Financial Analyst, Digital

  • Full-time
  • Job Family Group: Finance

Company Description

Common Purpose, Uncommon Opportunity. Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. This is our global vision and the common purpose that unites the entire Visa team. As a global payments technology company, tech is at the heart of what we do: Our VisaNet network processes over 13,000 transactions per second for people and businesses around the world, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. We are also global advocates for financial inclusion, working with partners around the world to help those who lack access to financial services join the global economy. Visa’s sponsorships, including the Olympics and FIFA™ World Cup, celebrate teamwork, diversity, and excellence throughout the world. If you have a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, Visa offers an uncommon opportunity to build a strong, thriving career. Visa is fueled by our team of talented employees who continuously raise the bar on delivering the convenience and security of digital currency to people all over the world. Join our team and find out how Visa is everywhere you want to be.

“Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.”

Job Description

The Business Finance team supports all of the Visa, Inc. global business functions including Marketing & Communications, Product, Digital Solutions and Merchant Sales & Solutions. We are an agile, highly visible team that works using a consultative model with the business to apply data to business and finance decisions as well as measure performance.

We are seeking an ambitious, proactive, and experienced financial analyst to join the team supporting Digital Products in Foster City & San Francisco. As a Global finance business partner (FBP), this person will cultivate operational partnerships in order to help drive strategic and financial decision making and successfully support the Finance Director to complete the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes. 

  • Partner with the Finance Director, Corporate FP&A, Regional FBPs and the Business to coordinate the P&L forecasting process for the quarterly and annual budget planning 
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  • Engage business partners in driving data-driven investment decisions along with the strategic and financial implications of those decisions
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  • Perform financial analysis including variance analysis and what-if scenarios for month-end close and as needed; be able to succinctly outline key variance drivers and key risks to projections while applying business and financial acumen to explain underlying drivers of results
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  • Apply superior analytical and problem solving skills with superb attention to detail to develop and maintain complex pricing, deal, revenue and business case models along with presentations to serve as the analysis to aide in decision-making
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  • Analyze post-acquisition financial performance versus deal model, pricing changes, and business case benefit realization and develop compelling presentations to support analysis
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  • Ensure data integrity and consistency of information as well as organized documentation of results and data sources used 
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  • Coordinate and manage data requests in a dynamic environment with other global and regional functions; ensure availability of data for timeliness of financial analysis and serve as a key point of contact for financial issues  
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  • Identify and implement changes that improve efficiency and effectiveness of operational decision making (e.g. revamping financial models etc.)
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  • Ad hoc projects as needed to support Finance Director

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, mathematics, economics, or related quantitative field
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  • 2-3 years of relevant financial analysis work experience including forecasting and budgeting preferred 
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  • Outstanding analytical skills; able to resolve business problems with well-structured analyses
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  • Ability to summarize forecast and budget variances with clear and succinct explanations

  • Competency to contribute to lively discussion with ability to quickly test findings and assertions against a financial body of knowledge 

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to clearly communicate results with senior level executives  
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  • Demonstrated program leadership capabilities to drive key financial processes
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  • Ability to work independently and effectively with a diverse team and produce time sensitive deliverables

  • Intermediate accounting and statistics knowledge to perform ad hoc financial analysis
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  • Expert skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint
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  • Experience with Hyperion Planning and Essbase preferred

Additional Information

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