Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (West Southeast Asia)

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (West Southeast Asia) Overview The Manager, FP&A (West South East Asia) position is responsible for supporting the West South East Asia division, spanning 5 countries, and plays a key role in: • Managing and executing financial planning, forecasting and reporting requirements through consolidation of analyst, finance business partner and business team inputs. • Identifying opportunities to automate and optimise financial processes, data management and reporting to improve efficiency and accuracy. • Enhancing financial reporting and analytics to support strategic business decision-making. This position reports to the Division Finance Officer with the key objective of supporting execution of the corporate strategy through strong P&L governance and strategic insights. The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration across both finance and business teams and provides exposure across a complex multi-country business environment. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in finance, technology, and process improvement, with experience supporting reporting, planning and automation initiatives. Role • Manage division financial close and forecast processes through analysis of variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, key business drivers and initiatives. Review and provide thoughtful, business-driven commentary, with timely communication of risks and opportunities. • Manage, develop and enhance standardised financial reporting packages and business metrics/KPIs that support decision-making and business performance monitoring. • Support strategic planning sessions and development of presentations and analysis for business reviews, as well as ad hoc presentations for senior leadership. • Partner with finance business partners to ensure alignment throughout budget and forecasting cycles. This includes development and tracking of priorities, execution plans and revenue targets to ensure alignment with cross-functional partners. • Support financial process improvements through the development and maintenance of financial tools, reporting solutions and analytical models, including training and support for users. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for automation and more efficient ways of working. • Demonstrate a high level of engagement with regional and global functions to influence cross-functional initiatives and ensure alignment with regional and global priorities. All About You • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics and/or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience in FP&A, financial systems or similar roles preferred. • Technical skills in Excel, VBA and data processing software (e.g. Alteryx), with working knowledge of financial systems and applications (e.g. Hyperion, Oracle). • Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau and Power BI preferred. • Demonstrated ability to analyse complex data, identify trends and translate findings into meaningful business insights. • Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a matrixed environment. • Self-motivated individual with an interest in understanding the latest developments in the payments sector. • Results-oriented and performance-driven with a focus on excellence. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across finance,