Analyst, Financial Planning

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

Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Who is Mastercard?

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.

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.

Role Overview

The Financial Planning & Analysis team manages all aspects of management reporting encompassing budgeting and forecasting, strategic and customer planning.

Join our team as an Analyst and help support our business achieve it’s objectives. We are seeking a motivated, analytical and intellectually curious individual who is passionate about driving business results.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a globally recognized organization that thrives on innovation and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support the financial close process through the analysis of variances against budget, forecasts, key business drivers and initiatives.
- Review and provide thoughtful business driven commentary to respective business management
- prepare short-term revenue and key drivers forecasts, support the development of the annual budget and monitor it’s execution.
- Support the update of standardized financial reporting packages that will help drive and support the business.
- Identify and communicate financial risks and opportunities and review the financial impact to budgets and forecasts.
- Develop relationships and business partnerships within MasterCard to understand the needs and objectives of stakeholders.
- Ensure that finance is closely integrated with the business and account management teams to monitor individual customer performance and provide analysis and insights on performance.
- Assess risks and opportunities and assess the financial impact to budgets and forecasts.
- Ad hoc financial analysis and modelling to support projects across the business.
- Support continuous reviews of existing processes and create opportunities for automation and more efficient methods of working

Qualifications and Experience:

- A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
- Professionally qualified or studying toward a CPA, CA or equivalent.
- Analytical, investigative with great problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in utilizing data and analytics for reporting and forecasting.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills.
- Good understanding of reporting, forecasting, and budgeting techniques.
- PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Previous experience working within complex global or matrixed organisations desirable.
- Prior exposure to financial systems such as Hyperion and Oracle desirable.
- Experience with Tableau, Alteryx or other comparable business intelligence tools desirable.

Join Us

At Mastercard, we empower our employees to unleash their full potential and make a meaningful impact across the business.

If you are a motivated and adaptable professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth and development.

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