Senior Financial Analyst

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Finance Analyst to manage expense and headcount analysis and planning for Visa CEMEA. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in FPA, with a focus on expense management and workforce planning. This role requires excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across various departments.

Key responsibilities:

Expense Management:

• Develop and manage expense forecasts and budgets for Corporate Functions.
• Consolidate and analyze bottom-up expense forecast and budget submissions across all CEMEA functions and geographies.
• Analyze and report on monthly, quarterly, and annual expense variances.
• Build and maintain PowerBI dashboards allowing the business owners to have full visibility on YTD spend and remaining budgets.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements.
• Work with department heads to ensure expense alignment with strategic goal

Headcount Planning:

• Lead the headcount planning and forecasting process for Visa CEMEA.
• Collaborate with HR and department managers to develop HC plans.
• Monitor and report on headcount metrics and trends.
• Ensure headcount plans align with budget and organizational goals.

Financial Analysis and Reporting:

• Prepare detailed financial analysis and reports for senior management.
• Provide insights and recommendations based on financial data.
• Support the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations for executive leadership.
• Focus on constant process improvement and optimization.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Partner with various departments to support financial decision-making.
• Provide financial guidance and support to non-financial stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between finance and other departments to ensure accurate financial planning and reporting.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Qualified Accountant degree is recommended (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent local qualifications)
• At least 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with a focus on expense and headcount management.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting techniques.
• Expert skills in PowerBI and Excel. Hyperion and TM1 experience is an advantage
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.