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The North America Financial Planning & Analysis team serves as a business partner for North America Group Executives and provides finance support for a variety of underlying Regional business functions. We are an agile, highly visible team that collaborates across all functions/product lines and plays a key role in providing financial planning, month-end reporting, and decision support analytics to business leaders.
We are seeking a Finance Manager to support FP&A for Value Added Services (VAS) Revenue within the North America P&L. The person will analyze actuals, build budgets, maintain forecasts, and serve as a strategic partner for North America VAS with a view toward helping accelerate growth on this key area of expansion for the company. The role will work closely with product managers, global & corporate finance teams, and North America Sales teams to understand product performance, ongoing risks, opportunities, and areas of investment to help accelerate growth.
Essential Functions:
- Support North America VAS forecasting, reporting, and analytics
- Act as trusted finance partner to leaders in the North America VAS and Product organizations covering both revenue and operating expense
- Analyze results for select VAS portfolios: identify and interpret key variances, trends, and insights, present key findings to management
- Lead close, budgeting and forecasting processes by developing timelines and templates, communicating guidance on key deliverables, and building senior executive presentations that bring overall themes and insights together
- Combine observed patterns and trends to creates accurate forecasts: be able to triangulate and exercise judgement
- Learn and understand Visa’s financial reporting systems: run data queries, develop financial architecture, and support finance technology initiatives
- Create long term views for growth based on business strategy and macro-economic data
- Understand individual product offerings, market dynamics, and underlying drivers
- Work with sales teams to understand pipelines for all Products: evaluate penetration, pricing, and opportunities for growth
- Build business cases to support go-to-market strategies and new product launches
- Collaborate and coordinate with a broad base of stakeholders (i.e. Corporate Finance, FP&A, Strategy, Controllership, etc.)
- Serve as a subject matter expert within FP&A, guide peers and provide ownership and/or support of strategic initiatives
- Support or lead wide variety of ad hoc requests and special projects
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications
• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD)
• Able to rapidly establish a broad and deep understanding of the payments landscape
• Foundational understanding of multi-party economic model (issuers, acquirers, processors, interchange, merchants, cardholders, etc.) and performance measurement/reporting
• Enjoys an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented
• Converts complex analyses into revealing business storylines
• High proficiency in Excel with demonstrated ability to improve processes via automation and end-to-end efficiencies. Additional experience with a complex financial system (e.g., Oracle) a plus
• Ability to effectively work independently and collaborate as part of a cross-functional, global and matrixed team
• Highly detail oriented with excellent planning and time management skills
Additional Information
** Work Hours:** Varies upon the needs of the department.
** Travel Requirements:** This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
** Mental/Physical Requirements:** This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 118,500.00 to 154,000.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
