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Mastercard · 2 weeks ago

Director, Finance Business Partner

O'Fallon, Missouri

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$163K/yr - $269K/yr

Mastercard is a global technology company that powers economies and empowers people. They are seeking a Director, Finance Business Partner to support investment decision-making in technology through financial modeling and strategic insights.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyPayments

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build and own end-to-end financial models for technology investment business cases, ensuring clarity, structure, and ease of maintenance

Translate technical inputs (capacity, architecture, engineering labor, infrastructure components, etc.) into robust financial outputs

Conduct scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and line-item modeling to support investment trade-off decisions

Provide support in preparing materials for steering committees (steercos), ensuring alignment across Finance, Technology, and Product stakeholders

Partner with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and product leaders to understand technology drivers and convert them into financial implications

Collaborate closely with Finance (FP&A, Controllership, Strategy) to ensure business cases align with broader financial goals and P&L impacts

Gather, validate, and challenge assumptions from cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and transparency

Help build a repeatable, scalable framework for business case development, including standardized templates, modeling logic, and governance practices

Maintain a quarterly refresh process for all models, ensuring assumptions, actuals, and forecasts remain current

Drive consistency and traceability across inputs, assumptions, and outputs

Identify key financial drivers, highlight risks/opportunities, and provide insight-rich recommendations

Proactively challenge assumptions, uncover blind spots, and elevate the quality of decision-making

Support forecasting and budgeting activities related to technology investments and run-the-business cost structures

Identify opportunities to automate or streamline modeling, intake, and business case workflows

Partner and provide support to implement tools that modernize the end-to-end investment process (Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow, modeling engines, automation solutions)

Consistently push for efficiency, standardization, and data integrity

Qualification

Financial modelingBusiness case developmentFP&A experienceExcel expertiseModeling automation toolsCloud infrastructure knowledgeManage prioritiesCommunicationDetail-oriented

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or related field; MBA or CFA preferred

Experience in FP&A, strategic finance, business case development, or technology finance

Strong financial modeling and valuation capabilities; expert-level Excel skills

Exposure to modeling automation tools or financial systems (Anaplan, Domo, Alteryx, Power BI, etc.)

Demonstrated experience partnering with Technology or Product teams and an appetite to learn technical details

Experience with cloud, infrastructure, software development lifecycle, or platform economics

Strong communication and executive presence—able to frame issues, influence stakeholders, and drive alignment

Ability to distill complex topics into simple insights tailored for senior audiences

Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and rigor

Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)

Flexible spending account and health savings account

Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)

80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time

25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire

10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays

401k with a best-in-class company match

Deferred compensation for eligible roles

Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities

Eligibility for tuition reimbursement

Company

Mastercard

Glassdoor4.2

Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.

Founded in 1966

Purchase, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.mastercard.com

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