Senior Finance Manager – CEMEA Cost of Volume Planning

About the role

The Senior Manager, CEMEA Cost of Volume (COV) Planning will play a key role within the CEMEA Planning Center of Excellence. Reporting to the CEMEA Planning COE Regional Partner, this position owns regional COV forecasting, baseline development, governance, reporting, and planning cycle execution.

Key responsibilities

• Own regional COV baselines and AI‑driven reforecasting; review discounts, waivers, and exceptions; validate assumptions and forecast drivers.
• Support pricing and baseline reviews; assess commercial impacts, market dynamics, and key COV drivers.
• Validate allocations, mappings, hedging logic, and data quality; ensure alignment with global methodologies and reporting standards.
• Coordinate forecast updates, quality reviews, local overlays, and submission readiness; support variance analysis across forecasts and actuals.
• Deliver review materials, commentary, and insights on COV performance, risks, and baseline changes.
• Manage FX, mix, and risk assessments; review exceptions and ensure governance and submission quality.
• Serve as regional COV lead; partner with FP&A, CoE Global, FSS, and DSG to enhance methodologies, data quality, automation, and planning tools.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with strong understanding of FP&A processes and methodologies.
• 8 + years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree (or 5 + years with an advanced degree, or 2 + years with a PhD). Preferred: 9 + years with an advanced degree.
• Experience in the financial services industry and familiarity with Visa’s systems, planning processes, and data sources.
• Proficiency with advanced forecasting techniques, predictive analytics, and statistical modeling to support baseline revenue planning.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders, drive process improvement, and operate effectively in a matrixed environment.