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Consultant : Financial Planning and Analysis

Consultant : Financial Planning and Analysis

TransUnionJohannesburg, ZA
6 days ago
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Job title : Consultant : Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : October 02, 2025

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What We'll Bring : Dynamics of the Role

  • TransUnion Africa is currently recruiting for a dynamic and figures orientated individual to be responsible for Financial Planning and Analysis for specific lines of businesses within the company to achieve all planning, and forecasting objectives for the assigned areas.
  • This goal orientated, driven and innovative individual will navigate a multicultural and highly competitive environment while partnering with a number of internal and external customers such as the CFO and the TU Executive team to ensure that the Financial Planning and Analysis is managed in a way that exceeds expectations.

    • The Team’s Focus

  • The Finance Team operates in a vibrant, fast-paced, and demanding performance-based environment where the internal and external customer drives results. With multiple reporting lines within the headquarters based in Chicago as well as locally, deadlines are highly pressurized and non-negotiable.
  • This team has a strong customer focus and aims to become a strategic partner with the business, enabling better business decisions and a brighter future for TransUnion.
  • The team considers external factors which will influence the work environment as well as future conditions to ensure effective strategies.

    • What You'll Bring :

  • A BCom in Accounting or a related finance degree, combined with 2–3 years of experience in a commercial financial environment.
  • A proven track record in change implementation and process improvement is essential.
  • Ability and willingness to work in an unstructured environment with fluid change processes.
  • Prior FP&A experience and advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills would be advantageous.

    • In addition to the above requirements, the successful candidate will have the following competencies :

    Functional Competencies :

  • Knowledge of financial systems, such as People Soft and One Stream (on a technical level) and financial system configuration.
  • Operational finance.

    • Behavioral Competencies

  • Ability to work independently and proactively.
  • Speed and accuracy with figures as well as attention to detail.
  • Ability to effectively partner with business and drive insights.
  • Planning and organizing skills with the ability to be proactive and to plan ahead.
  • Leadership.
  • Ability to prioritize work deliverables in a creative environment in order to meet multiple, tight and highly pressurized deadlines.
  • Ability to think and move quickly in a dynamic fast-moving environment.
  • Business acumen.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills- upward, downward and lateral.
  • Conflict management.
  • Problem solving.
  • Systematic and analytical.

    • Personal Qualities :

  • A strong participative team member, diplomatic, tough, and assertive, prepared to stand his / her ground, yet flexible and adaptable to a dynamic and demanding environment.
  • Quick learner.
  • Integrity and trust - Absolute integrity and ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.
  • Mature, well-balanced, and confident personality who is self-driven, highly motivated and energetic.
  • Personable, decisive, and confident bearing with the versatility to associate and communicate at all levels.
  • Negotiating skills and entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Prepared to work long hours.
  • Drive for results.
  • Disciplined.
  • Action orientated.
  • Practical.
  • Innovative / Creative.
  • Determined.
  • Interpersonal savvy.

    • Impact You'll Make :

  • Responsible for executing all planning, forecasting and managerial reporting objectives of the divisions assigned.
  • Develop analysis based on metrics to evaluate financial and operational performance for the divisions or enterprise-wide cross functional projects and initiatives as assigned.
  • Identification and investigation of potential inefficiencies and risks encountered by the business based on financial and operational performance metrics.
  • Partner in leading the executive management team through all forecasting and budgeting exercises.
  • Analysis of financial and operational information to identify trends and interpret trends for senior management.
  • Partner in the development and implementation of the annual operating budget and resource plan.
  • Analysis of historical and forecasted business segment results including a review of major trends within each segment in terms of revenue, major cost categories and profitability.
  • Coordination with all levels of management and staff to gather, analyze, summarize and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans and business planning.
  • Responsible for coordinating monthly reporting and forecasting activities for the Group, covering Expected, Mid-Month, and Walks submissions.
  • Responsible for co-coordinating reports required by TU Africa and International.

    • End Date : October 2, 2025

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