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Principle Responsibilities/Key Results Area

• Manages forecasting/budgeting process for the designated Functions Including Marketing and Products within CEMEA ensuring that the business teams deliver a timely and realistic financial projection that aligns with corporate strategy and priorities.
• Reviews business planning assumptions to achieve forecast accuracy and contributes to the advisory of appropriate “finance handicap” to refine the accuracy of the results.
• Contributes to the development and communication of insights/risks relating to forecast/budgets and performance to targets to the CEMEA Finance Planning team and  work with the Global/Country FBPs to ensure alignment of cross-matrix reporting and budgets.
• Provides best practice advice to Function and management teams and on finance related areas including accounting policies and other compliance requirements.
• Manages ongoing reporting and review of financial performance to targets with the Finance leaders and functional teams, providing advice to help shape spending plans and re-prioritize funding as required in response to changing business conditions.
• Uses finance policies, procedures, forecasts and budgets to support alignment functional teams actuals to their submitted forecasts.
• Highlight significant variations in expenses to finance and global function stakeholders.
• Financial advisory to Global Function head/managers on finance related matters of a difficult nature.

Strategic Nature, Management Accountability, & Scope

• Finance specialist professional.
• Recommends Finance best practice along with Finance Director to functional heads which impacts the function across the CEMEA region.
• Manages FBP projects forecasting & budgeting for respective Global Functions for the CEMEA region.
• Solves complex finance problems taking a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.

Decision Making & Complexity

• Provide challenge to functional teams on their submitted forecasts.
• Reviews business planning assumptions to achieve forecast accuracy and contributes to the advisory of appropriate “finance handicap” to refine the accuracy of the results.
• Highlight significant variations in expenses to finance and global function stakeholders.
• Financial advisory to Global Function head/managers on finance related matters of a difficult nature.
• Interprets finance issues and recommends best practice.
• Decisions impact the ability of the global function to deliver and impacts financial results across CEMEA.
• Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Depth and breadth of financial expertise primarily focused on execution.

Reporting Relationships & Interactions

• Role is based in the CEMEA Hub, Dubai office, reporting into the Director CEMEA FP&A for Regional Marketing and Products, based in the same office.
• Main stakeholders are key Functional Leadership team based across the CEMEA region.
• Close liaison and support to Global FBP of the designated functional teams.
• This individual is expected to interact effectively with various levels of Visa management and their multi regional staff.  
• Strong interpersonal skills will be required to address on-going needs of a complex, matrix reporting structure, and multinational organization.
• Multicultural sensitivity and interpersonal relationship management skills are essential including the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Required Experience (education, skills - professional/technical/business)

Professional

• Bachelor degree from a top-tier school, preferably Finance and Accounting.
• Qualified CPA  from recognized professional body.
• At least 5 years Finance work experience – mastery in core finance skills & competencies and demonstrated experience with financial projects of a difficult nature, preferably in a multinational company.
• Exposure to financial services, retail banking, cards business or electronic payments is preferred.

Technical

• Expert skills in Microsoft applications, especially Excel & PowerPoint.
• User knowledge of TM1 and Hyperion desired.
• Practical knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience with FCPA guidelines and processes is preferred.
• Require advanced knowledge of financial modelling (designing and diagnosing).
• Business English, written & spoken.
• Ability to learn and master Visa specific tools.

Business

• Advisory skills, consultative approach.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Commercial mind-set, target & delivery focused, business acumen.
• Analytical, quantitative, problem solving skills; can-do attitude to resolve tough business problems with well-structured analyses.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to clearly communicate results with management and able to influence decision making.
• Ability work effectively with a diverse team, as well as produce time sensitive deliverables.
• Able to work cross functionally, geographically and with virtual teams while promoting a culture of openness, trust and flexibility.