Senior Analyst, Finance Business Partner

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, Finance Business Partner

Overview:

This role will own and manage the relationship with the Vocalink Commercial Product and Portfolio teams to optimize product P&L through management of product revenue streams, cost base and program investments.

Role:

• Manage the financial close activities of specific Vocalink products through the analysis of actual results v budget, forecasts, contracts and initiatives in order to provide business driven commentary to the Product & also the Finance management teams
• Work to produce monthly management reporting, KPIs, Opps and Risks and standardised P&Ls for Vocalink products using Hyperion (budgeting and forecasting tool)
• Confidently present financial results and associated insights to all business stakeholder on monthly basis in finance reviews and Vocalink Operating & Portfolio Sub-committees.
• Support the creation of the annual revenue and cost budgets/forecast and loads into Hyperion reporting tool and the development of final Budget presentations to management and Board.
• First point of contact for product business cases and pricing/new business bid support
• Work alongside the business and sourcing team to support commercial analysis, reporting and negotiation on key supplier deals
• Manage and consolidate the reporting and forecasting/planning for UK products portfolio
• Deputise for Finance Manager - this is a highly visible role
• Ensure financial governance with projects and expenditure
• Support Capitalisation, Depreciation and Amortization processes
• Monitor the landscape of competitive products and industry trends, understand their implications for Vocalink and Mastercard from a technology perspective
• Ensure compliance with risk policies and fosters a strong control environment to mitigate risks, liaising where necessary with the key business areas across Mastercard e.g. Controllers, Tax.

All about you:

oChartered Accountant or CPA.or MBA Finance with advanced knowledge and experience with all phases of financial planning and management
oGood knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and experience with financial systems/applications (e.g. Hyperion and Oracle)
oStrong analytical and proven problem-solving skills
oSelf-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment.
oAbility to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and accuracy
oExcellent communication and presentation skills
oBroad understanding of all the different areas of finance
oGood understanding of reporting, forecasting and budgeting techniques.
oStrong strategic thinking and business understanding.
oStrong relationship management and networking skills.

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.