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

Job Title:
Senior Accountant, Accounting
Overview:
The Senior Accountant, Accounting reports to the Director, Accounting in Purchase, NY and serves as a support function to the Corporate Controllership team located in Purchase, NY. This individual plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity of financial statements by performing key procedures in collaboration with the Business Unit and Regional Controllers and Global Business Shared Services. The Senior Accountant will support the Directors across verticals within Corporate Controllership included by not limited to Rebates and Incentives, Treasury, and Financial Reporting in monthly and quarterly activities.
Role:
• Ensures integrity and accuracy of financials for certain verticals within Corporate Controllership and has responsibility for ensuring compliance with policy and external and Corporate accounting requirements
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc management reporting including variance analysis and executive presentations
• Assist in accounting research and provide recommendations on various topics to support Corporate Controllership
• Assists in preparation of technical accounting memorandums and ensures appropriate accounting treatment as well as alignment with the approved business case
• Supports a strong control environment by establishing, monitoring and enforcing operational and SOX controls based on corporate guidelines and general governance standards. Identify areas where controls can be strengthened
• Assists with the implementation of process improvements

All About You:
• Fluent in English
• Degree in Accounting; Certification as CPA or equivalent is required
• Strong knowledge in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Strong analytical skills with experienced reviewing and analyzing for appropriate accounting treatment
• Perform accounting research to assist with special projects
• Proactively builds relationships with business partners
• Experience executing controls and assessing their effectiveness
• Proficient PC skills, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Hyperion & Oracle a 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.