Finance Analyst

Mastercard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is looking for a Finance Analyst to support their Vocalink team. This role involves conducting financial analysis, preparing variance commentaries, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have professional accountancy training and excellent communication skills. The company offers an opportunity to grow in the finance sector while contributing to impactful projects in a significant organization.

Qualifications

• Eager to progress in a finance role supported by accountancy training.
• Able to communicate finance themes to non-finance stakeholders.
• Adapt quickly to changing deadlines and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly analysis of product and overhead expenses.
• Prepare variance commentaries for forecasts and budgets.
• Review purchase orders and confirm accruals.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication

Forecasting

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

Professional accountancy training (CIMA/ACCA)

Tools

Hyperion finance reporting system

SharePoint

Work Force Planning

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Finance Analyst 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.

Overview

The Vocalink UK finance business partner team is looking for a Finance analyst to support the Vocalink Product, Strategy & Overheads teams. The ideal candidate will be eager to to progress in a finance role, perform routine finance activities such as forecasting, ad-hoc analysis and financial modelling and be confident to support a variety of senior stakeholders across Vocalink & Mastercard.

Role

• Monthly analysis of Product & Overhead expenses from the Hyperion finance reporting system
• Prepare variance commentaries to forecasts & budgets for stakeholder expense reviews
• Review of Sharepoint purchase orders to confirm accruals and review balance sheet positions for prepayments
• Monthly forecast updates into Hyperion finance reporting system
• Legal entity Board reporting from Hyperion finance reporting systems
• FTE reporting and updates from Work Force Planning
• Ad-hoc analysis as required

All about you

• You will be looking to progress in a finance role possibly supported by professional accountancy training (CIMA/ACCA etc)
• Be a confident finance business partner, able to communicate finance commentaries and themes to non-finance stakeholders
• Be able to pivot workload planning quickly in response to changing deadlines or priorities of the team
• Work well in a team environment and provide support as necessary
• Look for areas of improvement in finance processes and routines

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.