Job Title:

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview:

Overview:
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.
The Financial Planning & Analysis function manages all aspects of management reporting encompassing budgeting and forecasting, strategic and customer planning. This includes the management and execution of the corporate reporting and planning requirements
This Director position is responsible across a broad spectrum of strategic processes and initiatives while managing and executing the corporate reporting and planning requirements
Role:
• Act as a subject matter expert on long term planning
• Deliver advanced data analysis of operational metrics; strong storytelling skills and ability to draw conclusions from analysis and prepare financial presentations
• Partners with key stakeholders to design and deliver complex custom data analyses utilizing metrics, dashboards and reporting packages to address critical informational needs
• Partner with regional and business unit finance departments to understand business drivers, provide operational analysis and reporting.
• Support decision-making processes, by providing forward-looking inflation analysis and insights including “what if” scenario analyses.
• Support / drive efficiencies, standardization and automation
• Review and respond promptly to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis. Develops and/or continues improve in-region and corporate financial analysis and reporting.
• Apply strategic understanding of business dynamics in regional markets and competitive forces in driving creative responses and formulating mitigating strategies.
• Support continuous reviews of existing processes to assess operational efficiency and development and implementation of process improvements

All About You:

• Educational qualification - MBA/CPA preferred
• Experience in financial roles with advanced knowledge and experience with all phases of financial planning and management
• Leadership experience working with executive and senior management levels and leading or participating on cross-functional teams or initiatives
• High intellect with good commercial acumen and a creative approach to problem solving.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to work with complex multi-faceted issues
• Team player with proven team leadership and relationship skills
• Strong project management experience; demonstrated ability to lead initiatives
• Ability to perform successfully in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities and assignments concurrently
• Advanced MS Office skills (primarily Excel, PowerPoint) and working knowledge of enterprise financial systems (e.g. Oracle/Hyperion, SAP) and other tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau etc.