RTP Finance Manager (Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract)

Mastercard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Finance professional for a 9-month Fixed Term Contract to partner with the RTP team and multiple finance functions. You will manage FP&A deliverables, perform analyses and support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning across the RTP business.

The role requires strong accounting and modelling skills, with experience in Oracle/Hyperion and the ability to work in a global, matrixed environment. Excellent communication and executive presence are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in finance/accounting and accounting qualification preferred.
• Solid accounting skills with modelling, budgeting, forecasting and risk management experience.
• Experience with Oracle and Hyperion would be helpful.
• Ability to work in a matrixed, geographically dispersed organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with diverse teams to manage FP&A deliverables and strategic analyses across the RTP.
• Work cross-functionally to support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and target setting.
• Perform revenue and expense analyses to meet business needs.
• Scrutinize new business cases; challenge assumptions using data and analyses.
• Ensure a sound, well-controlled financial environment.
• Identify, measure and deliver expense efficiency opportunities and drive process improvements.
• Produce and present product financials and performance analyses, tracking against budget and business cases.
• Collaborate with Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Product & Engineering and regional finance teams.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

English fluency

Education

Degree in finance/accounting

Accounting qualification preferred

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

• This role is a Fixed Term Contract for 9 months
• As countries around the world are seeking to develop modern real-time payment (“RTP”) systems, Mastercard is partnering with customers to deliver a suite of solutions to meet their infrastructure, applications and services needs. Building from our acquisitions in the United Kingdom (Vocalink) and the Nordics (Mastercard Payment Services), Mastercard provides a leading infrastructure ecosystem which supports real-time payment providers, banks, and their customers around the world
• This position, which reports to a Finance Director in the RTP team, will partner with a variety of teams to manage Financial Planning & Analysis deliverables and support strategic analyses across the RTP business
• Work cross-functionally with business partners to support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and target setting
• Perform a variety of revenue and expense analyses to meet business needs
• Scrutinise new business cases; challenge assumptions using a variety of data sources and your own analyses
• Ensure a sound, well-controlled financial environment
• Work closely with the RTP programs to identify, measure and deliver expense efficiency opportunities and drive process improvements
• Produce and present product financials and analysis of business performance including tracking of progress against budget and business cases
• Partner and engage with other Mastercard finance functions including Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Product & Engineering and regional finance teams

The ability to analyse data, think strategically, provide leadership and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders located across the globe are key attributes for successFluency in English. Excellent verbal, written and presentation skillsExecutive presence, ability to influence others; demonstrated intellectual horsepowerAbility to communicate effectively at all levels of the organizationExperience in working in a team that is geographically dispersedProven ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed organizationExperience in getting up to speed quickly on new topics and managing multiple projects simultaneouslyDemonstrated history of thoughtful risk taking, business acumen, thought leadership, commitment, and strong sense of urgencyAbility to both think strategically and provide an executive-level view while also being able to dive into the detailsDegree in finance/accounting and accounting qualification preferredSolid accounting skills, excellent finance skills including modelling and scenario analysis, budget, planning and forecasting experience, experience in risk management and a solid understanding of the business or demonstrated learning agility are required. Operational experience is very desirableInternational experience is a plusExperience in working with Oracle and Hyperion would be helpful