Analyst, Finance Business Partner
About The Position
At Mastercard Technology, we’re working together to create a future that’s seamless and secure. We’re engineering critical connections that bring continents, customers and communities closer together. Our Technology strategy builds on our platforms to stay ahead of the market trends and maintain flexibility in an uncertain world. Our strategy is anchored on three pillars: where we run, what we run and how we run while ensuring we prioritize what matters. The Analyst, Finance Business Partner will help connect our strategy to our financial objectives by supporting the Program Controls, Operations, and Modernization division within Technology. This includes supporting monthly expense forecasting, month end close, variance analysis, staffing planning, reporting, and daily engagement with various stakeholder across the business, Finance, People and Capability, and Sourcing. This role will also provide an opportunity to rotate across various division within Technology to broaden exposure to multiple areas of the business
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a financial analysis role
- Must be able to adhere to the company’s hybrid in office work policy
- Self-motivated with a track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment
- Must be comfortable working with ambiguous processes in a fluid environment, managing multiple priorities and assignments concurrently
- Strong communication skills and ability to interact, communicate, influence and navigate effectively with business teams
- Strong relationship management and networking skills
- Strong proficiency using MS suite of products Excel/Office/PowerPoint and enterprise ERP/Planning systems
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) or professional certification (CMA, CPA) a plus
- Proficiency using Power BI, Power Automate, or low code tools a plus
Responsibilities
- Provide divisional financial reporting, identify financial risks & opportunities, and provide guidance to achieve financial targets for assigned division(s)
- Support the financial close process through the analysis of P&L variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, key business drivers, and initiatives
- Deliver monthly expense forecast across entire P&L for assigned division(s), and present financials to senior management
- Maintain staffing plans and drive conversations with business on hiring timing, affordability, capacity, and tracking
- Support negotiations, alongside business and sourcing, renewals or new contractual spend for 3rd party services or technology solutions
- Contributes to special projects and performs various ad-hoc reporting or analysis as needed with a strong customer service focus.
- Participates in development and implementation of process improvements to improve operational controls/efficiency and quality of output
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
