Manager, Accounting

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, Accounting

Overview

The Manager, Accounting, reports to the Core Payments and Commercial and New Payments Flow Controller in Purchase, NY. This role helps maintain the integrity of the financial statements through close support, accounting analysis, and collaboration with Business Unit Controllers, Regional Controllers, and Global Business Shared Services. The role also supports accounting guidance for business transactions, related policy application, and ongoing control and process improvement activities.

Role:
- Perform key monthly and quarterly close procedures to support the Corporate Financial Reporting team
- Work closely with the Core Payments and Commercial and New Payments Flow Controllership team in Purchase, NY, and other regional and global controllership teams to ensure seamless coordination
- Support compliance activities, as needed (e.g., Mastercard policies, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Operational Risk Management) and communicate potential exposures to leadership
- Ensure that company accounting policies are properly adhered to and update and/or enhance in partnership with Technical Accounting as necessary.
- Preparation of financial and management reports; analyze and interpret trends requiring management’s attention
- Identify opportunities to implement automated solutions to streamline processes
- Preparation of accounting memos, documentation, and analysis, as needed
- Participate in discussions and provide specific recommendations to leadership, as needed
- Research of moderate to complex issues, interpret applicable accounting guidance, and provide recommendations to the Corporate team in compliance with US GAAP
- Support special requests for analysis, research, and detailed information, including other projects deemed necessary from time to time by management.
- Partner with the finance operations team to ensure front-end and back-end controls are implemented to mitigate key risks
- Ensure that strong financial controls are implemented and functioning as expected across the organization
- Periodically review processes and controls to ensure risks are appropriately mitigated based on design and the evolution of business processes
- Drive efforts to strengthen existing controls and optimize business processes by reviewing performance metrics/reports

All About You:
In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:
- Fluent in English – C1 and C2 English level
- Degree in Accounting; Certification as CPA or equivalent is required
- Established credibility as a trusted advisor to business partners and senior leadership on moderate to complex technical matters
- Strong communication skills, with an emphasis on financial and business acumen
Experience assessing financial control implementation; ensures compliance within a diverse organization
- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to apply sound judgement and analytical thinking to achieve results across cross-functional teams
- Experience building collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at the global/regional, local or corporate level
- Strong knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Successfully drive and integrate change and cultivate a continuous improvement culture
- Capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines with high attention to detail
- Excellent project management skills and interpersonal skills
- Prior audit experience in a Big 4 accounting firm and public company environment is a plus
- Proficient PC skills, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Hyperion & Oracle is a plus
- Market and industry knowledge a strong plus

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.