Job Description

The GBSC Analytics and Automation - MyMPA Business Intelligence team is responsible for providing analytical insight to the company by managing a multi-dimensional database and reporting environment in support of worldwide internal Mastercard needs.

• We generate data marts in Essbase that are accessed via a web based front end tool (called MyMPA) which provides standard and adhoc reporting access to performance data for about 2,400 active internal users throughout Mastercard offices globally.

• We are seeking a functional and technical expert in Essbase who can perform a diverse set of functions: Level 2 Helpdesk response, develop new reports using Excel and Dodeca, manage the development and ongoing enhancement of an existing set of Essbase applications for our Sales and Account Management team.

• This team member must be comfortable in managing in our Essbase and Windows Server environment and working with a diverse group of teams, especially regional Finance and Account Management.

1 Have you ever worked on an enterprise-wide reporting solution that relied heavily on your own knowledge and resourcefulness to maintain the solution?

2 Are you constantly hungry to learn? Do you have the “growth mindset” as opposed to the “fixed mindset”?

3 Do you love working with people, helping them and resolving their questions about data and processes?

4 Are you accomplished in Essbase development? Are you an expert of calc scripts, report scripts, outline loads and MaxL?

Roles & Responsibilities

• Constantly liaison with key internal financial power users on their data needs for tracking account performance and perform all necessary development in Essbase of those changes.

• Perform all production refreshes and consolidations of the data presented in solutions. Develop and execute regression tests on changes to cubes.

• Interact with internal users all over the world in addressing their questions about operational data that comes from our team.

• Manage the functional and technical components of the department’s compliance with audit requirements. (Security audits, portal maintenance, communications, etc.)

• Educate yourself constantly on our department’s technologies and develop best practices around meeting user’s needs.

• Liaison with the internal groups in Mastercard Operations and Technology to ensure our solutions remain in compliance with Mastercard technical standards.

• Be a Level 2 resource that is comfortable diving deep into solutions and process flows/breaks. Be comfortable doing the same with data – being able to dive deep into datasets to answer questions.

• Support our quarterly earnings release process with data and problem troubleshooting.

• Perform audit checks on the reporting suite after metadata changes occur. Remediate reports that require updates because of underlying database changes to metadata or data.

• Perform changes requested by the business on reports and development of new reporting.

Your Skills and experience

Your Experience and qualifications

• Very strong Essbase development and administration skills, in both BSO and ASO. You have developed several solutions before, from requirements gathering through to complete, robust production solutions.

• Very strong Excel skills. You are a master of working with Excel on reconciliations. Very comfortable performing data reconciliations. Can easily navigate large quantities of data and find reconciling items between two data sources.

• Very strong VBA skills in MS Office. The Dodeca tool is a reporting tool and repository against Essbase databases that starts as Excel workbooks. Your deep understanding of VBA will translate into being able to develop in Dodeca using workbook scripting.

• Strong English skills, both written and verbal. One-on-one interaction with US colleagues for gathering and analyzing their requirements is a necessity.

• Be able to work on a team using the Agile development methodology that is highly responsive to the business. Our team is part of the Finance organization – you must be comfortable with working as part of the business with a strong “roll up your sleeves” mentality.

• Comfortable working with a mostly remote team, checking in regularly and being able to work independently with little to no in-person oversight.

• Time shifted hours requested covering until 1PM US Eastern Standard time (“Europe Shift”). Available for occasional weekend and late afternoon US EST support.

• Alteryx and Tableau skills preferred, as is any prior experience in learning new technologies and building out robust solutions with them.

Company Details

About Company

Mastercard

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