Manager of Accounting, Mastercard
Office located in Angel Lane, London
Global payments technology company
Open for applications
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Office located in Angel Lane, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with US GAAP and IFRS and UK statutory accounting and reporting requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
- Qualified accountant preferred
- Big 4 experience preferred
- Experience of liaising with external auditors
- Experience assessing the effectiveness and oversight of operational and financial control implementation
- Experience leading process improvement initiatives along with developing procedures for implementation
- Strong internal control background
- Sound project management and organizational skills
- Strong analytical skills and proficient with Excel
- Strong communication skills in a global and matrixed organization
- Flexible and able to perform efficiently under tight deadlines
- Enthusiastic, hands on, proactive, able to work well independently and in teams
- Takes initiative and is result oriented
What the job involves
- The position reports to the Director, UK Controller
- The Vocalink Controllers Group is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the US GAAP financials in partnership with the GBSC (Global Business Service Center), ensuring local statutory reporting compliance under IFRS; as well as providing support to the business teams across a number of areas including accounting and controls
- The role will cover controller activities in the Vocalink group. The Controller activities include the following:
- Integrity of the Financials - the Controllers work in partnership with their local teams and the GBSC to ensure that the financial statements for their businesses are appropriate. This includes both management reporting and statutory filings
- Annual statutory audit – assisting with coordinating audit documentation and support
- Technical accounting advice is provided by the Controllers to ensure the proper accounting and reporting for transactions, customer deals, expenses and other areas
- The Controllers play a critical role in the First Line of Defense in the Risk and Control Framework
- Oversee the integrity of the financial records of UK and international based legal entities in accordance with MasterCard policies in partnership with the GBSC
- Lead the statutory audits for the Vocalink legal entities, including preparation of audit documentation, as well as liaising with the GBSC and external auditors
- Second line review of balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the GBSC and resolution of any unidentified items and reporting
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for locally controlled accounts
- Prepare monthly quarterly and ad-hoc management reporting including variance analysis
- Maintain strong relationships with external parties (auditors and other third parties involved in the statutory reporting process)
- Assist in business results analysis and preparation of the monthly management results package
- Maintain a strong internal control environment and improve internal controls where necessary to ensure a scalable infrastructure is in place to allow the company to operate and grow effectively while mitigating risk. Ensure continued alignment with MasterCard internal control procedures
- Documentation of financial and business processes under scope of responsibility
- Ad hoc support for tax and treasury activities
- Enhancement of accounting and other processes related to legal entities under scope of responsibility
- Participate in efforts to streamline legal entities
- Lead other key projects to improve efficiency and manage change
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Mastercard is in the global payments business, and operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Its products and solutions have become central to everyday commerce across the world, in activities ranging from shopping and travelling to running businesses.
As the economy has become more and more digitised, Mastercard has been a leading player in helping businesses and individuals across the globe embrace card payments and digital banking. One of the world's largest companies, its revenue has seen consistent gain in the last 20 years.
The challenge for modern payments companies is that payments are always changing, as seen in the astronomical rise of contactless payments over the last decade. Mastercard's acquisition of blockchain systems, and an overall focus on leveraging its technology towards a digital economy, has placed the company in good stead to keep up to date with current trends, like cryptocurrency, in the digitised payments world.
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Company benefits
- Gym membership
- Share purchase options
- Extra holiday purchase optional
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Pension plan
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
Company values
- Trust - integrity, respect, openness
- Agility - urgency and value through innovation
- Partnership - working as one team for the benefit of all
- Initiative - taking bold and thoughtful actions
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
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Founders
Michael Miebach
(CEO, not founder)Has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. Currently Board Member at IBM, Accion, the World Resources Institute, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the Metropolitan Opera. They are also a Trustee of USCIB.
People progressing
Joined as VP in 2008, promoted 4 times in 11 years to their current position of Executive Vice President.
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