Sr. Commercial Finance Manager

Company Description

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.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Manage the Finance responsibilities for each deal from deal inception to contract signing, including:

• Modelling particularly complex investment deals, ensuring they fit AE/MS&A/FinTech team and Client expectations, are aligned with the budget and meet all enterprise level criteria where possible.
• Anticipating conflicts that might arise, preparing alternative scenarios as appropriate.
• Support the FiaB process, including maintaining up to date FiaB model.
• Conducting highly technical and complex data analysis, modelling and forecasting aimed at establishing the level of sign on, performance-related and other incentives Visa is prepared to offer to new customers or existing customers expanding their business with Visa.
• Advising on financial deal structures which are compelling to customers whilst safeguarding Visa’s financial and legal position and enabling achievement of growth objectives
• Communication of financial risks to management decision makers
• Ensuring compliance with Visa’s governance
• Ensuring approved financial terms are accurately reflected in final contracts
• Providing commercial insight and context for CIAs and where required, challenging client assumptions to ensure that a robust view of the clients’ current portfolios, future projected growth, and clarification of client requirements which will form the basis upon which Visa will construct offers.
• Preparation of briefing documents where necessary for executive level stakeholders including global decision-making (GIG and GPIC)
• Partner with Contract Management, MS&A, Fin Teach team and RMDs/Account Executives to ensure delivery of successful CIAs, ensuring the enterprise level prioritisation is maximised
• Works with the legal team in understanding key regulatory and contractual terms that must be adhered to in determining the acceptability of deals.
• Involvement in the annual budgeting and forecasting process regarding non-traditional incentive deals

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.

Qualifications

• Accountancy Qualification (CIMA/ACA/ ACCA) or MBA
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Extensive experience of working in a Finance department, preferably with some experience of Finance support for commercial decision-making.
• Demonstrated expertise on payments business
• Substantial experience running complex data analysis and modelling

Additional Information

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.