Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

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 Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Overview: Corporate FP&A Department within Worldwide Finance is responsible for financial planning, reporting and projects that support financial processes across the organization. We are seeking a Finance Director to lead regional driver-based forecasting, revenue analysis, and variance tracking. This role will be pivotal in enhancing forecast accuracy, aligning regional insights with corporate models, and driving strategic financial decisions across business units. Role: The Director is responsible for supporting a broad spectrum of financial processes and initiatives including but not limited to the following: •• Develop and manage driver based forecast models linking operational metrics to PN, VASS, and consolidated financial outcomes. • Ensure consistency of drivers forecast methodology across forecast, budget, LRP, earnings guidance, and external reporting. • Partner with Regional and BU FP&A teams to align bottom up inputs with top down driver expectations. • Lead deep dive analysis into forecast variances, identifying root causes across drivers, mix, timing, pricing, and external factors. • Support quarterly earnings preparation, including driver bridges, sequential analysis, and external guidance support • Translate complex driver movements into clear executive narratives for CFO, ELT, and Board audiences. • Partner the automation from Excel based forecasting to standardized, automated, and scalable models. • Consolidate and report monthly, quarterly & annual financial performance for the Hyperion system • Provide analyses and support for quarterly earnings call and external analyst meetings • Support decision-making processes, by providing forward-looking analysis and insights including “what if” scenario analyses Assist with improvements to existing reporting and forecasting process •Support planning process, including annual budget •Perform ad-hoc financial analyses to support business decisions All About You: - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred. - Experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably in a global or regional capacity. - Strong analytical skills with experience in driver-based forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling. - Proficiency in Tableau, Power BI, and Excel; familiarity with Hyperion and AI forecasting tools is a plus. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative mindset. Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. 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 r ... (truncated, view full listing at source)