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Vice President – Accounting
| Company | Mastercard |
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| Location | O’Fallon, MO, USA |
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| Salary | $170000 – $263000 |
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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 or Finance
- Experience leading a diverse, multi-functional accounting and/or finance group
- Experience building collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at the global/regional or local level
- Extensive experience growing and motivating a team; coaches members through career milestones and progression
- Extensive experience delivering presentations and engaging with senior leadership
- Experience assessing the effectiveness and oversight of accounting control implementation; ensures compliance within a diverse organization
- Experience leading processes with reliance on metrics-based performance management tools
- Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and accuracy
Responsibilities
- Leads a diverse, global team with presence in multiple locations, with oversight of global Expense, HR, Lease, Occupancy, Fixed Asset, Consolidations, Intercompany and Analytic accounting functions
- Partners with Corporate Controllership to ensure accuracy of Financial reporting including reviews of SEC disclosures and footnotes
- Leads a team of Directors that deliver on financial accounting and associated daily operating activities while managing financial risk
- Leads and oversees compliance activities (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley Act [SOX] and Operational Risk Management [ORM]) and communicates potential exposures to Leadership
- Oversees transformation of business processes leveraging automation tools to deliver innovative stakeholder solutions
- Liaises with GBSC, Regional, and Business Teams to ensure compliance with all represented policies and controls
- Evaluates financial and operational performance metrics, summarizes findings and makes timely recommendations to GBSC & Business Leadership
- Establishes collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders (e.g.. external auditors, third party vendors, corporate and business unit leaders) to achieve business objectives
- Serves as a point of escalation for compliance and service level issues
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA / CPA / Chartered Accountant preferred
- Experience supporting multiple markets and prior shared services experience and BPO management preferred
