FP&A Manager

The Visa Direct Finance Manager will support the financial strategy and performance of Visa Direct products in Europe. This hybrid role involves financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting. The manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide data-driven insights, and act as a business partner to achieve objectives, focusing on growth and operational efficiency.

Must Have

• Support Visa Direct performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, multi-year strategic outlook and management reporting for the Europe region
• Analyze monthly results, identify and interpret key variances, trends, and insights, present key findings to senior stakeholders
• Being responsible for Visa Direct Revenue and Driver modelling
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial planning and alignment with business objectives
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices in FP&A
• Become a valued business partner for Visa Direct stakeholders to ensure cohesive and strategic collaboration for achieving business objectives
• Develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders and work closely with them to produce the Visa Direct annual budget, quarterly forecasts and monthly reporting
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree (or 2+ years with Advanced degree, or 0 years with PhD)

Good to Have

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree (or 4+ years with Advanced Degree, or up to 3 years with PhD)
• Experience in the payments and good knowledge of banking industry
• Excellent analytical, data and problem-solving skills with superb attention to detail
• Suitable experience providing analytical insights in a commercial environment
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to build an effective and trusted business partnering relationship
• Strong oral and writing capabilities and the ability to ‘tell the story’ behind the numbers to senior level executives
• Self-starter with ability to work independently with limited guidance within a complex and commercially oriented environment
• Team oriented, collaborative and resourceful, with the ability to flourish in a matrix environment

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.

Job Description

The Visa Direct Finance Manager will play a critical role in supporting the financial strategy and performance of Visa Direct products across Europe.

The position requires proficiency in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting to support the growth and operational efficiency of Visa Direct.

The role will report to the Visa Direct Finance Director and will focus on using data and applying analytical rigor to provide insights, bringing life to MI reporting, and adding value in business decisions, whether during the budget, during the year, or at specific investment decision points.

This role involves collaborating closely with multiple stakeholders such as the Visa Direct business team, VD global finance team, broader Europe FP&A team and cluster finance teams. Therefore, curiosity, flexibility, the ability to multi-task, and being self-driven are all required.

This is an excellent opportunity to advance in a business partnering role and support a rapidly growing business that is gaining global recognition.

Key responsibilities:

• Support Visa Direct performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, multi-year strategic outlook and management reporting for the Europe region
• Analyze monthly results, identify and interpret key variances, trends, and insights, present key findings to senior stakeholders
• Being responsible for Visa Direct Revenue and Driver modelling
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial planning and alignment with business objectives
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices in FP&A
• Become a valued business partner for Visa Direct stakeholders to ensure cohesive and strategic collaboration for achieving business objectives
• Develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders and work closely with them to produce the Visa Direct annual budget, quarterly forecasts and monthly reporting

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

5 or more 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

What you will need:

• Excellent analytical, data and problem-solving skills with superb attention to detail
• Suitable experience providing analytical insights in a commercial environment
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to build an effective and trusted business partnering relationship
• Strong oral and writing capabilities and the ability to ‘tell the story’ behind the numbers to senior level executives
• Self-starter with ability to work independently with limited guidance within a complex and commercially oriented environment
• Team oriented, collaborative and resourceful, with the ability to flourish in a matrix environment
• Experience in the payments and good knowledge of banking industry is preferred

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.