies

• Ability to navigate complex environments and situations independently and successfully.
• Proactive planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet multiple tight deadlines.

LI-KS2 For positions based in South Africa, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in line with the company’s Employment Equity plan and targets.

TransUnion Overview:

At TransUnion, our Workforce for Good is built on purpose, impact, and opportunity. We empower our people to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful difference for our communities and customers all while being supported to thrive both professionally and personally. With a strong focus on flexibility, wellbeing, and collaboration, you’ll work with exceptional people across the globe, pioneering products, and cutting‑edge technology that truly matters.

At TransUnion Africa, you’ll join a purpose‑driven organisation that invests in its people through competitive rewards, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful career development. We offer permanent work‑from‑home flexibility, wellbeing support for you and your family, and access to global exposure and accredited learning so you can grow your career while maintaining balance.

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TransUnion is a global information and insights company with over 12,000 associates operating in more than 30 countries. We make trust possible by ensuring each person is reliably represented in the marketplace. We do this with a Tru™ picture of each person: an actionable view of consumers, stewarded with care. Through our acquisitions and technology investments we have developed innovative solutions that extend beyond our strong foundation in core credit into areas such as marketing, fraud, risk and advanced analytics. As a result, consumers and businesses can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good® — and it leads to economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for millions of people around the world.