Sr Financial Analyst - Corporate Functions

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.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

We are seeking a proactive individual to join the Finance team supporting Global Corporate Functions at Visa. As a finance business partner this person will cultivate operational partnerships across several functions to drive strategic and financial thought leadership and complete the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes. The successful candidate should be comfortable presenting financial results and providing insights and analysis to business partners and executives. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in financial and general business analysis, preferably with a public company, and demonstrated experience collaborating with various functions.

Essential Functions:

• Leads the coordination, organization and execution of quantitative and qualitative analyses. Examples of activities include traditional budgeting and forecasting, month end close and enhanced financial/business reporting, business case development and business planning support.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad base of key stakeholders (i.e., executives and staff) in the business and serves as a key point of contact for finance issues.
• Acquires and maintains a deep understanding of the strategies, priorities and issues of the business.
• Applies overall analytical skills and experience to become a highly valued business partner.
• Demonstrates well-developed strategic, analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Is team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities
• Operates with minimal supervision and is able to make informed, well-reasoned decisions independently.
• Identifies and implements changes that improve efficiency and effectiveness of operational decision making.
• Thrives on an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• B.S. or B.A. in Accounting or Finance, with 5+ years of business experience with a financial/analytical/consultative focus with progressively increasing responsibility.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to clearly communicate results with senior level executives
• Ability to contribute new ideas and find solutions to business challenges for operating divisions as well as Finance while delivering top-quality customer service.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting, month end close and process development.
• Advanced level of Excel and PowerPoint required
• Experience with financial systems/data tools (e.g., Hyperion, Tableau, Power BI, etc.).

Additional Information

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 0% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in