Senior Manager Finance

Responsibilities

• Identify and propose process improvement initiatives, suggest and implement enhancements to streamline financial planning and analysis processes
• Develop business case model to evaluate business proposals with complete financial analysis to determine viability of new investments and perform follow-up assessments
• Drive forecasting accuracy by proactive management of functional expenses, identifying root cause that drive variances to plans, and develop action plan to implement corrective actions
• Develop trustworthy relationships with business partners to drive financial management, understand business dynamics, and provide financial insights to support decision-making
• Provide analytical support as required for initiatives and ad hoc projects
• Prepare regular financial reports for internal stakeholders, highlighting key performance indicators and financial metrics
• Analyze actual financial results against budgeted or forecasted figures, providing insights into key drivers of performance differences
• Drive month end closing by coordinating with the controllership team, analyzing and investigating general ledger activity to understand variances to budget and latest forecast
• Lead budget and forecast process for the function, prepare timelines and share templates covering the data requirements, drive all discussions with stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and prepare summary reports with granular view at activity and project level
• Guide cost center managers so they are informed of their approved budgets & forecasts and their commitment to budget/forecast on a continuous basis
• Hybrid position: Days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or at least 2 years with an Advanced degree (Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, engineering, accounting, mathematics, economics, or related quantitative field
• Excellent business acumen
• 8+ years relevant financial analysis work experience
• Strong relationship-building and executive communication skills
• Outstanding analytical and quantitative problem-solving ability
• Expert skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI; experience with Hyperion and TM1 is an advantage
• Expertise in modeling techniques and large data set management
• Detail-oriented, accuracy and quality-focused
• Proactive issue recognition and resolution
• Effective contributor to diverse, time-sensitive teams
• Experience in matrix-reporting, multinational environments

Benefits

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Equal opportunity employer
• Consideration for applicants with criminal histories in line with local laws

About the Company

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, processing over 259 billion transactions annually across 200+ countries and territories. Their mission is to enable individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive via the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network. Visa is committed to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.