Cards Financial Control & Analytics Manager

About the role

The Cards and Acceptance division is looking for a Financial Control & Analytics Manager to own the financial truth of the business. In this high‑visibility position you will ensure the accuracy, completeness and integrity of every money flow while turning trusted numbers into actionable insights for portfolio and business decisions. You will work directly with the CEO and Executive Committee, building controls, reporting and analytics from the ground up.

Key responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end reconciliation and settlement across internal accounts, scheme/network flows, clearing files, invoices and inter‑account movements with daily, deadline‑bound accuracy.
• Maintain a robust control framework (segregation of duties, audit trails, documented procedures) to satisfy internal, external audit and regulator requirements; investigate and escalate breaks.
• Produce a single source of truth for financial reporting, operational dashboards, monthly ExCo reporting and regulatory/scheme inputs.
• Deliver portfolio and market analysis, unit economics and portfolio optimisation to guide product and business decisions.
• Lead and develop the Reconciliation & Settlement and Reporting & Analytics team.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business or a related analytical field; accounting/finance qualification is a plus.
• 4+ years of experience in payments/cards finance, settlement/reconciliation, financial control or FP&A within a bank, card issuer/processor or fintech.
• Deep understanding of cards and schemes accounting (Visa/Mastercard settlement, interchange, clearing files) and hands‑on reconciliation.
• Strong reporting and analytics background with experience in business insights, portfolio optimisation and unit economics.
• Leadership experience with the credibility to present numbers to senior executives.

Required skills

• SQL
• BI/dashboarding tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker
• Advanced Excel