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Title and Summary

Sr Analyst Finance Business Partner Support, Strategic Projects (Corporate Development, Revenue Acceleration and Settlement Services)

Sr Analyst Finance Business Partner Support, Strategic Projects (Corporate Development, Revenue Acceleration and Settlement Services)

Overview:

This role is a key member of the APAC Corporate Development Finance Team supporting the Corp Dev - Minority Investments, revenue acceleration and Settlement projects in the region. APAC is one of Mastercard’s high growth regions with a key strategic focus and priority for driving preference and delivering on long-term strategy. This is an opportunity to work cross-functionally with regional and global teams including all Key Stakeholders of APAC leadership team for e.g. Regional CFO, Regional / Divisional Presidents, Product, Sales organization of Key accounts, DFO’s of various BU’s.

Role:
Will require someone proficient at managing multiple tasks and be able to prioritize with teams to ensure work is done in a timely manner. Candidate will develop a sound understanding of the Mastercard business across all key areas of Revenue, Expense, Product, etc. and be able to utilize that knowledge into making well-thought out and sound recommendations acting as able Business Partner to Key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:
•\tAlong with the Manager, will support the Corp Dev/M&A linked financial processes end to end through the analysis of variances business cases, follow through on contracts and setting up processes to be able to track actuals against business case.
•\tAssist in Implementing and maintaining processes to ensure effective and timely generation of investment level revenue forecasts and budgets.
•\tSupport strategic planning sessions by developing engagement and reporting processes between RHQ, Divisions, Global teams and various functional groups.
•\tP&L Management: Gain an understanding of the full P&L for the investments, inclusive of all revenue and expense line items, to provide a holistic view of the business and support respective accounts to operate within the defined budgets and raise red flags as and when required.
•\tPerform analysis to support in strategic activities within the investments
•\tAssist on financial process improvements by building and maintaining financial tools to perform analysis and modeling
•\tHelp out in month end/quarterly reviews of the investment portfolio in the region
•\tSupport the weekly driver analysis process through the scrutiny of variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals working closely with multiple stakeholders across the Region and Corp. Be the driver SME in the team and help guide other team members as and when required.
•\tSupport the development of the business plans on driver growth and work to develop the annual plan and budget process. Also be responsible for incorporating accurate data upload into Hyperion budgeting and forecasting tool as well as for the compilation, timely completion and submission of the Preliminary Budget Review Template and CEO Review Template to APEMEA.
Innovation
• Apply good strategic understanding of multi-dimensional business dynamics of the regional markets and competitive forces at play in driving creative responses and formulating mitigating strategies.
• Support continuous reviews of existing processes to assess operational efficiency and development and implementation of process improvements to ensure that processes meet the present and anticipated needs of internal customers, members, and other stakeholders
Knowledge:
• Specialized knowledge in management reporting - Chartered Accountant or CPA.
• Analytical and strategic. Have key insights across market opportunities.
• Broad based commercial awareness to manage risk versus return trade-offs.
• In-depth understanding of all the commercial drivers impacting MasterCard’s business in the division (current and emerging product lines, services and programs)

Communication & Impact & Influence
• Influences and negotiates with the respective Business and Finance teams who may have divergent objectives in relation to their respective business case. This involves challenging the assumptions to direct and shape the build of a business case
• Ensures that Finance is closely integrated with, and positively supports the business providing managers at all levels with the necessary information to make good business decisions
All About You:
• A proven track record of accomplishments
• Leadership presence and credibility with various levels of management
• Comfortable with occasional ambiguity but able to make calculated decisions
• Advanced PC, modeling and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
• Possesses a natural collaborative style, and is able to work effectively and efficiently across the multiple areas and levels of the Mastercard organization
• Self-motivated while operating within a team environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related discipline, MBA / CA Preferred (preferably in Finance/Strategy/General Management), CPA/CFA a plus

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.