Mastercard India | Senior Analyst, Finance Business Partner

About the role and responsibilities

• The Marketing Services Finance team is responsible for end-to-end financial stewardship for the respective services line.
• This role is primarily responsible for supporting the Global Marketing Services Finance Business Partners. Building up to participating in and eventually leading direct support of the business. Additionally, opportunities will exist to take on additional analysis and projects supporting the broader CAE Services Finance team.
• Creation of monthly reporting package for business leads, collating inputs from respective finance leads for Regions
• Manage aspects of month end financial close (revenue recognition, expense) in partnership with the business, the Controllers and Global Business Shared Service (GBSC) teams.
• Supporting monthly close including manual revenue recognition, accruals
• Prepare monthly adjustments to reporting dashboard (DASH) for revenue recognized outside of SFDC
• Track COGS, 3P cost / Fulfilment ratio across deals/regions, ensuring correct revenue recognition and deal margins.
• Conduct monthly close reviewing detailed revenue and expense accounts vs forecast; including preparing variance explanations vs forecast/budget each month
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements to enhance financial performance and support in maintaining a strong control environment.
• Partner with business to address all financial needs including tracking of performance and insuring data integrity of reporting.
• Support development and execution of strategic initiatives for the business.
• Run point for ad hoc requests from business teams and collaborate to improve understanding of financial processes (billing, vendor management) within the team
• Driving automation of BAU reports

Experience and qualifications

• Educational qualification – A Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (MBA), CA.
• Previous experience in Finance roles is required.
• An ideal candidate for this role is a highly analytical and fast-paced professional with advanced knowledge in financial planning and management, strong business acumen, expertise in Business Intelligence tools and financial systems like Hyperion and Oracle, proficient in using Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint)
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvement activities; makes recommendations to further improve procedures.
• Experience with Advanced Excel, Power BI and Alteryx is a plus.
• A team-player with the ability to communicate effectively and develop solid working relationships across multiple levels and organizational boundaries.
• Initiative-taking with a proven record of delivering success while operating in a team environment.
• Maturity to challenge ideas and balance opportunities and threats
• Attention to Detail: Strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring high-quality financial analysis and reporting.
• Collaboration: Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to think critically and develop strategies to drive financial performance and support business objectives.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing business needs and priorities, and to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

Mastercard

Mastercard is a global payments technology company that runs one of the world's largest card payment networks, connecting consumers, merchants, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories. It does not issue cards or lend money itself: it provides the network, processing, security and data services that let banks and other partners offer credit, debit, prepaid and digital payment products. Its work also covers fraud prevention and cybersecurity, digital identity, open banking, and data-led advisory services for businesses and governments.

Mastercard has worked in India for more than four decades. It opened its first India technology hub in Pune in 2014, and Pune is now its largest workforce in a single city anywhere in the world; the company also has offices in Gurugram, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vadodara. Teams in India work on software, data and cybersecurity, and also in finance, franchise and network services, product management and the Advisors & Consulting Services practice, which gives clients strategy, analytics and marketing advice. Finance, revenue assurance, consulting and analytics roles here can suit CA, CFA, CMA, MBA (Finance) and commerce profiles.

• Industry: Payments technology — global card payment network, payment security and data services
• Headquarters: Purchase, New York, USA
• In India: Offices in Pune, Gurugram, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vadodara