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Mastercard
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 5 years ago
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Who is Mastercard?

We are the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless at https://www.priceless.com/ ®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

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Manager, Finance Business Partner, Egypt and North West Africa

Overview

  • Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the biggest division in MEA comprising of 20 countries.
  • The Division includes some of the most affluent markets in the world (i.e Qatar with highest per capita GDP) and also includes mass populous markets of Egypt, Pakistan and Morocco.
  • The Finance Business Partner team assumes full responsibility for planning, operating performance, and management reporting for the Division.
  • We also partner with the business for development of Strategy and play an integral role in execution and tracking of strategy execution plans.
  • Reporting to the Vice President, Finance Business Partner, MENA, the primary responsibility of this role will be performing a broad spectrum of financial processes and strategic initiatives for Egypt cluster and North West Africa cluster within the MENA Division

Responsibilities

  • Manages all aspects of financial planning and forecasting from a country, product and customer perspective for the clusters;
  • Provides financial insights to leadership and supports driving and execution of strategy by applying an understanding of key drivers, pricing and products; highlights areas of risks & opportunities and makes recommendations on resolutions
  • Manages aspects of month end financial close (revenue recognition, expense) in partnership with the business, the Controller and Global Business Shared Service teams
  • Embodies the Leading Beyond Finance initiative by running and maintaining business models to analyze performance and business opportunities (e.g. MIS, KPIs, Cluster business review decks)
  • Partners with regions, business units, business partners and/or corporate to assist in developing, analyzing and validating new business opportunities. Performs new opportunity assessments by providing counsel to the business around ongoing deals and Customer Business Agreements [CBA]
  • Partner with the businesses in supporting strategic growth plans both near and long term, assisting with business case modeling and providing thought leadership
  • Proactively drives and implements continuous process improvement activities
  • Supports VP, MENA Finance Business Partner in maintaining a strong control environment

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related discipline
  • The ideal candidate is fast-paced, highly analytical and detail-oriented who demonstrates a sense of urgency, ownership, knowledge and experience with all phases of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting supporting their business partners
  • Independent worker & thinker with the ability to follow up on time sensitive issues
  • A team player with the ability to communicate effectively and develop solid working relationships across multiple levels and organizational boundaries is required
  • Experience in 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
  • Comfortable with occasional ambiguity but able to make calculated decisions
  • Advanced PC, modeling and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
  • Successfully resolves complex issues in a timely and efficient manner
  • Experience operating in a diverse, multi-functional finance group across time zones

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