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 Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis 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 Financial Planning & Analysis function manages all aspects of management reporting encompassing budgeting and forecasting, strategic and customer planning. This includes the management and execution of the corporate reporting and planning requirements. This Sr Analyst position is responsible for a broad spectrum of strategic processes and initiatives while managing and executing the corporate reporting and planning requirements for the South LAC region. About Business Finance Center (BFC) BFC provides Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) expertise by compiling and analyzing metrics, identifying trends and problems, communicating information to relevant groups, and recommending actions to improve financial performance. It works directly with the business to drive planning efforts, identify business drivers, and develop bottom-up budgets and forecasts. BFC also supports standard and ad hoc reporting, KPIs, and decision support for business teams. We are a strong team of 100+ finance professionals based in Gurgaon, India, expanding into Bogota, Colombia. Role: Support the financial close process through variance analysis against budgets, forecasts, prior year actuals, and business initiatives, providing management with insightful commentary. Assist in developing the annual plan/budget and forecast, ensuring accurate data uploads into Hyperion. Manage and update standardized financial reports, including KPIs, and communicate revenue risks and opportunities. Provide financial analytics and business insights to support Mastercard's strategic plans and develop tracking mechanisms. Apply understanding of business dynamics and market forces to support strategic decision-making. Improve financial processes by building tools for analysis and modeling, and suggest system enhancements. Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency to meet stakeholder needs. All About you: Postgraduate qualification in Finance, CPA, or MBA Finance. Experience in financial planning and management with strong technical knowledge. Proficiency with Business Intelligence tools and financial systems like Hyperion and Oracle. Knowledge of reporting, forecasting, and budgeting techniques. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple activities. Fluent in English with strong strategic and business acumen. Excellent relationship management and a creative approach to problem-solving. Ambitious, motivated, and mature enough to challenge ideas and analyze opportunities and threats. Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks involve inherent risks. Employees must: Abide by security policies and practices; Ensure confidentiality and integrity of accessed information; Report security violations or breaches; Complete mandatory security trainings. #J-18808-Ljbffr