Manager, Finance Business partner - Technology

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

2d • $109,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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 to what matters. The Manager, Finance Business partner is responsible for providing financial guidance and support to our business partners, reporting, planning including budget & forecast, and ad-hoc analysis. Key to prospering in this role are the abilities to interpret data, devise strategic plans, assume leadership, and cultivate connections with colleagues across the global Mastercard network. Duties include managing all facets of the financial tasks such as facilitating the monthly close, preparing annual budgets and routine forecasts, conducting financial analyses, identifying financial variances, as well as highlighting potential opportunities and risks.

Requirements

• Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment
• Ability to challenge ideas and balance opportunities and threats
• Must be comfortable working with ambiguous processes in a fluid environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact, communicate, influence and navigate effectively with executive management
• Ability to perform successfully in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities and assignments concurrently
• Strong relationship management and networking skills
• Must be highly proficient using MS suite of products Excel/Office/PowerPoint and enterprise ERP/Planning systems
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a financial analysis role

Nice To Haves

• Experience building presentations with executive messaging is preferred
• Background in IT financial management and accounting considered beneficial
• Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) or professional certification (CMA, CPA) a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide divisional financial reporting, identify financial risks & opportunities, and provide recommendations to leadership to achieve financial targets for assigned division(s) within Technology
• Coordinate and lead the annual budget process, including assessing risks, cost pressures, contractual increases, and business- or volume-driven impacts.
• Manage financial close and forecast, including analysis of key performance metrics and P&L variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, and initiatives for month and quarter end processes; as well as management of parameter input e.g. Hyperion load
• Assist with strategy and process improvements including the use of AI, related to budgeting, forecasting, systems and other key areas to ensure alignment with market objectives; proactively identify ways to improve processes and execute agreed upon improvements
• Embody leading beyond finance by developing, running and maintaining financial/business models to analyze performance and business opportunities (e.g. Dashboard, KPIs, financial & business metrics)
• Identify, analyze, and communicate trends and issues affecting the business, including addressing ad hoc financial queries or analysis, and assist to formulate and drive mitigation plans
• Maintain and develop performance and expense tracking reports to drive insight and accountability with the business (Technology leaders)
• Negotiate, alongside business and sourcing, renewals or new contractual spend for 3rd party services or technology solutions

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager