Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
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Job Description
Leads and manages Corporate reporting and analysis, provides ongoing support to CLT, Finance team, Functional teams in areas related to Revenue Analysis, Financial performance reporting, investment management and general support in finance related issues. Responsible for Finance input consolidation for all Executive committees (including but not limiting MBR, QBR, BizCom, etc)
Principle Responsibilities/Key Results Area
1) To own Annual Operating Plan, Outlook and MSO plan submission. To proactively identify and propose areas for Strategy development.
- To coordinate information flow between Global, CEMEA and Regions, cascade targets, consolidate both top-down, and bottom-up process. Collaborate with other internal stakeholders (functions, BPO team) to ensure timely submissions and correct inputs.
- To coordinate revenue forecasting process with finance business partners. To develop metrics to improve forecasting accuracy and promote best practices across regional finance teams. To coordinate submissions from sub-regions and consolidate analysis and comments. To produce final materials for executive management review and approval
- To lead the production of the key business drivers (e.g. volumes, transactions, etc) for use in strategic planning, annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting
- To analyze and to map Visa revenue streams. To run Volume trend analysis. (International vs. Domestic)
2) To maintain regular CEMEA reporting package, to ensure the timely updates and availability. To consider and advise on financial implications and assist CLT and Finance heads in statistics and financial analysis.
3) To prepare materials for Executive committees, to ensure accurate and timely submission, to consistently improve the communication flow minimizing duplications in requests and preparation.
4) To develop and continually evolve innovative analytical techniques and methodologies to measure revenue performance. To collaborate with finance teams to enhance quality of management reports relating to revenue. To perform ad hoc revenue analysis and reporting for management.
5) Lead a team of 2 subordinates, continuously invest to people development, actively contribute to the effectiveness of the team by supporting and co-operating with colleagues and providing cover during period of absence
Decision Making & Complexity
- Lead the CEMEA budget/reporting process; recommend processes changes to senior leadership team to improve efficiency and governance
- Decisions are guided by resource availability / budgets and finance and business objectives
- Operates with limited guidance in a complex environment
Reporting Relationships & Interactions
- Based in the Dubai office, reports to VP FPA CEMEA
- Key interfaces with CLT and Global FPA team
- The incumbent has to work with various stakeholders from Sales, Product, Marketing and Finance across various geographies in CEMEA as well as global teams, to establish an efficient process that can meet business needs as well as satisfy governance and compliance requirements
- This individual is expected to interact effectively with all levels of Visa management and staff
- Strong interpersonal skills will be required to address on-going needs of a complex, matrix reporting structure, and multinational organization
- Multicultural sensitivity and interpersonal relationship management skills are essential including the ability to work effectively as part of a team
Qualifications
Professional
- Professionally qualified, Finance degree or related field, MBA or related qualification would be advantageous
- At least 8-10 years post qualification experience in both finance and payments
Business
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Must have prior experience successfully communicating with, influencing and presenting to senior-level executives
- Leadership skills and credibility
- Effective remote management / leadership of executive meetings
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Familiar with process improvement methodologies
- Experience in leading process improvement projects would be advantageous
- Strong problem solving skills and logical, analytical mind-set
- Must be proactive, high-energy, motivated team player capable of delivering on multiple initiatives on tight timelines
Additional Information
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.
