Finance Manager, North America Revenue FP&A (Cost-of-Volume Analytics)

About UsVisa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.Job DescriptionThe North America Revenue FP&A team plays a critical role in managing and forecasting key business drivers, including payments volume, gross revenue, cost of volume (including client incentives, rebates, and discounts) and net revenue. The team provides financial insights that help shape business decisions and optimize performance across North America, which represents roughly half of Visa’s global net revenue.The Finance Manager serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on cost of volume planning. Key responsibilities include managing deal pipeline, tracking forecast-to-actual performance, consolidating total cost of volume across client incentives, rebates, and discounts, maintaining booking package updates for key deals, and improving forecast accuracy.The successful candidate will be technically strong, with deep financial modeling capabilities, strong analytical and project management skills, and demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity. They should be able to rapidly build a broad understanding of the payments landscape and Visa’s multi-party economic model, convert complex analyses into clear and revealing business storylines, and make informed, well-reasoned decisions with sound judgment and minimal supervision. The candidate should be highly detail-oriented, commercially minded, comfortable interpreting commercial and legal agreements, and able to constructively challenge assumptions, build alignment, and influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners across teams with differing priorities. This role also requires intellectual curiosity, learning agility, flexibility, and strong digital fluency, including practical application of emerging tools such as Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, and automation capabilities to improve analysis, insights, and productivity.Key Responsibilities:Lead financial analysis on incentives and overall cost of volume associated with the deal pipeline, including deal economics, key assumptions, risks, opportunities, and underlying performance drivers.Partner with Deal Finance teams (North America and cross-regional), Controllership (on accounting treatment evaluation / scenarios), Global FP&A (on regional allocation of incentives where global deals are concerned), Client Incentive Operations, Legal, and Sales stakeholders to assess the financial and operational impacts of deal renewals and new deals.Own governance and reporting processes for deal pipeline tracking and the consolidation of total cost of volume, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and timely insights for leadership decision-making.Challenge and validate inputs from cross-functional teams to ensure realistic projections, aligned assumptions, and a clear understanding of business impact.Prepare executive-ready materials that clearly communicate deal economics, risks, opportunities, and financial implications to senior leaders.Analyze monthly and quarterly actuals vs. forecast performance, identify and interpret key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities, and present actionable insights and key findings to management.Provide ongoing contract-level forecasts for key business drivers, including payments volume and processed transactions, by combining observed patterns, business trends, and informed judgment to develop accurate, well-supported outlooks.Participate in and influence quarterly financial outlooks and annual budget processes, bringing analytical rigor, sound judgment, and clear business insights to enhance forecast accuracy and planning qualityDrive continuous improvement, automation, and reporting efficiency across pipeline tracking, financial impact assessment, forecasting, and planning processes.This role is a Hybrid position to be located in our Foster City, CA office location. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. QualificationsBasic 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 PhDPreferred 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, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhDExperience in financial analysis, planning, or accounting.Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to build and explain multi-scenario economics and sensitivities.Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.Experience participating in process improvement initiatives.Experience providing business analysis and supporting management of key initiatives.Experience with digital tools and technologies in finance.Payments Ecosystem Acumen – Ability to quickly develop a strong understanding of the payments landscape, including Visa’s multi-party economic model and the motivations of issuers, acquirers, processors, merchants, and other ecosystem participants.Commercial and Contractual Acumen – Comfortable interpreting commercial and legal agreements and assessing related financial, operational, and accounting implications.Analytical Rigor – Proven experience leading complex analysis, with the ability to distill findings into clear, executive-ready narratives and materials.Structured Thinker – Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments with multiple decision-makers; demonstrated ability to bring structure, drive clarity, and manage parallel workstreams.Executive Communicator – Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-financial audiences.Influential Partner – Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence across cross-functional teams to reach pragmatic, win-win outcomes.Operational Discipline – Strong organizational and time-management skills; able to manage multiple competing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented environment.Accountable Partnership – Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.Intellectual Curiosity – Intellectually curious, forward-thinking, and self-directed; brings strong points of view with humility.Information for US ApplicantsFor roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $129,200.00 to $ 206,700.00 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.Work HoursVaries upon the needs of the department.Travel RequirementsThis position requires travel 5-10% of the time.Mental/Physical RequirementsThis 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 EmployerQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.SummaryLocation: US - Foster City, CAType: Full time