Director, Finance Business Partner - Core Payments

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 - Core Payments
Overview
This Director, Finance Business Partner -- Core Payments at Mastercard will serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders of the Core Network product and engineering teams, driving financial performance, enabling data-driven decisions, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. This role combines financial expertise with business acumen to influence strategy and deliver sustainable growth.
We seek a strategic thinker with deep financial expertise and proven leadership skills. This manager will lead a team of finance professionals and collaborate closely with product and engineering groups to understand the financial impact of business decisions. Success in this role requires strong stakeholder management, analytical capabilities, and the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to executives.
Role• Lead budgeting and forecasting for short- and long-term plans; prepare and analyze internal and external financial reports.• Manage month-end close processes and report variances to forecast.• Monitor revenue and expenses, assess risks and opportunities, and incorporate macroeconomic factors into financial planning.• Partner effectively with senior management to manage business unit financials.• Finalize divisional budgets and quarterly and monthly forecasts to achieve financial targets.• Oversee detailed personnel forecasting, business case tracking, and financial analysis.• Collaborate with sourcing and business owners to analyze vendor negotiations and proposals.• Help build and enhance the Technology Business Management framework to enable data-driven decision-making.• Support monthly and quarterly internal and corporate reporting deliverables • Identify and implement process improvement opportunities; contribute to project teams for operational enhancements.• Lead or support special projects and ad-hoc reporting as needed.• Partner with regions, product teams, technology providers, and corporate entities to develop, analyze, validate, price, and commercialize new business opportunities.• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate scenarios and support strategic decisions.• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies and regulatory requirements.• Manage a global team, including goal setting, performance appraisals, and talent development.• Maintain deep knowledge of business objectives to effectively partner and meet budget and operational goals.
All About You• Previous leadership-level finance experience; experience supporting product or engineering functions in a technology organization is highly desirable. • Fast-paced, results-driven, highly analytical, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of urgency.• BS or BA with a major in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (MBA/CPA Preferred) with previous finance experience• Proven track record of building internal and external business partnerships and influencing stakeholders.• Experience consulting business units on risk and opportunity considerations using advanced analytics and market insights.• Strong interpersonal, relationship management, storytelling, communication, and presentation skills.• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities.• Strong knowledge of general accounting principles and internal controls.• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Access, Oracle, Apptio, Agile IT methodology, Tableau, Power BI, Workday, and Hyperion is a plus.
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 [email protected] 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
O'Fallon, Missouri: $142,000 - $234,000 USD