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.

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Visa is looking for a strategic finance leader to join our Value Added Services VAS team, supporting the Risk and Identity Solutions Product Portfolio. The Senior Manager will collaborate with leadership to develop financial strategies and analytics to enable sound business decision making.  The Senior Manager will lead several financial analyses including long-term planning, forecasting, and budgeting. This role also supports strategic decision making on investments and portfolio level tradeoffs through effective financial analytics. The ideal candidate will have a deep expertise in financial business analysis, preferably with a public company, and demonstrated experience collaborating with various FPA functions.

Essential Functions

Strategic Advice and Partnership

• Partner with business leads to evaluate the financial impact of potential investments and develop long term financial plans

• Develop and present strategic insights about the business

• Align functional goals and strategies to broader global initiatives

• Lead performance diagnostics, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting

• Become a valued business partner to all business units and executive management

Financial Management

• Lead preparation of the monthly, quarterly, and annual business plans and analyses, including enhanced financial and business reporting and long-term growth forecasts

• Interpret and present key findings for senior leadership audience

• Understand business levers and recommend measures to further improve results, including pricing analysis

• Establish efficient processes for monthly and quarterly performance reporting for optimal result, profit and loss generation and review

• Drive coordination, organization and execution of quantitative and qualitative analyses on both revenues and expenses

Project Management

• Spearhead ad-hoc projects to further improve the overall performance of the team and organization

• Decision support to senior finance leadership on investment, project decisions as well as strategic organizational and functional developments

• Provide thought leadership and guidance over core processes building efficiencies and streamlining deliverables

• Build business cases to support investments, go-to-market strategies and new product launches

Business Engagement

• Build relationships and network with a broad base of team members - operational executives, staff, controllership, other finance teams - in the business and be the point of contact for finance issues

• Integration of finance into the business, attending team meetings and understanding of the business

• Tailored, effective presentations, analyses and dialogue with each business partner

• Dialogue around budget and spend to optimize budget and investments, return-on-investment discipline

• Manage robust toolkit to help analyze the business and enable management decision making

People Management

• Mentor or manage a team of high performing finance resources by helping to create a center of excellence and instilling best practices across finance

• Drive quality and efficiency improvements into standard financial processes

• Influence, motivate and collaborate with key business partners and stakeholders

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.

Work Authorization: Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position.

Basic Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
• 3+ years of experience in FPA - or similar - with an understanding of financial structuring and evaluation
• Superior problem identification and solving skills with ability to communicate effectively with executive management
• Detail oriented - ensures accuracy and quality of financial analyses
• Solid experience in Hyperion and Excel
• Prior experience in the Payment industry a plus
• Knowledge of Visa systems and practices a strong plus
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to communicate effectively with executive management
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills
• Ability to work effectively with other functional areas and understand the operational and cultural issues relevant to achieving superior results
• Client focused with tenacity to resolve issues and conflicts
• High energy and enthusiasm required to partner with multiple stakeholders
• Able to work in a dual reporting matrix environment

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% 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 person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 133,000.00 to 173,000.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.