Top Finance Jobs in London

Leads end-to-end finance support for Global Partnerships business development deals, including financial modeling, business case development, deal structuring, approval governance, negotiations, contracting, KPI reporting, and process optimization. Partners with regional, corporate, account, and external stakeholders to evaluate complex opportunities, manage risks, ensure alignment, and support profitable business growth.

Manages financial planning and analysis for Mastercard’s real-time payments business, including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, revenue and expense analysis, business case review, product financials, and efficiency initiatives. Partners with global finance, product, engineering, tax, treasury, controllership, and regional teams to improve financial controls, processes, and business performance reporting.

Leads financial crime compliance governance for Mastercard Transaction Services’ fiat, digital asset, crypto, and payment product intake. Assesses AML, sanctions, fraud, KYC, and transaction-monitoring risks; defines governance frameworks and controls; oversees compliance technology and operational requirements; manages risk assessments, issue remediation, reporting, and approvals; and coordinates stakeholders across Product, Legal, Finance, Compliance, MLRO, and global teams.

Oversee accounting treatment and controls for customer business agreements under Mastercard policies and US GAAP. Advise on contract drafting, pricing implementation, billing, rebates, customer rates, and billing analysis. Coordinate European local reporting compliance with external providers and tax teams. Support audit and control activities while advancing AI and automation across Controller processes.

Leads second-line-of-defense risk oversight for Mastercard’s Core Payments business and serves as Chief Risk Officer for Real Time Payments International entities. The role establishes risk governance, appetite, controls, reporting, escalation, and operating cadence across operational, credit, technology, cyber, conduct, third-party, and strategic risks. It partners with executives and regulators, supports examinations and remediation, provides independent challenge and assurance, and strengthens enterprise risk culture across jurisdictions.

Leads finance business partnering for Mastercard’s Payment Networks and real-time payments organization. Oversees budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial performance management, investment prioritization, risk mitigation, executive reporting, and strategic decision support. Partners with product, engineering, business, regional, and corporate finance leaders on business cases, pricing, partnerships, vendor economics, and operating models. Establishes financial governance and KPIs, improves processes, and leads, coaches, and develops a finance team.

Leads controllership for Mastercard’s Core Payments business, with emphasis on blockchain, digital assets, stablecoins, statutory compliance, financial reporting, audit readiness, and governance. Provides technical accounting judgment across US GAAP, IFRS, and local GAAP; oversees controls, SOX compliance, legal-entity reporting, audit engagement, regulatory obligations, and US GAAP-to-local GAAP bridges. The role also leads integration of an acquired digital payments business, drives remediation and reporting processes, and develops global controllership teams.

Leads Vocalink’s risk-based Internal Audit program in a highly regulated payments and critical infrastructure environment. The role oversees complex technology, cyber, operational, financial, resilience, and compliance audits; manages regulatory and senior stakeholder relationships; presents insights to governance forums; drives issue remediation; enhances audit methodologies and data-enabled assurance; and develops a high-performing audit team.