Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Manager– Finance Business Partner – Experience & Disputes
Overview

Security Solutions is evolving to address risk across the ecosystem. We are focused on enhancing the digital transaction journey for consumers – not only to keep them safe but also as a means of making their digital lives easier. We are focused on extending security for all other types of transactions – enabling them to benefit from years of learning and development entrenched in our network security solutions.
This position will report into VP, Finance business partner for our experience and disputes business within Security Solutions. Thery will support a broad spectrum of strategic processes and initiatives while managing and executing the day-to-day business reporting and planning requirements

Key Accountabilities
• Support the financial close process through the analysis of P&L variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, key business drivers, and initiatives.
• Provides financial insights to leadership, leveraging an advanced understanding of budgeting and forecasting at detailed levels
• Refines existing revenue forecasting models, works with the product owners to develop a deeper understanding of market and product trends and incorporates the learnings into forecasting models
• In addition to bottom-up product build up, conducts top-down analyses of historical revenue and driver trends to pressure test and further improve the forecast
• Supports business verticals and regional leads in identifying, tracking and delivering on revenue generating opportunities to achieve revenue target
• Works closely with product owners to be on top of changes in product offerings and assists with providing financial inputs for product business cases.
• Respond promptly to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis. Derive insights and takeaways from historical data to help business with decision making.
• Assists with strategy and process improvements related to budgeting, forecasting, systems and other key areas; proactively identifies ways to improve processes and executes agreed upon improvements

Communication & Impact & Influence
• Influences and negotiates with the respective Regional/product teams who may have divergent objectives in relation to their respective business P&L. This involves challenging their assumptions to direct and shape their submissions
• Ensures that Finance is closely integrated with, and positively supports the business providing managers at all levels with the necessary information to make good business decisions; works with the management team in the development and implementation of short and medium term strategic and tactical plans and provide the financial input required to that process.
Experience/Education:
• Chartered Accountant or CPA or MBA, with advanced knowledge and experience with all phases of financial planning and management.
• Good knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and experience with financial systems/applications (e.g. Hyperion and Oracle)
• Strong analytical and proven problem solving skills
• Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple activities of different nature in a condensed timeframe
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Broad understanding of all the different areas of finance
• Good understanding of reporting, forecasting and budgeting techniques.
• Strong strategic thinking and business understanding.
• Strong relationship management and networking skills.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $125,000 - $207,000 USD

O'Fallon, Missouri: $109,000 - $180,000 USD