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Finance Business Partner jobs on OPT require employers to support your work authorization, whether through OPT extension as a STEM-eligible finance graduate or transition to H-1B visa sponsorship. Most roles sit inside mid-to-large companies where finance teams regularly hire international candidates with accounting, economics, or business analytics backgrounds.
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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
Manager - Finance Business Partner - Technology
Overview
At Mastercard Technology, we’re working together to create a future that’s seamless and secure. We’re engineering critical connections that bring continents, customers and communities closer together. Our Technology strategy builds on our platforms to stay ahead of the market trends and maintain flexibility in an uncertain world. Our strategy is anchored on three pillars: where we run, what we run and how we run while ensuring we prioritize to what matters.
The Manager, Finance Business partner is responsible for providing financial guidance and support to our business partners, reporting, planning including budget & forecast, and ad-hoc analysis. Key to prospering in this role are the abilities to interpret data, devise strategic plans, assume leadership, and cultivate connections with colleagues across the global Mastercard network. Duties include managing all facets of the financial tasks such as facilitating the monthly close, preparing annual budgets and routine forecasts, conducting financial analyses, identifying financial variances, as well as highlighting potential opportunities and risks.
Role
- This role will be assigned to specific division(s) and is intended to provide rotational opportunities that broaden the team’s overall experience. Timing and rotation decisions will be based on individual career aspirations, business needs, and leadership priorities to strengthen the team’s skills and capabilities.
- Provide divisional financial reporting, identify financial risks & opportunities, and provide recommendations to leadership to achieve financial targets for assigned division(s) within Technology.
- Coordinate and lead the annual budget process, including assessing risks, cost pressures, contractual increases, and business- or volume-driven impacts.
- Manage financial close and forecast, including analysis of key performance metrics and P&L variances against budget, forecasts, prior year actuals, and initiatives for month and quarter end processes; as well as management of parameter input e.g. Hyperion load.
- Assist with strategy and process improvements including the use of AI, related to budgeting, forecasting, systems and other key areas to ensure alignment with market objectives; proactively identify ways to improve processes and execute agreed upon improvements.
- Embody leading beyond finance by developing, running and maintaining financial/business models to analyze performance and business opportunities (e.g. Dashboard, KPIs, financial & business metrics).
- Identify, analyze, and communicate trends and issues affecting the business, including addressing ad hoc financial queries or analysis, and assist to formulate and drive mitigation plans.
- Maintain and develop performance and expense tracking reports to drive insight and accountability with the business (Technology leaders).
- Negotiate, alongside business and sourcing, renewals or new contractual spend for 3rd party services or technology solutions.
All About You:
- Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating in a team environment.
- Experience building presentations with executive messaging is preferred.
- Ability to challenge ideas and balance opportunities and threats.
- Must be comfortable working with ambiguous processes in a fluid environment.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact, communicate, influence and navigate effectively with executive management.
- Ability to perform successfully in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities and assignments concurrently.
- Background in IT financial management and accounting considered beneficial.
- Strong relationship management and networking skills.
- Must be highly proficient using MS suite of products Excel/Office/PowerPoint and enterprise ERP/Planning systems.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a financial analysis role.
- Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) or professional certification (CMA, CPA) a plus.
- Must be able to adhere to the company’s hybrid in office work policy.
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $109,000 - $180,000 USD
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Target STEM OPT-eligible degree paths
Finance Business Partner roles often qualify for STEM OPT extension if your degree is in a STEM-designated field like financial engineering, econometrics, or business analytics. Confirm your CIP code with your DSO before applying to roles with short OPT timelines.
Focus on companies with established H-1B track records
Large corporations in financial services, healthcare, and tech routinely sponsor Finance Business Partners for H-1B visas. Search USCIS disclosure data to verify which employers have filed H-1B visa petitions for this specific job title in recent years.
Lead with business impact, not just finance credentials
Finance Business Partners are hired to influence decisions, not just report numbers. Quantify how your analysis drove cost savings, improved forecasting accuracy, or supported a strategic initiative to differentiate yourself from candidates with purely technical backgrounds.
Address OPT timing proactively with recruiters
Recruiters in FP&A and commercial finance expect candidates to clarify work authorization early. State your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility in the first conversation so hiring managers can confirm sponsorship capacity before investing time in interviews.
Build financial modeling and business intelligence skills
Employers hiring Finance Business Partners on OPT expect proficiency in Excel, Power BI, or Tableau alongside core FP&A skills. These technical competencies reduce perceived hiring risk and strengthen your case for H-1B sponsorship after your OPT period ends.
Network within finance functions at sponsoring employers
Internal referrals significantly accelerate hiring decisions for Finance Business Partner roles. Connecting with FP&A analysts, controllers, or finance directors at companies known to sponsor visas increases your chances of reaching hiring managers before a role is publicly posted.
Finance Business Partner OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Finance Business Partner on OPT?
Yes, F-1 students with OPT authorization can work as Finance Business Partners, provided the role is directly related to your degree field. Finance, accounting, economics, and business analytics degrees typically satisfy this requirement. If your degree is STEM-designated, you may also qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you up to three years of total OPT work authorization.
Do Finance Business Partner employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes, particularly at large corporations in financial services, technology, healthcare, and consumer goods. Finance Business Partners are specialty occupation roles that qualify for H-1B sponsorship because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Mid-sized and regional employers are less predictable, so verifying H-1B filing history before accepting an offer is worth the effort. Migrate Mate lists Finance Business Partner roles filtered by sponsorship history to help you identify the right employers.
Does a Finance Business Partner role qualify as a STEM occupation for the OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. The STEM OPT extension is tied to your CIP code at graduation, not the role itself. If your degree in financial engineering, quantitative finance, or business analytics carries a STEM-designated CIP code, you can apply for the extension regardless of what the job is called. Confirm your eligibility with your designated school official before your standard OPT period ends.
What should I include in my application to signal I'm a strong Finance Business Partner candidate despite needing sponsorship?
Lead with quantifiable business impact: forecast accuracy improvements, cost reduction initiatives, or revenue analysis that supported a strategic decision. Finance Business Partners are evaluated on commercial judgment and communication skills, not just technical finance knowledge. Demonstrating that you can translate data into recommendations for non-finance stakeholders makes sponsorship concerns a secondary consideration for most hiring managers at larger employers.
Where can I find Finance Business Partner jobs that offer OPT and H-1B sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students searching for roles at employers willing to support work authorization. You can browse Finance Business Partner listings filtered by sponsorship openness, saving time you would otherwise spend manually researching each company's H-1B filing history. The platform is designed around the specific constraints OPT students face, including STEM extension timelines and cap-subject H-1B deadlines.