Mastercard
Financial Services
Manager,Accounting
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“Manager, Accounting at Mastercard. Skills: Accounting, Financial reporting, US GAAP. Perform monthly close procedures. Perform quarterly close procedures”
Industry & Context.
Analytical thinking
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
CPA or equivalent required, Fluent in English – C1 and C2 English level
Nice to Have
Prior audit experience in a Big 4 accounting firm, Prior audit experience in a public company environment, Proficient PC skills, Hyperion & Oracle proficiency, Market and industry knowledge
What You'll Do.
Perform monthly close procedures
Perform quarterly close procedures
Support Corporate Financial Reporting team
Work with Controllership team
Ensure seamless coordination
Support compliance activities
Communicate potential exposures
Ensure company accounting policies adhered
Update accounting policies
Enhance accounting policies
Prepare financial analysis
Prepare management analysis
Identify opportunities for automation
Prepare accounting memos
Prepare accounting documentation
Prepare accounting analysis
Research moderate issues
Research complex issues
Interpret accounting guidance
Provide recommendations to Corporate team
Support special requests for analysis
Support special requests for research
Support special requests for detailed information
Support other projects
Partner with finance operations team
Ensure front-end controls implemented
Ensure back-end controls implemented
Ensure financial controls implemented
Ensure financial controls functioning
Ensure risks appropriately mitigated
Strengthen existing controls
Optimize business processes
Review performance metrics
Review performance reports
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Business Unit Controllers; Regional Controllers; Global Business Shared Services; Controllership teams; Finance operations team; Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Financial acumen; Business acumen
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
**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 discussio
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