Description
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
FP&A Manager – Region Expense Management OverviewThe FP&A Manager – Region Expense Management will lead the financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the Services business. They will monitor and manage regional expenses, prepare and analyze financial reports, and drive strategy and business process improvement using financial tools and models. This role also supports finance business partners globally and regionally with data analysis and feedback.
Responsibilities
• Lead the regional expense forecasting and budgeting process, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Prepare and present financial reports (monthly, quarterly, annual) and analysis, highlighting key drivers and variances in regional business performance.
• Emphasize regional reporting and management, providing insights and recommendations to optimize regional, product, and business unit plans.
• Provide periodic (monthly, quarterly, FY) reporting and forecast support to ensure comprehensive financial oversight.
• Drive strategy and business process improvement initiatives by building and maintaining financial tools for analysis and modeling.
• Communicate across various stakeholder groups to ensure alignment and transparency within the organization.
• Support the LBF initiative by running and maintaining business models to analyze regional expense and profitability trends and opportunities (e.g., MIS, KPIs, CEO deck).
• Demonstrate robust performance management of regional expenses, including reporting and tracking of regional performance.
• Successfully embody change management; foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Develop and deliver compelling presentations that convey the story behind the numbers and frameworks; coach and guide team members on effectively communicating complex financial information to various audiences.
• Develop expertise at the regional expense line level, such as personnel, fulfillment, and data processing; understand the drivers and dynamics of each expense category and how they impact overall business performance.
Experiences
• Experience leading and managing a diverse group of stakeholders; develop and leverage key relationships to understand the needs and objectives of stakeholders.
• Ability to model and perform predictive analytics to review financial and operational scenarios and outcomes.
• Experience operating in a diverse, multi-functional finance group; demonstrate strong leadership and influence skills.
• Exposure to supporting a designated business area on regional expense management, leveraging analytical techniques as well as outside trends and events.
• Experienced with financial systems and applications; serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to those less experienced (e.g., Hyperion, Oracle).
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvement activities; drive best practices and standards across the finance function.
• Successfully resolve complex issues in a timely and efficient manner; adapt to changing business needs and priorities.
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.
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