Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Mastercard•O’Fallon, MO

23d

About The Position

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

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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
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.