Senior Finance Analyst

MasterCard; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the digital payments industry is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join their London team. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills, with responsibilities including ensuring compliance with internal controls, reviewing financial reporting, and contributing to cross-functional projects. This position requires a proactive individual capable of self-driven results in a fast-paced environment, ideally with experience in revenue contracts and payments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and qualified accountant status preferred.
• Post-qualification experience in payments or a related industry required.
• US GAAP experience preferred; advanced MS Excel skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate accounting for customer business agreements related to revenue recognition.
• Review R&I reporting monthly, providing commentary to stakeholders.
• Oversee accounting processes for rebates and incentives.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Proactive approach

Advanced MS Excel skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, etc.)

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

Senior Finance Analyst

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a broad finance background, capable of building relationships with cross-functional teams, contributing to the finance team, and consistently producing exceptional results.

This role is suitable for someone with a strong technical accounting background, good analytical skills, and the ability to drive projects to completion. Key qualities include problem-solving skills, intellect, and a positive, proactive attitude.

The jobholder will be part of the UK&I Nordics & Baltics Controller’s group within Mastercard Europe’s Finance division. The main responsibilities include Rebates & Incentives, Pricing & Billing Operations for the UKINB division within Europe. The position reports to the Director Controlling UK&I Nordics & Baltics and is based in London.

The role involves ensuring the accurate and timely accounting treatment of all customer business agreements related to revenue recognition and contra-revenue (rebates and incentives), in partnership with the GBSC (Shared Services center in India), ensuring compliance with Mastercard policies, internal controls, and US GAAP.

The role supports the business in generating customer agreements and provides advisory support to account teams. It is a key contributor to financial and commercial processes, working closely with departments such as FP&A, Legal, GBSC, and account managers.

Responsibilities include reviewing R&I reporting monthly, providing commentary to stakeholders, supporting the delivery of performance metrics, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOX regulations.

Additional duties involve overseeing the accounting process for rebates and incentives, providing complex accounting guidance, reviewing contract verbiage, performing oversight controls, and participating in cross-functional projects related to billing automation.

Accounting tasks include reviewing accounting summaries, incentive reconciliation, preparing quarterly reviews, ensuring SOX compliance, providing training, and overseeing fund usage in the UK&I and N&B regions.

About You

Skills & Experience

The ideal candidate would have:

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) and qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, etc.)
• Post-qualification experience in payments or related industry
• US GAAP experience preferred; IFRS helpful
• Technical accounting expertise, especially in revenue contracts
• Ability to clarify ambiguous concepts for stakeholders
• Excellent communication, organizational skills, and a proactive approach
• Interest in learning new systems and processes
• Comfort with innovation and new areas
• Ability to deliver results quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Advanced MS Excel skills

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with inherent risks. Every employee must:

• Follow Mastercard’s security policies and practices
• Ensure confidentiality and integrity of accessed information
• Report security violations or breaches
• Complete mandatory security trainings