Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

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

Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description – Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) – Americas
Role Overview
The Senior Analyst, FP&A role supports the Americas region and Fintech segment in the U.S. by delivering high-quality financial analysis, planning, forecasting, and management reporting. The role partners closely with Finance and Business stakeholders to provide transparency into performance, support decision-making, and drive execution against financial objectives.
This position offers exposure across multiple FP&A disciplines, including budgeting and forecasting, performance management, consolidation, and advanced analytics, while contributing to the standardization and automation of finance processes across regions and verticals.
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Key Responsibilities
• Support financial planning, forecasting, and performance management activities across countries, products, customers, or business functions within the Americas region.
• Prepare and analyze financial results versus budget, forecast, and prior year, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Contribute to month-end close activities by supporting variance analysis, commentary, and financial reporting in partnership with Controllers and Global Business Services.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models, management reports, and dashboards using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or other analytics platforms.
• Support standardization and automation initiatives for reporting and planning processes, leveraging data and analytics to improve efficiency and insight.
• Partner with business and finance teams to support strategic initiatives, including business case analysis, pricing analysis, and evaluation of growth opportunities.
• Produce clear, accurate, and insightful financial materials for leadership reviews and decision forums.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for financial analysis and data to support business and finance leadership.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, financial governance, and data integrity standards.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance processes, reporting quality, and stakeholder experience.
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All About You
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, or Business Administration required.
• Prior experience in FP&A, financial analysis, management reporting, or consolidation, preferably in a global or matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; exposure to Power BI, SQL, financial systems, or automation tools is a plus.
• Ability to translate financial data into clear insights and structured analysis.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional and regional stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proactive, curious, and eager to learn, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Team-oriented, with the ability to work independently while leveraging guidance from senior team members.
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Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with inherent organizational risk. Every employee is expected to:
• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of information accessed.
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach.
• Complete all mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard guidelines.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Purchase, New York: $101,000 - $162,000 USD