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, Finance Business Partner
Manager, Finance Business Partner, Services
Overview
As a member of the Services Finance Team you will be responsible for budgeting and forecasting short/long-term plans, as well as preparing and analysing internal and external financial reports. Activities include managing risks and opportunities, monitoring the organization's expenses and revenue while considering macro-economic factors
Role
• Supports specific Open Finance and Developer Experience programs within Services with financial and budget related needs; conducts financial analysis for group/business unit leadership
• Responsible for monthly accounting tasks including expense journal entries, accruals and prepaid amortization
• Creates and manages all aspects of the annual budget and monthly forecast including financial insights to group heads/executives (applying an understanding of budgets and forecasts at a detailed level) for both expenses and revenue
• Conducts variance analysis and cost centre and revenue management
• Ensures monthly/quarterly financial reports and related analyses are prepared timely as required by corporate guidelines
• Develops and executes large scale cost models for project justifications, savings identification and financial performance improvements
• Assists with strategy and process improvements to ensure alignment with market objectives; proactively identifies ways to improve processes and executes agreed upon improvements
• Supports the divisions to achieve spending targets
• Prepares of monthly/quarterly divisional reporting including financial risks and opportunities
• Assists with ad hoc special projects and financial analyses as assigned
All About You:
The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator and results oriented, focused on challenging the status quo, aligning expectations, and leading efficiencies through ongoing process improvement.
• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting
• CPA and/or MBA preferred
Experience with financial systems and applications (e.g., Hyperion, Oracle)
• Strong Excel skills required. Exposure to Oracle and Hyperion a plus.
• Strong communication skills
• Proven track record of managing relationships across a matrix organization, with strong communication and influencing skills
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to perform in ambiguous situations
• Willingness to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with changing priorities
• Results oriented with a proven track record of successfully driving continuous process improvements
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.