Assistant Accountant
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Position Overview & Specifications
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What We'll Bring:
Analyst to support Month end close process for CCO & UKS lines of business and support full commissions process.What You'll Bring:
About TransUnion:
TransUnion is a global information and insights company which provides solutions that help create economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for hundreds of millions of people in more than 30 countries. We call this Information for Good®.
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 wide variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.
We’re looking for a Senior Financial Control Analyst to join our growing Financial and audit team.
Day to Day You’ll Be:
Provision of monthly management accounts, variance analysis and reporting for the aligned business areas, highlighting and advising on key financial issues
Assist with monthly sales commission calculation.
Facilitate various meetings including P&L reviews, COS reviews, balance sheet reviews, sales commission reviews etc.
Development and provision of relevant reporting to Business Partnering and FP&A.
Reconciliation and control of balance sheet in compliance with SOX.
Liaise with various stakeholders including Senior Managers, FBPs, Financial Control, FP&A and other
Involvement in wider finance initiatives to constantly evolve and improve the Group Finance function
Comfortable managing multiple conflicting priorities with strong workflow management and follow-up skills. Effective interacting with all levels of management.
Committed to professional development and becoming a qualified accountant (Either CIMA or ACCA).
Impact You'll Make:
TransUnion – a place to grow:
We know that you may not possess every aspect of the essential and/or desirable skills listed above but if there’s something you can’t tick off, don’t let that put you off applying as we could explore training for you.
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 our benefits package starts with 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service), a generous contributory pension scheme, private health care and a whole host of other employee lifestyle benefits.
That’s in addition to a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as lunchtime yoga, boxing classes, mindfulness app access, daily dedicated ‘away from keyboard’ time to ensure colleagues take a break and our diversity forums.
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 of this.
Reasonable Adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend an interview with us please detail this on your application.
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AF Analyst II, AccountingCandidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Research & Development
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Assistant Accountant roles across TransUnion's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Research & Development.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £50,000 - £57,021 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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