Title and Summary

Manager - FP&A_Identity Solutions

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
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 Identity team resides within Mastercard's Services organization. Mastercard Identity provides a complete view of the consumer digital identity footprint and the digital patterns it makes throughout the online journey. Identity is instrumental in developing solutions that transform the way consumers are authenticated and identity is verified.

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 Manager position is responsible across a broad spectrum of strategic processes and initiatives while managing and executing the corporate reporting and planning requirements

Role:
• Manage all day-to-day aspects of the financial close process of Identity Solutions through the analysis of variances against budget, forecasts with key opportunities and risks to revenue, prior year actuals, key business drivers and initiatives. Review and provide thoughtful business driven commentary to respective management teams
• Manage the development of the Identity Solutions annual plan/budget and forecast for scheduled cycle, partnering with stakeholders as necessary to align on budgeting inputs and assumptions. Ensure accurate data upload into Hyperion budgeting and forecasting tool
• Manage, develop and update standardized financial reporting packages that will help drive and support the business, inclusive of business metrics/KPIs. Execute on financial process improvements by building and maintaining financial tools to perform analysis and modelling, particularly for sell-in portion of Identity business; review and create suggestions to financial systems. Also respond promptly to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis
• Complete the main deliverables of the presentations and analysis for quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and quarterly operating reviews (QORs), as well as ad hoc presentation
• Support Mastercard strategic plans by providing relevant financial analytics and business insights to key stakeholders, while developing robust tracking mechanisms; partner with Operations teams to align on KPIs and
• Apply strategic understanding of business dynamics and competitive forces in different markets and supporting business to formulate mitigating strategies
• Execute on financial process improvements by building and maintaining financial tools to perform analysis and modeling; review and create suggestions to financial systems
• Investigate and create opportunities for automation and more efficient methods of creation and delivery anticipating needs of internal customers, members, and other stakeholders
• On top of FP&A responsibilities will have the opportunity to assist other finance business partners across services
• Drive special projects as they arise

All About you:
• Educational qualification -Chartered Accountant or CPA or MBA Finance
• Excellent finance skills including modelling and scenario analysis, budget, planning and forecast experience with at least 5 years work experience in Finance field
• Good knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and experience with financial systems/applications (e.g. Hyperion and Oracle)
• Strong interpersonal, relationship management, communication, and presentation skills (both verbal and written)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment
• Ability to perform successfully in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities and assignments concurrently
• Strong sense of urgency; excels in a deadline driven work environment
• Ability to influence and drive effective decision making
• Strong strategic thinking and business understanding
• High intellect with good commercial acumen and a creative approach to problem solving

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.