Manager, Statutory Centre of Excellence - 6

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

Manager, Statutory Centre of Excellence

About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Position Overview

Join this exciting team to build and lead the way in global statutory reporting for Mastercard. Manage a team of finance professionals supporting the external audits of Mastercard companies worldwide. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a finance background in statutory accounting, can build relationships with cross-functional teams, contribute to the finance team and consistently produces exceptional results.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a finance background, the ability to build relationships with cross-functional teams, contribute to the finance team and consistently produce exceptional results. This role is ideal for a person with a strong technical accounting background, good analytical skills and an ability to drive projects through to completion. The critical components are energy and intellect, combined with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Role & Responsibilities

• Provides support for the Director, Statutory COE relating to financial and statutory reporting in the preparation of financial statements, audit requests, planning of workforce, liaising with external providers and meeting audit deadlines

• Maintains appropriate bridge files to administer and manage the differences between US GAAP and local accounting frameworks or IFRS – proactively works with the controllership and GBSC teams to update both US GAAP and local accounting records accurately and on a timely basis

• Support year end accounting and engage with various departments within Mastercard to ensure any issues are resolved.

• Supports SOX compliance and assisting with control improvements related to financial reporting

• Assists with the external audit process and proactively works with key stakeholders and partners such as the GBSC, controlling, KPMG and PWC (auditors)

• Assists with managing and resolving audit data and issues

• Supports the controllership relationship and applies a client-service mentality towards all deliverables

• Supports the relationship with external and internal auditors as well as external advisors/ consultants e.g. KPMG

All About You:

The ideal candidate would have:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. Qualified Accountant (ACA, AMCA, ACCA)

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements and financial reporting requirements and consistently delivers accurate work on a timely basis

• Experience in financial audits, working with external auditors and consultants

• Driven by innovation and making sustainable and meaningful changes to processes

• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency & accuracy

• Ability to manage multiple activities in a condensed timeframe

• Excellent communication and presentation skills - experience creating and delivering presentations for training events

• Advanced MS Excel skills essential

• Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently through obstacles

• Experience in statutory reporting with IFRS and US GAAP experience

• Oracle/Hyperion skills beneficial

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.