Financial Operations Senior Analyst

Mastercard Inc.; Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. in Manila is seeking a Financial Operations Senior Analyst to join the FinOps team, bridging business needs with financially sound operating models and scalable platform infrastructure.

You will collaborate with Finance, Controllership, Treasury, Product, Compliance, Operations, and Technology to standardize processes and prepare the business for scale (ONE HUB). A strong background in finance, data analysis, and control design is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• Prior experience in Financial Operations, Controllership, Treasury Operations, Audit, or similar roles.
• Experience in project management (formal or informal) within cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project briefing from business teams and identify operational risks early.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data across systems and strengthen controls.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Controllership, Treasury, Product, and Compliance to align requirements.

Skills

Accounting fundamentals

Advanced Excel

BI / reporting tools

ERP / reconciliation tools

End-to-end processes

Project management

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

BI tools

ERP systems

Reconciliation tools

Reporting platforms

Job description

Title and Summary

Financial Operations Senior Analyst Overview on Mastercard / MTS 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.

Mastercard Transaction Services (MTS) is an organization within the Mastercard Group for regulated payment activities that ensure compliance with all regulatory obligations associated with holding funds transfer licenses. MTS supports our multi-rail strategy by enabling new regulated payment flows.

About the Role

The Financial Operations (FinOps) team is a front-line team, close to business and helping translate Business needs into E2E financially accepted operating models. The team ensures the accuracy, integrity, and operational readiness of financial processes across the organization. You will collaborate with Finance, Controllership, Treasury, Product, Compliance, Operations, and Technology teams to assess both day-to-day financial operational changes and new strategic initiatives. This position will be critical to support the Financial workstream of a new major operating model implementation, focusing on standardizing our platform infrastructure and preparing the business for scale (ONE HUB). You will be working in a dynamic environment where your ability to adapt and regularly integrate new information will be essential. This position is ideal for candidates who enjoy analytical problem‑solving, cross‑functional collaboration, and playing a key role in ensuring the smooth execution or improvement, optimization of financial processes and projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. Project assessment
   Participate to project briefing from business teams.
   Proactively identify operational risks or design issues arising from new initiatives and ensure Finance requirements are embedded early.
   Support finance-related workstreams for cross functional initiatives (e.g., new products, new financial flows, system improvements, financial process redesign).
   Support the project tasks from definition to execution: gathering requirements, creating timelines, identifying dependencies, and tracking deliverables.
   Participate in testing, validation, and readiness checks for financial process or system changes.
2. 2. Financial Operations & Controls
   Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data flowing through the various operational systems.
   Support the accuracy and completeness of financial data flowing through the various operational systems.
   Identify operational risks or irregularities and help design or strengthen controls to mitigate them.
   Contribute to documentation of processes and continuous improvement of financial controls and procedures.
3. 3. Cross Functional Coordination
   Partner with Finance, Legal, Controllership, Treasury, Product, and Compliance to align on requirements and ensure consistency across financial processes.
   Support the operational onboarding of new business activities or partners by reviewing finance-related requirements and ensuring readiness.
   Collaborate with operational and technical teams to resolve issues affecting financial data integrity.

Required Skills & Competencies

1. 1. Technical / Hard Skills
   • Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals (journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany activity, financial flows).
   • Ability to work with and interpret large datasets; advanced Excel skills and familiarity with BI/reporting tools.
   • Experience with financial systems such as ERP, reconciliation tools, or reporting platforms.
   • Ability to understand end‑to‑end financial processes and their operational dependencies.
   • Solid project‑management capabilities, including planning, task coordination, stakeholder follow‑up, and progress tracking.
2. 2. Soft Skills
   • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.
   • English fluent (written and spoken).
   • Strong analytical and critical‑thinking capabilities.
   • High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership.
   • Comfortable adapting to evolving processes and managing ambiguity.
   • Collaborative, proactive attitude with resilience under pressure.

Experience & Background

1. Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
2. Prior experience in Financial Operations, Controllership, Treasury Operations, Audit, or similar roles.
3. Experience in project management (formal or informal), ideally within cross‑functional environments.
4. Exposure to financial controls, regulatory considerations, or audit environments is a plus.

Optional but Valuable

• Experience working in complex, multi entity, multi currency environments.
• Interest or experience in process automation, data analytics, or system improvements.
• Familiarity with operational risk, financial compliance, or internal controls frameworks.

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.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.