Director, Corporate Functions and Marketing Expense Planning

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Job Description

Our Finance Velocity Office was designed to accelerate our path to building a world-class finance function. This function is shaping our transformation strategy, improving our business operations and enhancing the impact we make as a function. Why velocity? Velocity is about both speed and strategy, focused on accelerating in a given direction. We will hone our approach, think big and decide quickly, living our Leadership Principles. This dedicated team is helping to drive global consistency and operating as one team to build a foundation that supports the growth and complexity of our business and improves the day-to-day interactions of our Finance teams.

The Director, Corporate Functions and Marketing Expense Planning will be a key leader in the Planning Center of Excellence (COE). Reporting to the Head of Expenses COE (Sr. Director), this person is responsible for enabling and supporting corporate function and marketing business partners through comprehensive financial planning and analysis (FP&A). This role oversees routine FP&A activities, including financial analysis, monthly reporting, and baseline planning. The position supports a broad range of corporate functions including Finance, Legal, People, Corp Affairs, Corp Services, Risk and Marketing.

Essential Functions

Corporate Functions and Marketing FP&A - Enable Corporate Functions and Marketing business partners by standardizing central models (for example, mobility models) and managing Operating Expense baseline for Corporate Functions and Marketing (1st level variance analysis, monthly reporting, baseline planning for all MYPs). Drives standardization in approach to Corp Functions and Marketing budget and generates the Baseline Spend including standard guidance as established e.g. T&E growth, efficiency targets, etc. Seed baseline forecasts and initial level of detail based on roll-forward of existing contracted / obligated expenses. Manage global standardized D&A forecasting processes

Financial Insights and Reporting - Coordinate with the Reporting Shared Serviced Center (SSC) to prepare routine and ad-hoc reports. Provide actionable insights and strategic recommendations to support decision-making processes across the organization.

Cross-functional Collaboration - Work closely with various departments to optimize budget allocations and ensure alignment with overall business objectives. Leverage strong communication skills to present complex financial information clearly and concisely to diverse stakeholders.

Adaptive Planning - Quickly adjust expense planning strategies in response to changes in the business environment, market conditions, and organizational priorities, maintaining high performance and resilience.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
Minimum of 8 to10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within a corporate or matrixed environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights
Proficiency in financial modeling, data analysis, and financial software (for example, Excel, SAP, Oracle)
Deep understanding of financial principles, budgeting, and expense management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present complex financial information clearly and concisely
Demonstrated ability to align expense planning with overall business objectives and provide strategic recommendations
Strong project management skills, including the ability to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously
Experience supporting multiple corporate functions such as Legal, HR, Risk, and Corporate Service in a strategi