Our Purpose
We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Title and Summary
Senior Analyst, Finance Business PartnerOverview:
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:
o Chartered Accountant or CPA.or MBA Finance with advanced knowledge and experience with all phases of financial planning and management
o Good knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and experience with financial systems/applications (e.g. Hyperion and Oracle)
o Strong analytical and proven problem-solving skills
o Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment.
o Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and accuracy
o Excellent communication and presentation skills
o Broad understanding of all the different areas of finance
o Good understanding of reporting, forecasting and budgeting techniques.
o Strong strategic thinking and business understanding.
o Strong 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.
