Mastercard India | Manager, Statutory Centre of Excellence - 6

About the role and responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Experience and qualifications

• 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

Mastercard

Mastercard is a global payments technology company that runs one of the world's largest card payment networks, connecting consumers, merchants, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories. It does not issue cards or lend money itself: it provides the network, processing, security and data services that let banks and other partners offer credit, debit, prepaid and digital payment products. Its work also covers fraud prevention and cybersecurity, digital identity, open banking, and data-led advisory services for businesses and governments.

Mastercard has worked in India for more than four decades. It opened its first India technology hub in Pune in 2014, and Pune is now its largest workforce in a single city anywhere in the world; the company also has offices in Gurugram, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vadodara. Teams in India work on software, data and cybersecurity, and also in finance, franchise and network services, product management and the Advisors & Consulting Services practice, which gives clients strategy, analytics and marketing advice. Finance, revenue assurance, consulting and analytics roles here can suit CA, CFA, CMA, MBA (Finance) and commerce profiles.

• Industry: Payments technology — global card payment network, payment security and data services
• Headquarters: Purchase, New York, USA
• In India: Offices in Pune, Gurugram, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Vadodara