Senior Analyst, Finance Business Partner

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Senior Analyst, Finance Business Partner Overview: Mastercard's Technology (TECH) Business Unit operates the company's integrated global payments processing network. TECH uses its expertise to make payments safe, simple, and smart. The TECH Finance team provides financial guidance, analysis, planning, and governance support that enables business leaders to make informed decisions while ensuring compliance with financial reporting requirements. As part of the Software Capitalization team, this role offers a unique opportunity to support Mastercard's internally developed software portfolio and manage the end-to-end software capitalization lifecycle. This includes partnering with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, and Controllership to evaluate technology initiatives, support capitalization decisions, and ensure compliance with Mastercard policy and applicable accounting guidance, including ASC 350-40. The team is also responsible for forecasting and budgeting capitalization-related costs, analyzing actual results against plan, identifying financial risks and opportunities, and providing insights to leadership. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, collaboration across diverse teams, and the ability to understand both financial concepts and evolving technology initiatives. This role is designed for an individual who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership of complex challenges, and enjoys solving problems in a dynamic and evolving environment. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance leadership and play a key role in supporting and enhancing Mastercard's Software Capitalization function while gaining exposure to a broad range of finance, accounting, technology, and governance activities. Role: • Evaluate software development initiatives and capitalization requests by applying Mastercard policy and accounting guidance to determine capitalization eligibility • Take ownership of complex processes and business challenges by proactively identifying risks and opportunities, evaluating potential solutions, and driving issues through resolution. • Partner with Technology, Product, Program Management, Finance, and Controllership teams to support capitalization decisions and ensure compliance with Mastercard policy and applicable accounting guidance. • Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve business, operational, and data quality issues while balancing stakeholder needs, financial requirements, and control expectations. • Assist with preparation of the annual budgets and monthly forecasts related to software capitalization, while supporting broader planning and forecasting processes • Provide financial reporting and insights to management, including analysis of actual results, key drivers, risks, and opportunities • Drive strategy and process improvements related to budgeting, forecasting, reporting systems, and capitalization processes; proactively identify opportunities, build recommendations, influence stakeholders, and lead implementation of agreed-upon improvements. • Identify, analyze, and communicate trends and issues affecting the business, including addressing ad hoc financial requests and helping develop mitigation plans • Maintain and enhance performance, capitalization, an