Manager, South East Asia, FP&A Finance

ting and optimizing financial processes to improve efficiency and accuracy, and driving innovation in data management and visualisation
• Enhancing financial reporting and analytics to support strategic business decisions

This position reports to the Division Finance Officer with the key objective of assisting execution of the corporate strategy through strong P&L governance and strategic insights, and will require strong cross-functional collaboration across both finance and business teams.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in finance, technology, and process improvement, with a proven track record of implementing automation solutions.

Role

• Manages division financial close and forecast through the analysis of variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, key business drivers and initiatives. Review and provide thoughtful business driven commentary, with timely communication of risks and opportunities.
• Manage, develop and update standardized financial reporting packages that will help drive and support the business, inclusive of business metrics/KPIs.
• Supports strategic planning sessions and development of presentations/analysis for business reviews, as well as ad hoc presentations to senior leadership.
• Works with the finance business partners to ensure alignment of the process into the budget and forecasting cycles. This includes the development and tracking of priorities, execution plans, revenue targets to ensure alignment of Division plans with cross-functional partners.
• Execute on financial process improvements by building and maintaining financial tools to perform analysis and modeling, including training/support to users. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for automation and more efficient methods of creation and delivery.
• High level of engagement required with regional and global functions to have high impact on cross functional issues, and ensure alignment with regional and global direction.

All About You
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics and/or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience in FP&A, financial systems or similar roles preferred.
• Strong technical skills in Excel, VBA and data processing software (e.g. Alteryx), with good knowledge of financial systems/applications (e.g. Hyperion, Oracle). Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI preferred.
• Self-motivated individual with interest to understand latest developments in the payments sector.
• Results oriented and performance driven with a focus on excellence.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

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.