Vice President, Corporate Analysis
- 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.
Job Description
Overview:
We have a unique opportunity that calls for an ambitious, hard-working, highly analytical Finance professional who will lead a team that supports Visa’s President, CFO, and CEO. You will have direct access and exposure to Finance senior leadership and will participate in the analysis, preparation, and presentation of key business drivers and financial results to be used by executive management.
Responsibilities include:
Provide unique insight into Visa’s business drivers and financial forecasts / results
You will lead quantitative analysis of driver based metrics and financial results to deliver insights about financial performance of Visa and strategic partnerships
Your identification and recommendations of business trends will improve Visa’s financial performance
Lead the storyboarding, analytical output and production of materials used for communication to the Visa Inc. Executive Committee and / or Board of Directors
Support the month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting requirements in accordance with deadlines
Develop business intuition to communicate the main implications observed from analysis
Partner with geographic counterparts to ensure alignment on financial performance and drivers of forecasts/results
Coordinate and manage analytical requests with other global and regional functions
Lead Finance efforts supporting mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments for Visa
Serve as a go-between with Finance and Corporate Development / Visa Ventures; quarterback Finance engagement and workstreams on M&A and investment activities
Ensure rigorous financial analysis and due diligence for potential transactions
Support integration efforts and ongoing evaluation of transaction performance
Develop robust competitor analysis practice within Finance
Lead financial analysis of priority competitors in order to identify business opportunities and insights to inform Visa’s strategy and priorities
Provide fact-based understanding of competitive landscape to executive leadership in partnership with Competitive Intelligence SVP and team
Coordinate knowledge and standard methodology sharing across Regions and Functions to ensure we understand our competition at regional and global levels
Lead global pricing and client/partner incentive analysis
Develop corporate perspective on pricing opportunities
Identify cross-regional trends related to pricing and client incentives; determine implications and develop recommendations to improve pricing strategies/execution and deal terms
Improve knowledge and best practice sharing across Regions and Functions
Lead financial analysis for global client/partner incentive deals
Partner with Regional and Functional Finance teams on ongoing assessment of results for pricing and client incentive actions
Qualifications
Financial Leadership
Ability to handle projects with multiple workstreams, with proven leadership success
Ability to structure, manage, and coordinate complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with multiple partners
Proven expertise in modeling techniques and managing large data sets
Drives profitable growth by analyzing results and advising senior management on insights and recommended actions
Strong expertise in leading financial elements of mergers, acquisitions, and investments including financial modeling, financial analysis, due diligence, and post-close performance tracking
Professional
MBA or relevant graduate degree from premier institution or similar academic experience
15+ years of experience with 4-5 years’ experience on M&A or corporate development team preferred
Global or multi-national business experience strongly preferred
Strong customer focus combined with an in-depth understanding of the trends affecting the financial services, payments and ecommerce world
Extraordinary analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
Ability to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment
Advanced level of Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint required
Business Leadership
Communicate compelling messages to senior executives and external business partners
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a "peer" with Global Functions and Regions
Collaborate and influence successfully within a highly matrixed organization
Team Leadership
8+ years’ experience leading
Commitment to continuous training and improvement of employees throughout the finance function
Team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities
Enable and inspire a team
Coach and have challenging employee conversations when necessary
Be decisive and willing to take action regarding decisions affecting the team
Committed to developing a team, including key talent, and build a strong succession pipeline for the future
Additional Information
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.