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What We'll Bring:
Responsible for managing the Forecasting, Commercial Finance and Planning & Analysis functions for lines of business within the TransUnion Africa Group to achieve all planning, forecasting, managerial reporting objectives and deliverables of the Group. Reporting to the Africa Group CFO, this goal orientated, driven and innovative individual will navigate a multicultural and a highly competitive environment while partnering with a number of internal and external stakeholders such as the, CEO, CRO, Sales Heads and Group holding companies (Corporate and International), the TU Finance team (local and US); to ensure that the Financial Forecasting and Analysis is managed appropriately and exceeds expectations.
The Team’s Focus
The development of analysis based on appropriate metrics to evaluate financial and operational performance for all lines of business and shared service functions.
Identify and investigate potential inefficiencies / risks encountered by the business based on financial and operational performance metrics. This includes the development of models / analysis to provide Senior & Executive management with business insights into the activities and operational issues / opportunities impacting their business. With multiple reporting lines to HQ (Chicago) as well as locally, deadlines are highly pressurized and non-negotiable. This team has a strong customer focus and aims to be a strategic finance partner with the business, enabling better business decisions and assisting in the accelerated growth path for TransUnion Africa. The team also considers external factors which will influence the work environment as well as future market conditions to ensure effective strategy implementation.
Manage and lead LOB heads through all aspects of Budgeting and Forecasting.
What You'll Bring:
Qualifications
We are looking for a minimum Commerce Degree, CA (SA) preferred with at least 10 years’ experience within a medium-to large enterprise, which should include a minimum of 5 years’ experience heading up and managing group-related analysis and reporting
Experience, skills and Competencies
- Experience in managing a team of people is critical to the role as well as sound knowledge of budgeting & forecasting principles. Prior Hyperion/OneStream and ERP systems experience and advanced Excel skills would be an advantage.
- A strong background in identifying and recommending new practices / methods of business operations and performance analysis and metrics
- Must be able to understand complex business models and strong ability to interpret data and foresee future outcomes
- Strong skills in being able to build relationships with Business Unit segment leadership, providing strong support and value adding insights
In addition to the above requirements, the successful candidate will have the following competencies:
Functional Competencies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with a diversified range of internal and external business contacts ranging from Senior Executives to associates
- Strong attention to detail and deadline oriented
- Knowledge of financial systems and financial system configuration
- Strong report writing skills
- Technical accounting skills
- Operational finance
Behavioral Competencies
- Leadership skills and the ability to proactively develop and implement effective strategies including driving efficiencies and improvements
- Speed and accuracy with figures as well as strong attention to detail
- Planning and organizing skills with the ability to be proactive and to plan ahead
- Ability to prioritize work deliverables, think and move quickly in a dynamic and fast paced environment to meet multiple, tight and highly pressurized deadlines
- Ability to work independently
- Business acumen
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills- upward, downward and lateral
- Conflict management
- Problem solving
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Systematic and analytical
Impact You'll Make:
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the annual operating budgets, capital expenditure plans as well as strategic three-year plan. This includes working through the respective budgeting and forecasting processes with the individual lines of business, shared service functions as well as consolidation of results and preparation of relevant reporting to senior & executive management as well as HQ
- Analysis of the lines of business / shared service function results – both historical and forecasted – including a review of all key trends within the respective functions in terms of revenue, operating expenses and overall profitability & EBITDA Margin expansion initiatives. These reviews would include performance analysis of all key business initiatives including any possible acquisition activity
- Drive meaningful MI and analysis for business appropriate and effective decision making
- Coordinates with all levels of management and consultants where applicable to gather, analyze, summarize and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, new business planning, trending future requirements and operating forecast
- Manage the South Africa, Africa Subsidiaries and ROA countries people cost planning, which includes all aspects of people and headcount forecasting and actuals.
- Manage, drive and innovate the Commercial Finance function to deliver superior best in class outputs and related business insights to drive effective business decisions and enhance Margin Expansion initiatives and related actions
General Management:
- Mentoring: Define the specific achievement levels needed for team success; set baseline expectations, monitor and drive team towards higher level performance. Envision ideal achievements and performance results for the function, consistent with organizational objectives; establish requirements, delivery criteria and specific measures of performance. Provide a road map for individual and collective department performance and development. Advance the development of associates by creating an environment conducive to internal, external, cross functional and on-job training.
- Process management: Define a high-level framework of processes, linkages, critical success factors and performance measures that integrate into the rollup of TU Africa Group performance. Establish and support proactive process assessments and formulate preventative and improvement measures. Study best practices; challenge current work models & methods and set standards for improvement initiatives
- Communication: Share and clarify overall vision and related strategies with associates, communicate with peers and related business unit management, to understand needs and best practices. Provide continual, constructive feedback on performance results against departmental goals. Promote teamwork within and across sub functions
- Work closely with the technology organization to maintain and improve MIS data to improve business intelligence and effectively manage the various information sources to meet and improve on business requirements
How you’ll contribute
- Group Reporting and Analysis: Perform and adhere to all Group reporting requirements as it relates to relevance of responsibility
- Business analysis: Business analysis to model specific areas / processes used in the business. Identify trends and apply theory to develop models / analysis to provide insights into business issues / opportunities with management / stakeholders in running their respective businesses. Use skills and knowledge to prescribe and create predictive models for ongoing trends and analysis that support the running of the business
- Performance Analysis: Maintain and develop value added performance metrics for main areas across the business, by working with the business to identify data sources and appropriate targets/goals. Assist in developing methodologies for on-going reporting of performance to finance as well as function & business unit leadership.
- Establish and maintain appropriate reporting and analysis focused on proactively providing internal stakeholders with insights into performance and activities within their responsible areas to drive performance of the TU Africa group.
- Analyze financial and operational information to identify trends and interpret data for Senior & Executive management. Prepare management reporting to measure business performance against various metrics being product profitability, customer profitability, pricing, competitor activity and data optimization and utilization.
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
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
