Job Description

Visa is looking for an analytical finance professional to join our Finance team. The Senior Financial Analyst will collaborate with the team to develop financial strategies and drive analytics to enable business decision making. They will drive forecasting and budgeting processes and provide detailed monthly reports and analysis directly to Business Leaders. The position will involve delivering important insights to senior leaders and require expert-level analysis and insight skills to deliver clear and measurable impact to the business. 

We have several opportunities and the role can be with one of these teams:

US FP&A
Visa Direct
Visa Business Solutions
Corporate Functions - HR, Legal, Risk
Corporate FP&A
Corporate Finance Revenue / FX

Strategic Planning and Analytics:

Become a trusted business partner to all business units and executive management
Partner with business stakeholders to create business cases; structure and execute complex financial modeling and analysis
Identify and implement changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operational decision making

Financial Management:

Lead preparation of the annual business plan and analysis for certain business or corporate functions
Interpret and present key findings directly to senior leaders
Enable management by providing timely and accurate information
Understand business drivers and recommend measures to further improve results
Establish efficient processes for quarterly and monthly performance reporting

Project Management:

Spearhead ad hoc projects to further improve the overall performance of the team and organization(s)
Decision support to senior finance leadership on investment / project decisions
Provide thought leadership and guidance over core processes building efficiencies and streamlining deliverables for optimal result

Business Engagement:

Integration of finance into the business; attend team meetings/develop understanding of the business
Prepare and develop tailored, effective presentations, analysis and dialogue with each business partner
Timely, meaningful views on their business

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

4 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 1 year of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD degree
Superior analytical, project management, and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor, attention to detail and ability to structure and analyze financial modeling
Advanced proficiency in Financial modelling in Microsoft Excel and in building presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint are required

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong understanding of financial accounting principles; MBA/CPA preferred
Can convert complex analyses into revealing business storylines  
Operates with minimal supervision and able to make informed, well-reasoned decisions independently using strong business judgement
Proactive, strategic thinker with ability to communicate effectively with executive management
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with other functional areas to understand the operational and cultural issues relevant to achieving superior results
Client focused with tenacity to resolve issues and conflicts
Able to work in a dual-reporting matrix environment

Additional Information

Visa has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and visitors. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law

Location: This is a hybrid position in either our Foster City, CA or San Francisco, CA offices. Work schedule is 3 days/week in office. Remote work is not an option.

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.