Senior Accountant, North America Business Functions

Job Description

This role sits in Visa’s North American Controllership team, which is responsible for the accounting and finance operations of the North American business functions and corporate accounting activities for Visa. The team is part of the broader Global Controllership function within Global Finance. This role will report to a Finance Director in Foster City, California, United States and will be responsible for accounting activities for North American Business Functions including month-end close, as well as analysis including research of technical accounting issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of US GAAP, the ability to implement processes to improve operational efficiency, work with cross-functional teams, and handle analysis related to operational accounting issues, all with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.

• Responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and recording financial transactions, as well as reporting this information.

• Proactively research and document conclusions on accounting issues with appropriate references to US GAAP pronouncements. This includes interpretation of accounting guidance and the company's policy application of sound judgment to these projects.

• Take ownership for specific components of the consolidated balance sheet and income statement, review and confirm consolidated balances during month-end closing and perform ongoing analytical review.

• Complete complex account reconciliations and journal entries in support of the monthly close process.

• Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting operational procedures and document such processes and procedures.

• May have responsibility to provide guidance to other accountants with similar occupational skills or limited scope of responsibility.

• Interaction with various levels of management within and outside of Finance and internal and external audit teams and participation in cross-functional projects will be a routine part of the job.

• Complete and maintain process documentation and ensure SOX 404 compliance for areas of responsibility.

• Prepare quarterly and annual reporting packages to support our SEC filings.

• Partner with key stakeholders to resolve queries and issues.

• Participation in special projects. Identify any potential financial related risk areas and provide sound recommendations and solutions to Visa for mitigation of the identified risk.

• Handle ad-hoc projects as assigned by the Management

Qualifications

• 5 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

• 6-8 years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)-
• ACCA or CPA equivalent with clear progressive professional accounting experience, preferably in a publicly-traded company and/or with a public accounting firm
• Knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SEC requirements
• Proficient with Oracle or similar enterprise accounting system and proficient in utilizing Excel to efficiently analyze data
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Project credibility and knowledge of business acumen
• Ability to define/solve end-to-end problems and issues
• Strong technical, quantitative and analytical skills. Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent written, oral, listening and presentation skills. Ability to work well under pressure and interact at all levels
• Capable of handling multiple tasks, possess good organizational and analytical skills, able to work independently, and be extremely flexible
• Welcomes challenging/complex projects and demonstrates an ability for working "smarter not harder" by making continuous improvement to the efficiency of processes he/she contributes to.
• Teamwork is essential to the group, so it is critical that the candidate interact with other team members and managers collaboratively and effectively

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.