Senior Accountant

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

Senior Accountant

Overview:
• Global Business Solutions Center (GBSC) drives innovation, empowers solutions, and fosters partnerships. Mastercard's business units and regions utilize GBSC to improve efficiency, enhance customer experience, and achieve results.
• The Finance Services Teams within GBSC offer comprehensive accounting and reporting solutions globally.
• GBSC’s Corporate Finance Teams provide control, compliance, and accurate financial information to support smooth operations.
• This position rolls up into GBSC Corporate Finance Team and primarily involves (but not limited to) managing Cash Accounting, Reconciliations and Month-end closing for Mastercard entities worldwide, and may further evolve for managing complex accounting with greater responsibilities.
• This role involves collaboration with international stakeholders and various cross-functional teams to manage daily accounting operations, address queries, and implement continuous process improvements.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing General Ledger reconciliations and journal entries as part of month-end close activities.
• Review Cash and sub-ledger transactions, perform foreign exchange (FX) analysis, and variance analysis to support accurate financial adjustments.
• Understand the financial impacts and intricate accounting treatments, ensuring strict compliance with regulations, laws, and reporting standards.
• Support reporting activities preparing various reports, scorecards and dashboards etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and handles process improvements, escalations, and BAU tasks.
• Support internal and external audits, including SOX compliance, and contribute to strengthening control frameworks
• Identify process gaps, assess and mitigate risks, and implement improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Independently determines complexity of issues, escalates and makes recommendations to leadership.
• Support the business partner relationship and applies a client-service mentality by addressing ad-hoc requests and queries effectively.
• Manage special projects and initiatives, including entity transitions, process improvements, and new acquisitions.
• Drive usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automations for process efficiencies and effectiveness.
All About You:
• Education/Certifications:
o Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
o MBA/CA Inter – Preferred
• Knowledge/Experience/Skills:
o Strong knowledge of accounting concepts and GAAP principles (US GAAP preferred)
o Strong understanding of subledger and controlling accounts for AP, AR, Intercompany etc
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills
o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
o Results-oriented with the ability to work under pressure and maintain a structured approach to deliverables
o Dedicated to achieving key outputs with a sense of urgency and professionalism
o Preferably experienced with Oracle Financials
o Strong commitment to customer service excellence, featuring a customer-centric mindset
o Thorough understanding of MS Excel (Knowledge in PowerBI/Power Automate is beneficial)
o Drive usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automations for process efficiencies and effectiveness
o Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

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.