Director Finance Business Partner

About OA- Mastercard

OA- Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and territories, facilitating secure, simple, smart, and accessible digital payments. The company collaborates with customers to build a sustainable economy and leverages technology, innovation, partnerships, and networks to offer products and services that support individuals, businesses, and governments.

Role Overview

The Director, Finance Business Partner will serve as a key finance liaison for the West Arabia Division, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves comprehensive responsibility for financial planning, operating performance, and management reporting for the Division and Cluster. The position also supports strategy development and execution, reporting to the Vice President, East and West Arabia DFO. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance contact for the West Arabia division, collaborating with management, account managers, marketing, services, and the West Arabia Finance team.
• Lead P&L management and results analysis to support business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide actionable insights.
• Drive forecasting and budgeting processes across markets, customers, and product lines.
• Contribute to the development, assessment, and implementation of Sales Incentive Plans (SIP), including setting objectives and calculating individual results.
• Ensure local investment and fund allocation align with fund objectives, customer requirements, and country strategy.
• Assess the financial impact of new Customer Business Agreements (CBAs), maintain a robust pipeline of CBA opportunities, and monitor deal performance.
• Promote controllership excellence by educating business teams on relevant accounting principles, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee ad-hoc strategic projects related to pricing and P&L by product and segment.
• Lead evaluations of special initiatives, including partnerships, non-traditional deals, and mergers & acquisitions.
• Cultivate strong relationships with the DFO, West Arabia Finance team, and the broader EEMEA Finance organization.
• Contribute to core finance functions such as FP&A, Controller’s Group, Pricing, Business Planning, and Deal Management, advocating for continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement and Influence

• Influence and negotiate with market business unit heads, challenging assumptions to shape account management strategies and business plans to achieve revenue targets and implement disciplined forecasting.
• Support the resolution of customer service issues, addressing concerns related to billing, waiver requests, and business case targets.
• Ensure Finance is integrated with and supports the business, providing managers with necessary information to maximize revenue, profitability, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the management team on the development and implementation of short and medium-term strategic and tactical plans, providing required financial inputs.

Key Relationships

This role involves collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders, including:

• Internal: Country/Cluster General Managers, Sales force/teams, Regional FP&A and CFO, Product management, Global Finance, GBSC, Billing Services.
• External: Customers, Suppliers, and Regulators.

Corporate Security Responsibilities

All individuals accessing OA- Mastercard assets, information, and networks are responsible for information security. This includes:

• Adhering to Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
• Ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of accessed information.
• Reporting any suspected information security violations or breaches.
• Completing all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.