Senior Analyst, Business Planning and Performance - Corporate Solutions EEMEA

About the role

Mastercard is looking for a Senior Analyst, Business Planning and Performance for its Corporate Solutions business across EEMEA, reporting to the SVP, Head of Corporate Solutions. The role supports financial planning, management reporting and commercial performance, turning financial, sales and operational data into clear insights and recommendations. It involves owning the reporting and planning cadence, building reliable forecasts and supporting decisions on growth, investment and resource allocation.

Key responsibilities

• Own monthly and quarterly management reporting across markets, clients, products and sales teams, analysing payment volume, revenue, rebates, incentives, costs and profitability, and explaining variances against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Lead annual budgets, regular forecasts and longer-term business plans, assess forecast accuracy, develop scenarios and sensitivity analysis, and translate regional priorities into measurable plans and targets.
• Build and maintain financial and commercial models, analyse large datasets, develop dashboards, automate recurring reporting and reconcile data across sources.
• Coordinate sales incentive plan design and target setting, monitor attainment, review deal attribution and sales credit, and support formal audits of incentive calculations.
• Prepare business cases for new opportunities, partnerships and investments, and provide direct analytical support to the SVP.

Required profile

• Experience in both management accounting and management consulting, with exposure to commercial planning and performance analysis.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience setting, monitoring or reviewing sales incentive plans and performance targets.
• Ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations and executive presentations, and to challenge unsupported assumptions.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel skills and experience building financial and data models.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or similar tools; SQL strongly preferred.
• Preferred: CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent; experience in payments, banking or financial services; familiarity with CRM platforms and sales pipeline analysis.