Lead Business Analyst

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 Lead Business Analyst Overview GBSC – Systems Team is the strategic systems vertical under the Global Shared Services Organization (GBSC). GBSC Systems, owns and operates strategic financial applications such as Oracle Financials and Hyperion servicing all lines of business globally across MasterCard. The Manager, Financial Systems will be part of GBSC – System’s Hyperion Team and is expected to conduct requirements analysis, participate in solution design, perform application development. He / She will be responsible for operational support across our Hyperion Planning & Essbase application platform. Significant dealings with FP&A, Tax, Human Resources and other MasterCard groups is routine and leading system initiatives/development across these teams is required. Do you have the skills and desire to work as a manager, managing a team onsite/offshore, collaborate cross functionally with various business constituents. Daily interaction and work performance within the Financial Systems team necessitates a team player with a winning attitude. Have you had hands on development skills combined with an ability to analyze and understand end user requirement with the ability to execute by on planned system strategies and business strategies through the delivery of scalable and sustainable application development is key to successful performance Are you willing to balance a demanding work load and priorities which include application development, process improvements, operational support, and management reporting because this is a work from office job located in Puchase, New York supporting business owners across the world. May require minimal (~5%) travel. During critical business periods this role may require 24 hour (on call) availability to support systems and financial processing Role • Analyze, design, develop, test & implement Hyperion planning/ Essbase applications and relevant reporting products including Financial Reports and SmartView • Provide business support in the areas of Hyperion Planning/Essbase, associated with budgeting and forecasting, profitability analytics and management reporting systems. • Monitor system environment for optimal performance and identify and implement improvements • Lead small to medium projects partnering with business and technology counterparts • Demonstrate a high level of familiarity and understanding of financial planning, Profitability Analysis and reporting processes and their impact and integrations with technologies and systems. • Build and maintain positive relationships with key business users and exhibit a solid understanding of basic financial concepts and practices. • Provide high level of customer service • Leads a team of onsite and off shore resources (including 3rd party) • Vendor relationship management and monitoring delivery against SLA’s and KPIs All About You Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, relevant Professional Certifications such as Hyperion or Essbase Certification, PMP, Six Sigma, etc. Experience: • A positive track record in implementing and managing Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Essbase applications in a complex business environment. • Thorough understanding of Hyperion Planning and Essbase including development and maintenance of complex allocation models and database management is required. • Completed and led at least 1 to 2 Hyperion Planning full cycle implementations using structured