Accountant

Title and Summary

Accountant

Overview
The position will oversee the entities within Mastercard Transaction Services, mainly for US and Canada. Responsible for financial accounting, financial reporting and operating activities.
This position will report into the Mastercard Transaction Services Manager.

Responsibilities
• Preparation and posting of journal entries in Oracle system
• Assists with contra revenue (incentives and rebates) calculation and posting in CRS
• Review and prepare balance sheet account schedules and upload it in Blackline
• Perform P&L analysis and request for reclass/adjustment entries if necessary
• Assists with interim and year-end audit requirements
• Perform various ad hoc activities and tasks as assigned
• Supports SOX compliance and assisting with control improvements
• Supports the business partner relationship and applies a client-service mentality towards all deliverables
• Assists with the implementation of process improvements

Experiences

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements and financial reporting requirements and consistently delivers accurate work on a timely basis
• Experience reviewing and analyzing work for appropriate accounting treatment
• Experience implementing and suggesting process improvements
• Proactively builds relationships with business partners
• May produce and review internal and external reports with a moderate level of complexity to ensure compliance

All About You
• Finance/Accounting/business qualification or related disciplines.
• Working knowledge of GAAP with legal entity and treasury accounting experience preferred.
• Proficiency with accounting and finance systems/software applications e.g. Excel and Oracle.
• Strong knowledge of Internal Control concepts.
• Driven by a continual process improvement agenda, demonstrated through challenging and improving processes.
• Detailed orientated with strong analytical and financial skills supported by excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience operating in a diverse, multi-functional finance group across time zones is a plus.
• Must be able to integrate knowledge across various disciplines and work across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Independent worker and thinker with the ability to follow up on time sensitive issues, with the ability to drive others.
• A team player with the ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships across multiple levels and organizational boundaries.

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.