Director, Finance Business Partner

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, Finance Business Partner 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. We are looking for a Director who has significant experience with Technology finance and progressive experience managing a team of financial professionals. The Finance Business Partner role is responsible for a broad range of finance-related responsibilities as a finance leader. Activities include short/long-term planning, vendor deal management, contract management, pricing and product management, cost optimization, business case development and benefit tracking. The successful candidate will gain experience in managing technology spend and managing investments, ROI and prioritization of initiatives. Role: • Drives aspects of financial reporting related needs and requirements (e.g., budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, target setting) for specified business units within Technology • Provides financial insights to leadership, leveraging an advanced understanding of budgeting, long range planning and forecasting at detailed levels • Partners with regions, business units, business partners and/or corporate to assist in developing, analyzing and validating new business cases for modernization and other tech advancement imperatives • Executes large, complex agreements, working closely with sourcing and leveraging subject matter expertise [SME] for their designated area (e.g., financial & data technology tools) • Applies the Technology Business Management [TBM] framework to allocate technology costs and understand total cost of ownership of products tho • Assists with strategy and process improvements to ensure appropriate forecast, close and cost optimization; proactively identifies ways to improve processes and executes agreed upon improvements • Manages a team, conducts goal setting and performance appraisal processes, identifies and coaches and mentors talent All About You: • Seasoned leader with proven experience building out high performing teams, and working in matrix organizations across functions and businesses • Track record building internal and external business partnerships; develops and leverages key relationships in order to understand the needs and objectives of stakeholders • Successfully oversees the completion of global, complex management reporting (e.g. monthly financial results, quarterly forecasting, annual budgets) • Working closely with supporting functions of Sourcing, controllership, tax and others to ensure finance and P&L impacts are considered in decisions to minimize financial risk and forecast surprises • Experience consulting and providing advice and feedback to the business on risk and opportunity considerations, leveraging advanced analytical techniques as well as outside trends and events • Extensive experience setting strategy for process improvement initiatives along with developing procedures for implementation • Demonstrated successful oversight of the management and resolution of high-risk issues to ensure completeness and efficiency • Successfully embodies change management; executes corporate cultural initiatives, enhancing the support of an ever-evolving environment to fulfill corporate goals and objectives • Experience with technology finance, tools like Apptio or other TBM (technology business management) tools 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 View email address on click.appcast.io 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 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. In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations. Pay Ranges Purchase, New York: $142,000 - $234,000 USD O'Fallon, Missouri: $123,000 - $203,000 USD Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.