Manager, Finance Business Partner, SSA at MasterCard

Ref ID: R-83409
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Overview

• Assumes broad range of finance related matters (closing, forecasts, budgets, performance tracking and reporting, monthly variance analysis)
• Trusted Partner for Country Managers and Account Managers providing advice on Finance Processes and Procedures and assist business in achieving strategy and targets.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for follow-up on accurate month end closing, forecasting and budgeting for cluster of countries; highlights areas of risks and opportunities, makes recommendations and actively participates to remediation plans
• Provides monthly financial reporting including an update of key risks and opportunities
• Truly understands the market trends and competitive environment and reports timely deviations in financials to allow corrective actions
• Interacts with Finance support teams and support the needs of country managers and account managers
• Aligns with other business units, business partners and/or corporate to align strategic objectives and yearly targets at market level.
• Challenges and validates financial assumptions for CAPP, Customer Business Agreements and any other opportunities. Ensures the opportunities and their investments are sound and align with short and long term planning.
• Highlights and leads any process improvements to drive finance efficiencies and ease of doing business for Account Managers
• Provide training to Account Managers on Financial processes

Knowledge

• Excellent at building internal and external business partnerships; develops and leverages key relationships in order to assist with the needs and objectives of stakeholders
• Experienced in developing sound management reporting (e.g.. monthly financial results, quarterly forecasting, annual budgets)
• Experienced in providing advice and feedback to the business on risk and opportunity considerations, leveraging advanced analytical techniques as well as outside trends and events
• Experienced with financial systems and applications; serves as a resource to those less experienced (e.g., Hyperion, Oracle, Microsoft applications)
• Has experience in identifying and implementing process improvement activities; makes recommendations to further improve procedures
• Successfully resolves complex issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Successfully embodies change management; executes corporate cultural initiatives, enhancing the support of an ever-evolving environment to fulfill corporate goals and objectives

Technical Skills:

• Budgeting and Forecasting (Advanced skills)
• Excellent knowledge of excel and powerpoint
• Strong analytical skills

Profession Skills:

• Finance and Business acumen, Commercial focus, Global perspective, Innovation and thought leadership, Personal influence.