Senior Financial Analyst Cross Border - CEMEA

Visa; Dubai; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in payments technology seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to provide in-depth analysis of cross-border revenue drivers. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to present findings to senior executives. This position involves close cooperation with teams, contributing to budgeting and forecasting, and managing financial data. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in finance or related fields and have at least 6 years of relevant experience in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years Finance experience in a multinational organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis and reporting of XB trends.
• Present risks and opportunities in XB revenue forecasts.
• Support annual budgeting and long-term forecasting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, or related quantitative field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

TM1

Hyperion

Job description

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

We are seeking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Finance Analyst who will be responsible for in-depth analysis and interpretation of CEMEA cross-border (XB) drivers, including the analysis of impact of regulatory developments, currency fluctuations and wins and losses on CEMEA XB (Cross Border) revenue. This role requires excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across various departments. The roles also require strong written communication and presentation skills as the candidate will be required to write concise and well-structured reports for Executive management and to contribute to Budget and Outlook presentations to the corporate team.

Key Responsibilities:

• In close cooperation with Subregional teams, lead the analysis and reporting of XB trends, synthesizing large data sets into clear, actionable recommendations and conclusions.

• Present key risks and opportunities in XB and provide management with thoughtful, realistic point of view to revenues’ forecast through independent review.

• Partner with Planning COE and business leaders to develop and refine models for scenario analysis, business cases, and forecasting of XB revenue.

• Support the annual budgeting, planning, and long-term forecasting processes for XB drivers.

• Evaluate existing XB models and templates and identify areas of opportunity for improvement and efficiencies.

• Continuously refine XB revenue forecasting models, reporting tools, and KPIs to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.

• On a quarterly basis, support the Corporate Finance with validation and verification of pricing actions for CEMEA. During Budget, in close cooperation with Pricing team lead the process of validating and reflecting future pricing actions for the next fiscal year budget.

• Work with the IT team to deliver and support the regional and hub teams with regards to financial systems, understand requirements and feedback from users and deliver enhancements across current work practices

• Manage ad hoc/monthly/quarterly/yearly XB analysis to be used by the Regional CFO, Subregional teams and all supported departments.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, or related quantitative field
•6 + years of related Finance experience in a multinational organization
•High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications
•Knowledge of financial systems (TM1, Hyperion, etc.) is nice to have
•Excellent communication, written and interpersonal skills and ability to clearly communicate results with senior level Executives and to distinguish between essential and non-essential information, ensuring reports focus on what matters most to Executives.
•Data Visualization: skills to present data and findings using charts, graphs, and tables that are easy to interpret and support decision-making.
•Outstanding analytical and quantitative skills, able to resolve tough business problems with well-structured analyses.
•Exceptional report modeling and data management skills with the ability to work with large amounts of data and organize in a logical and efficient manner
•Must be detail oriented to ensure accuracy and quality of output
•Ability to work effectively with cross functional teams and produce and coordinate time sensitive deliverables
•Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
•Excellent organization, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills

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.