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Role Responsibilities In this role, you will be responsible for: Supporting month-end close processes by analyzing contra variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, and key business drivers for the UK&I Division. Collaborating with country finance business partners to develop and execute the annual plan/budget and forecast cycles, ensuring accurate data upload into Hyperion and the CRS budgeting and forecasting tool. Developing and maintaining a comprehensive deal workbook aligned with customer agreements, business cases, and Salesforce data. This includes ensuring schedules have accurate forecasts, actuals, and completed deal information for seamless tracking and analysis. Identifying and communicating revenue risks and opportunities to increase customer value and revenue growth, and promptly responding to ad-hoc requests for information and analysis. Overseeing the identification of market trends, competitive positioning, and emerging opportunities to shape strategic direction through top-class analytics. Partnering with stakeholders across Europe and various functions to drive budget execution, ensuring alignment across Finance, Account Managers, Business Development, and Country Managers for shared outcomes and measurable success. Executing financial process improvements by building and maintaining financial tools for analysis and modelling, reviewing and suggesting improvements to financial systems, and investigating opportunities for automation. Acting as the nonlocal deals point of contact (MWP, Global, Digital, etc.), managing queries for these deals. Providing MCDS support for UK&I customers managed by Kostya's team (excluding Payoneer), including CBA tracking and general finance support for Account Managers (payments, advice on queries, etc.). Serving as the CRS deal set-up Subject Matter Expert (SME), taking responsibility for all necessary deal setups for the team. Conducting ad-hoc Revenue & Incentives (R&I) analysis and deal updates, such as reviewing/updating small deals on an ad-hoc basis and monitoring incentive IDs for timely updates. Contributing to team-wide responsibilities including Net Comp, Impairment reviews, CRS metrics, CRS rejections, aged accruals, forecasting, and budgeting, as applicable to assigned accounts. Acting as a Services and Core Payments SME (shared responsibility), working with Europe Services and Core Payments teams to understand product/revenue drivers, budgeting/forecasting/tracking methods, train the team, and influence reporting to meet team needs. Key Skills and Experience Proven experience in leading the development of high-impact strategies within a top-tier strategy consulting firm at the Engagement Manager level, or within a corporate strategy function covering strategy and analytics. Extensive experience and knowledge in the Payment industry is desirable. Expertise in advanced data analysis, with a strong ability to translate complex datasets into actionable insights. Advanced proficiency in Excel, with Alteryx and Hyperion experience desirable for building sophisticated decision-making models. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex data and analysis to senior executives clearly and impactfully. Strong experience in creating high-quality presentation decks that influence decision-making. A strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to identify innovative solutions to complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to manage and influence cross-functional teams, build relationships with senior stakeholders, and align strategic initiatives with broader business objectives. Proven track record in managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously while leading and mentoring high-performing teams to ensure successful delivery of outputs. Deep understanding of key business drivers and the ability to align analytics and strategy initiatives with overarching organizational goals. Experience in working across a matrixed environment is highly desirable. A high degree of adaptability and agility, with a strong ability to move quickly in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ensuring swift and effective decision-making. About You Educational Qualification: Chartered Accountant, CFA, CPA, or MBA in Finance. Experience in financial roles with advanced knowledge and experience across all phases of financial planning and management. Good knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and experience with financial systems/applications (e.g., Hyperion and Oracle). Good understanding of reporting, forecasting, and budgeting techniques. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and accuracy. Ability to manage multiple activities of different natures in a condensed timeframe. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Strong relationship management and networking skills. High intellect with good commercial acumen and a creative approach to problem-solving.
