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Manager – Controller
| Company | Mastercard |
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| Location | White Plains, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $117000 – $182000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
- Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant
- Manager or equivalent experience at a public accounting firm or similar technical accounting experience in a large public company
- Strong general accounting knowledge including US GAAP and proficient with researching accounting literature
- Strong communication skills, with an emphasis on financial and business acumen
- Experience assessing the effectiveness and oversight of operational and financial control implementation
- Experience setting plan for process improvement initiatives along with developing procedures for implementation
- Experience building collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at the global/regional, local or corporate level
- Self-motivated with ability to meet project deliverables
- Proficient PC skills, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Hyperion & Oracle a plus
- Excellent project management skills with strong analytical and financial skills
- Must be able to integrate knowledge across disciplines and demonstrate effective relationship development skills
Responsibilities
- Oversight of the Global R&I processes driving issue resolution & relationship management with the regions, business units, and accounting shared service center
- Provide ongoing support to regional controllership, shared services center and other key stakeholders on R&I accounting issues
- Lead in the decision-making process by providing accounting guidance for business-related R&I transactions
- Perform and document accounting research for new and non-routine transactions to determine US GAAP treatment
- Advise and interact with senior management on R&I transactions, including preparation of various quarterly deliverables and providing updates of R&I activity
- Manage quarterly pre-close R&I meetings with both regions and shared services center
- Review reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with SEC requirements
- Transform current state by identifying: (1) efficiencies and solutions to enhance processes, (2) opportunities to further automate and streamline processes and (3) standardized R&I processes to enable risk-based approaches around the review and analysis of R&I activity; ensuring processes are sustainable for future growth of the business globally
- Oversee compliance activities, as needed (e.g.. Mastercard policies, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Operational Risk Management (ORM)) and communicates potential exposures on a timely manner
- Interact with external auditors regarding the application of US GAAP for R&I related transactions and disclosures
Preferred Qualifications
- The ideal candidate is fast-paced, highly analytical and detail-oriented who demonstrates a sense of urgency and knowledge and experience with finance functions
- Market and industry knowledge a strong plus
