Financial Operations Manager

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 Financial Operations Manager 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. All about you Key Responsibilities 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. • Lead finance-related workstreams for cross functional initiatives (e.g., new products, new financial flows, system improvements, financial process redesign). • Drive project tasks from definition to execution: gathering requirements, creating timelines, identifying dependencies, and tracking deliverables. • Coordinate across teams, ensuring alignment on responsibilities, deadlines, and expected outcomes. • Feed project assessment outcome into a more general Project management framework. 2. Financial Operations & Controls • Ensure 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. Cross Functional Coordination • Partner with Finance, Legal, Controllership, Treasury, Product, and Compliance to align on requirements and ensure consistency across financial processes. • Lead 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. Technical / Hard Skills • Strong underst ... (truncated, view full listing at source)