Analyst - Finance Business Partner
Mastercard
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Our Purpose We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Title and Summary Analyst - Finance Business Partner Overview 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. The Real Time Payments Business is looking for an Analyst, Finance Business Partner to support headcount reporting & forecasting. This person will play a key role in driving comfort over the RTP headcount base of approx. 2500 people. Role: • Ownership of budgeting, forecasting & reporting of total RTP headcount including employees, contingent workers & third party • Work with HR & the business to ensure accurate reporting • Work with business to ensure accurate alignment of all heads to relevant products, domains or customers to drive accurate P&L reporting. • Develop headcount change processes to ensure efficient approval, decision making & allocation • Work with wider RTP finance team on other ad hoc projects • Support the financial close process through the analysis of variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, key business drivers and initiatives. • Support the development of the annual plan/budget and forecast for scheduled cycle. Also be responsible for ensuring accurate data upload into Hyperion budgeting and forecasting tool • Manage, develop and update standardized financial reporting packages that will help drive and support the business, inclusive of business metrics/KPIs. Respond promptly to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis • Execute on financial process improvements by building and maintaining financial tools to perform analysis and modelling; review and create suggestions to financial systems • Investigate and create opportunities for automation and more efficient methods of creation and delivery anticipating needs of internal customers, members, and other stakeholders • Support special projects as they arise All About you: • Educational qualification – CA/MBA • Experience in financial roles with knowledge and experience of financial planning and management • Good knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and experience with financial systems/applications (e.g. Hyperion and Oracle) • Good understanding of reporting, forecasting and budgeting techniques. • Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment. • Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and accuracy • Ability to manage multiple activities of different nature in a condensed timeframe • Excellent communication skills • Strong relationship management and networking skills. 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.
