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What We'll Bring:
At TransUnion, we strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver's seat of their professional development, while having access to help along the way. We encourage everyone to pursue passions and take ownership of their careers. With the support of colleagues and mentors, our associates are given the tools needed to get where they want to go. Regardless of job titles, our associates have the opportunity to learn new things and be a leader every day.
Come be a part of our team - you'll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.
The ideal candidate for this role has extensive experience in the execution of the month-end accounting close process, has held accounting operations roles within multinational organizations, has strong interpersonal skills and is capable of building relationships to drive behavior and change.
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What You'll Bring:
The ideal candidate for this role has extensive experience in the execution of the month-end accounting close process, has held accounting operations roles within multinational organizations, has strong interpersonal skills and is capable of building relationships to drive behavior and change.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in accounting, including the execution of month-end close
- CPA required
- Experience operating in an organization with multi-national operations and accounting shared services strongly preferred
- Experience managing people and implementing process improvements required
- Effective in building relationships across multiple teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to overcome obstacles and achieve objectives
- Demonstrated project management skills to prioritize tasks and achieve deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- Master's degree or MBA preferred
- Responsible for driving process simplification and standardization for global accounting and reporting processes for TransUnion partnering cross-functionally with segment accounting, record to report shared services and consolidations
- Operates in a matrixed organization to standardize and simplify accounting processes including development and ownership of global process documentation
- Drives continuous improvement projects in the pursuit of standardization and simplification
- Coordinates with record to report shared services and segment accounting teams to ensure month-end close expectations are clearly communicated and establishes a feedback mechanism following the close to debrief on the process
- Defines and helps develop onboarding standards for new record to report associates, including training on TU financial systems and processes and accounting policies and procedures
- Establishes methodology for calculating, reporting and reviewing global record to report metrics and key performance indicators to evaluate performance, gain insights and drive process improvements
- Participates in accounting policy update process to help ensure content clarity and reinforce policies with the shared services record to report team
- Reinforces and supports internal control requirements
- Develops and implements a standard approach to preparing global statutory reporting and managing statutory audit requirements and status
Benefits:
TransUnion provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non-exempt associates, tuition reimbursement, additional (following any short-term disability) 10 weeks of parental leave with gradual return, adoption assistance, fertility coverage, spousal and domestic partner benefits, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, retirement contributions with employer match, organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks, and access to TransUnion's Employee Resource Groups.
We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
Director, Financial Reporting