Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as finance, business, or accounting, coupled with 8 years of work experience, preferably within an MNC with regional operations. Proficiency in financial software, strong data analysis capabilities, leadership, influencing, and excellent communication skills are essential. Experience incorporating AI into processes is also required.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Dubai, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Accounting & Audit
Company Industry
Finance, Investment & Asset Management
About us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job description
Team summary
The Client Incentive Operations (CIO) team manages incentive contracts with financial institutions and clients by assessing the appropriate accounting treatment, monitoring contract performance and making payouts as per contractual obligations.
What a finance manager does at Visa
The Finance Manager, Client Incentive Operations, reports to the Director and will serve as a key member of the Client Incentive Operations team. This role will take a lead in the cluster and will partner closely with the Finance Business Partner to provide greater value to Sales and other stakeholders.
Contract administration
Review of contractual obligations and commitments for complex incentive contracts and build such computations into the incentive computation system
Prepare complex contractual payments in accordance with the terms of contracts
Review of contractual payments in accordance with the terms of contracts
Provide guidance to stakeholders on complex deal structure
Act as prepare and approver role for incentive setup and adjustments
Ensure compliance with Visa's accounting policy, US GAAP and SOX controls and timely and accurate accounting and reporting
Champion the creation and maintenance of high standards of financial discipline and accountability within the geography
Responsible for assigned reports or deliverables
Own performance metrics and drive efficiencies through automation and improvement of business processes
Business / team engagement
Effectively translate technical accounting treatment and financial analysis to stakeholders to ensure full understanding of contractual language
Partner closely with Finance Business Partners to provide support to all stakeholders in the cluster
Collaborate with Sales, Finance Business Partners, Client Contract Management, Legal and other stakeholders as needed on contract structuring
Foster a collaborative team environment and provide effective coaching and mentoring to more junior team members
Project management
Drive process improvements and streamlining projects and initiatives
Spearhead ad hoc projects to further improve the overall performance of the team and processes
Why this is important to Visa
Client Incentives are a strategic lever used to win and maintain Visa revenues. They also form a material component of our revenue and balance sheet. Efficient and effective processes and systems are key to delivering this strategy and meeting our SEC reporting requirements.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Qualifications
What you will need
Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting, mathematics, economics, statistics or related quantitative field
8 years work experience, preferably with an MNC with regional operations
Proficiency in financial software is necessary for efficient and accurate financial analysis and reporting
Work with large amounts of data, the ability to analyse and interpret it accurately is critical
Ability to lead, influence others and set direction
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, diplomacy, and a very upbeat customer-service attitude are essential
Ability to cultivate effective relationships and communicate effectively cross-functionally, with all levels of management and external clients
Experience incorporating AI into processes
What will also help
Ability to work with cross functional teams
Excellent business ethics
Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Projects you will be a part of
Cross-functional projects with other groups
Global streamlining and alignment
Visa is an EEO employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
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