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Title and Summary

Analyst, Finance Business Partner Core Payments

Overview:

• This position will report into the Director
• Finance Business Partner and will be part of Europe Financial Planning & Analysis team. The FP&A Europe team is the regional team supporting our CFO and our Executive Management by providing Finance reporting and guidance.

The person selected will be part of the Finance Business Partner team supporting Core Payments and Marketing organizations and will act as a trusted representative of these teams towards the Finance organization and vice versa. The candidate will work in close collaboration with other teams across the Finance organization, as well as with our Global Product team & local Business Partners. The objective is to own the day-to-day operations, provide insights and support to drive the implementation of the company’s strategy and implement process improvements.

Role:
o Assists during the yearly assessment of MC share. Active support during the project liaising with the internal market stakeholders, the corporate FP&A team and the external consultants
o Supports periodical review of Minority investments and quarterly Competition analysis
o Support the team with the annual budget exercise, periodical performance reviews & forecast cycles, enabling efficient & effective execution of key planning deliverables
o Maintains and develops performance and expense tracking reports to drive insight and accountability with the business
o Provides valuable insights & analytics on financials and manages opportunities & risks, actively cooperates with the Business to construct a clear view on expected performance
o Embodies leading beyond finance by partnering with regions, business units, business partners and corporate to assist in developing, analysing, and validating new business opportunities
o Supports revenue-generating activities such as new product/service launches & pricing initiatives
o Engaging with the Europe Product team by providing valuable feedback and analysis to stimulate objective achievement and overall development of the business, while remaining compliant to financial guidelines and processes
o Participating in the Strategic Planning of our long-term product performance
o Cooperates on strategy and process improvements related to budgeting, forecasting, systems, and other key areas to ensure alignment with market objectives
o Development, improvement & automation of reporting & analysis package across Europe

All About you:

o Bachelor or master’s degree in finance or Economics
o Prior experience in financial planning, analysis & forecasting or related Finance field.
o Knowledge of financial reporting systems (e.g. Hyperion, Oracle) and experience with combining and/or consolidating environments including multiple data sources.
o Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Highly proficient using MS Excel.
o Strong communication and relationship management skills, with ability to influence others.
o Great team player.
o Possess situational awareness to understand needs of various stakeholders across business, finance, and other cross-functional and external teams.
o Work and think independently. Ability to navigate unfamiliar situations, provide narrative and rationale for financial analysis.
o Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency with high standards of accuracy and precision
o Good organizational, data management and analysis 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.