Vice President – GBSC Financial Systems

Vice President – GBSC Financial Systems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in financial systems management, with a proven track record of successfully implementing and optimizing ERP solutions.
• Expert level knowledge in Oracle Applications including Cloud implementation experience.
• Proven track record of leading Oracle Cloud migration in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of Finance and accounting processes.
• Comfortable interacting with all levels of leadership including executives.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly engage and influence business partners; driving change as/when needed.
• Have expert level knowledge of key Project Management methodologies.
• Have excellent written & verbal communication skillsets with the ability to effectively communicate & develop strong relationships within a multinational organization.
• Work independently, act with a sense of urgency and problem solve; anticipate and respond quickly to emerging information; confident with an ability to act with clarity in urgent or crisis situations.
• Fiscally responsible mindset/strong financial acumen and ability to assess risk in operations and address it quickly.
• Ability to design, gain alignment and successfully execute key enterprise initiatives from start to finish; works independently with guidance in on the most complex situations.
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner to executive, technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in a global based shared services organization a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mastercard Financial Systems team responsible for governance, leadership, strategy, business consulting, and operations across critical systems of Oracle, Coupa and multiple third-party applications.
• Successful daily operational run and execution of a well-controlled team, system and operational environment with data quality and disaster recovery.
• Oversee identification, enhancement and improvement of all risks in process, audit and key controls to mitigate gaps and subsequent risks.
• Play a critical role supporting Finance Modernization team to define an Oracle Cloud assessment and multi-year roadmap for Global Finance.
• Identify and prioritize automation driven opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable policies and procedures including financial management, access management, records retention and business continuity.
• Ensures execution against all M&A integration activities.
• Lead change management and business case development on strategic technical initiatives.
• Lead and manage a global Systems team of employees and non-employees – continue to assess and refine organization strategy based on evolving business needs.
• Lead/Manage complex System based projects (200+ annually) partnering with internal Mastercard and GBSC stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted business partner to stakeholders on addressing business challenges leveraging systems capabilities.
• Act as key point of contact for Mastercard’s strategic vendor partners; drive new partnerships as needed, negotiate new change requests, contract pricing, etc.
• Collaborate with global technical teams to drive various systems activities, including – planning/delivery of upgrades, disaster recovery exercises, monthly/quarterly releases, environment availability, etc.
• Maintain productive work environments with high employee satisfaction; attract and mentor a team of top tier leaders and high performing employees with a matured approach to problems solving and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Experience working in a global based shared services organization a plus.