FP&A Analyst

The Financial Planning and Analysis team supports planning, forecasting, analytics, and the delivery of strategic financial insights across UK & Europe. Working closely with senior stakeholders, the team provides insight and constructive challenge to support commercial decision-making, improve business performance, and accelerate sustainable growth. The team also helps transform and optimise financial processes so that timely, insight-driven outcomes support the group’s long-term goals.

This role reports into the Senior Finance Manager.

• Support accurate cost forecasting by analysing key cost drivers and contributing to the identification and assessment of financial risks and opportunities.
• Maintain the rolling non-people cost forecast in partnership with business stakeholders, local and global Procurement teams, and Finance Business Partners, providing a current view of expected expenditure.
• Support workforce forecasting and staff-cost monitoring for UK and global roles, ensuring forecasts accurately reflect the latest staffing position.
• Develop and deliver relevant, timely, and insightful financial reporting and analysis that supports commercial decision-making and improved business performance.
• Support month-end reporting and undertake variance analysis of non-people costs in collaboration with Financial Control and business stakeholders.
• Identify emerging business challenges and help mitigate financial and operational risks through robust analysis, financial controls, and governance procedures.
• Provide financial analysis and support to colleagues across the Finance Business Partnering team, contributing to shared priorities and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Review and approve purchase orders, confirming that expenditure is within budget and correctly coded and accounted for.
• Review financial processes and operational interfaces, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and contributing to wider initiatives that strengthen the Group Finance function.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial information, investigate cost movements, and communicate relevant insights.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage recurring forecasting, reporting, and month-end activities effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, Finance Business Partners, Financial Control, Procurement, and operational teams.
• An inquisitive and improvement-focused mindset, with the confidence to challenge existing approaches and identify more effective ways of working.
• Ability to provide accurate, timely financial analysis that supports commercial decisions, risk management, and business performance.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for financial modelling, forecasting, variance analysis, data manipulation, and management reporting.
• Ability to develop and maintain rolling cost and workforce forecasts using accurate and current financial information.
• Ability to perform month-end analysis and explain variances between actual expenditure, budgets, and forecasts.
• Understanding of purchase-order controls, cost coding, budget monitoring, and financial governance.
• Ability to prepare clear and insightful financial reports for business and senior stakeholders.

At Trans Union 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 and bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Global paid wellness days off and a bonus day off to…