Financial Analyst
Financial Analyst
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Job Description
The Financial Analyst is a key member in the Asia Pacific Controllership Operations Global shared service center (GSSC). The role is responsible for working closely with Asia Pacific Controllership Operations GSSC team in ensuring that business processes initiated across APAC are operated in an effective and compliant manner and are in adherence to established policies and procedures. The role works collaboratively with APAC Controllership Operations GSSC team members Business Units and other control Business Units (especially Compliance Legal Sourcing and Contracts Management) to implement and maintain a robust controls including remediation actions required.
This role reports to the Manager and will functionally collaborate closely with the Head of APAC Controllership Operations Hub Controllership Operations team and APAC Country Controllers to maintain activities and processes that allow the business units to run effectively and efficiently by focusing on:
Supporting the business with their respective business opportunities in providing commercial advice and of relevant policies and procedures.
Implementing a continuously improving controls and process framework that complies with Visa policy and procedures.
Develop remediation plans to address identified issues impacting the controls and processes environment.
The role will be open in Bengaluru (Bangalore) India. This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office three days a week with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.
What a Business Analyst does at Visa:
Provide support to Asia Pacific Business Units (BU) in supporting business opportunities to achieve a positive outcome and ensuring compliance to policies and procedures.
Provide advisory to the Business and working as a subject matter expert on policies and procedures.
Represent the voice of the business to ensure the needs of the business are represented in developing and delivering effective controls processes and procedures.
Liaise with controls Business Units such as Sourcing Contracts Management Compliance and Legal to implement and adhere to business procedures to ensure robust controls are in place
Ensure consistency in Asia Pacific wide approach to delivering guidelines to executing business in accordance with policies and procedures including but not limited to the following:
Assist BUs to fulfill Supplier transactions such as raising Purchase Requisition reviewing supporting documents submitted by Business Units and perform Receiving for BUs in Ariba for monthly accruals and expensing
Assist Business in reviewing contracts to ensure the business intent and commercial terms are clearly stated.
Ensure due diligence are complete and accurate for contracts/work statements and fully signed documents (original copies) are filed with Legal team
Review and approve ValueinKind requests contracts and associated purchase requisitions and escalate noncompliance issues to Financial Internal Controls team
Facilitate prepayment approval requests so that approvals are obtained prevent unnecessary upfront payments to suppliers and track approved prepayments
Ensure proper account coding especially in terms of Contra RevenueversusOperating expense account classification and prepayment accounting treatment
Review supporting documents for Receiving in Oracle and perform Receiving for Business
Ensure Pipeline (Project registration) report is updated so that each stage or tranche of every transaction is monitored and executed perfectly without violation to Visas policies and procedures required supporting documents are filed in project folders for documentation purpose (as evidence of due diligence) and Purchase Orders closed in a timely manner
Review progress and closure of projects to ensure transactions are accurately closed in a timely manner by ensuring Business Units submit valid attestations that Visas obligations fully discharged and Business Partners obligations fully delivered
Work closely with the APAC Controllership Operations team to ensure seamless execution of all projects
Maintain uptodate Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation.
Support in audit and tax matters and aged analysis on payable control account
Support business units conduct of business transactions to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards laws policies and procedures.
Deliver strong customer service and support demonstrate initiative in providing resolution to remediate effectively and efficiently.
Work extensively in a team environment with Hub functions as well as Compliance Legal Sourcing and Contracts Management teams. business FP&A Asia Pacific Hub Operations Sourcing and other stakeholders to influence and drive issue resolution and initiate changes to enhance internal control and efficiency
Prioritize tasks within job function balancing the need to meet tight deadlines and other corporate demands.
Identify and deliver continuous improvement of the finance operations processes.
Deliver as a team to meet group scorecard KPI and goals.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications :
Prior work experience in business operations compliance audit or risk with focus on operational controls
5 10 years of business experience
Strong Audit business controls compliance & risk function experience desired
Experience in financial services or payments industry preferred
Technical
Bachelors degree in a business discipline with higher degree qualifications preferred.
Good finance and accounting knowledge
Knowledge of card and payments industry preferred
Excellent Microsoft Excel and Access working knowledge
Experience or qualifications in business improvement methodologies such as six sigma an advantage
Business
Strong problemsolving skills with demonstrated ability to identify and resolve issues and risks including root cause analysis
Ability to anticipate and identify opportunities to establish standards and controls as well as develop and recommend solutions
Ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure which is diverse international with a multicultural environment
Effective communication interpersonal and influencing skills and ability to drive effective change at all levels of the organization
Detailed conscientious and highly responsible team player
Superior business English both oral and written is essential
Additional Information :
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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
