Senior Analyst, 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

Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Who is Mastercard ?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.


Overview :

The Financial Planning & Analysis function manages all aspects of management reporting encompassing budgeting and forecasting, strategic and customer planning. This Senior Analyst, CNPF (Transfer Solutions) position is responsible across a broad spectrum of strategic processes and initiatives under Transfer Solutions while managing and executing the executive and corporate reporting and planning requirements. The position plays a critical role in driving financial planning and performance management, while managing end to end ownership of core FP&A processes and acts as a key partner, providing analytical leadership insights and operational leverage across planning, close and reporting cycles.

Role :

• Own and lead Transfer Solutions monthly close, forecast/ O&R, annual plan and budget cycles, partnering closely with Finance Business Partners and regional teams.
• Support the financial close process through the analysis of variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, key business drivers and initiatives. Review and provide thoughtful business driven commentary to respective management/ central teams.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and governance of data upload into enterprise planning systems (including Hyperion). Also identify and communicate revenue and expense risks and opportunities and review and respond promptly to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis.
• Develop and deliver executive level reporting, dashboards, and presentation materials for Transfer Solutions leadership and the CFO Transfer Solutions.
• Own Transfer Solutions consolidation and expense governance, ensuring transparency, accountability, and financial discipline
• Design, maintain, and continually improve standardized reporting packs, KPIs, and performance metrics
• Drive process improvement and automation, building scalable analytical tools and financial models
• Apply strategic understanding of business dynamics and competitive forces in different markets and supporting business to formulate mitigating strategies.
• Support the development of presentations and analysis for quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and quarterly operating reviews (QORs).
• Lead ad hoc analysis and special projects, exercising sound judgement on prioritization and stakeholder management.

All About you :

• Educational qualification - Chartered Accountant or CPA or MBA Finance
• Experience in financial roles 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)
• Good understanding of reporting, forecasting and budgeting techniques.
• Strong analytical and 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
• Strong strategic thinking and business understanding.
• Strong relationship management and networking skills.
• High intellect with good commercial acumen and a creative approach to problem solving.
• Ambitious, highly driven and motivated.
• Maturity to challenge ideas and balance opportunities and threats.

Corporate Security Responsibility :

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position 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.

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.