Description
As a Senior Associate on the newly formed Global Payments Network (GPN) Tech Finance Team, you will be a strategic advisor for Tech as we build the long-term strategic vision and investment needs for the organization.
You will identify and utilize financial insights to help influence strategy, prioritization, and outcomes. This role requires strategic thinking and executive-level communication as you directly support members of the GPN Tech leadership team. You will have the opportunity to build relationships across Finance and Tech organizations, and work collaboratively to deliver on strategic agendas.
Strong problem-solving, judgment, and communication skills are needed to effectively:
- Develop repeatable processes, frameworks, and templates that help the team operate more efficiently as we integrate Finance systems and processes with Discover
- Stand up reporting cadences with Tech and Finance partners and communicate key variances and drivers to help our leaders stay fiscally well managed
- Craft and present high-impact narrative decks and strategic insights to GPN tech and executive leadership, bridging current operations with future-state roadmaps
- Work in unstructured environments to outline the financial impacts of platform convergence
General Responsibilities:
- Financial analysis & reporting: Accurately analyze & explain key cost drivers and monthly variances, suggest actions to the business, and manage the regular reporting process
- Budgeting, forecasting, and Profit & Loss (P&L) management
- Business presentations: Assist in development of presentations to communicate analysis results to senior audiences, clearly articulate outcomes of analysis to leadership teams
- Ad-hoc requests and special projects
- Independently manage and prioritize workload
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
- At least 2 years’ experience in financial analysis
- At least 2 years’ experience with financial modeling
- At least 2 years’ experience in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Master’s Degree in Finance
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) license or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- 3+ years of experience in both financial analysis and financial modeling
- Proven business relationship, communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills
- Demonstrated independent problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities
- Strong teamwork skills with the ability to positively contribute to overall success of the team