Accounting Manager

Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers merchants financial institutions and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative convenient reliable and secure payments network enabling individuals businesses and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader Join us today and experience Life at Visa Our purpose is to support the Visa strategy of Sell Sell Sell We achieve this by providing advice and support to colleagues across the Visa functions on execution of Value-in-Kind transactions primarily in Marketing and Visa Consulting Analytics We are Responsible for the accuracy of P L postings and managing controls in respect of Value in Kind Client projects We ensure these are compliant progressed in a timely manner and are accounted for accurately So what do we expect of you day to day Manage a case load of VIK projects - through controls and contracting to ensuring timely expense revenue recognition and finally closing out the project with a visible audit trail Competency in the use of corporate systems to enable case management records to be accurately maintained Analyze and respond to emails from stakeholders in timely manner Communicate effectively with Stakeholders clearly and effectively by conveying key information efficiently Align priorities and tasks with a customer first approach to ensure transactions are progressed accurately but also without undue delay Collaboration with and support of immediate team colleagues to ensure balanced allocation of workload across team absences covered and solutions embedded across the whole team Act as a subject matter expert in Value in Kind transactions and Payments to Customers - interpreting and applying Visa policies procedures and processes Maintain control standards accuracy and independence Demonstrate individual leadership - providing ongoing coaching training and guidance to stakeholders Establish a strong understanding of the varied transaction types and associated initiation paths and processes Proactively identify and remediate potential issues analyzing root cause to prevent re-occurrence Deep collaboration with Service Delivery Leads to ensure timely progression of projects without unnecessary delay This is a hybrid position Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager Qualifications CA ICWA MBA or equivalent degree in Finance Professional Prior work experience in a business operations compliance audit or risk with focus on operational controls Min 6 years of business experience including supporting senior leadership Strong Audit business controls compliance risk function experience desired Experience in financial services or payments industry preferred Strong ethics integrity and accountability with ability to maintain independence autonomy and confidentiality Technical Good finance and accounting knowledge Knowledge of card and payments industry preferred Excellent Microsoft Excel and Access working knowledge and ability to draft contracts Experience or qualifications in business improvement methodologies such as six sigma an advantage Strong business partnering skills excellent judgement and decision making ability in a collaborative style Strong problem solving skills with demonstrated ability to identify and resolve issues and risks including root cause analysis Experience in creating implementing and training on policies procedures and guidelines Strong communication skills oral written and presentation skills interpersonal and influencing skills to drive effective change at all levels of the organization Ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure that is diverse international with a multi-cultural environment Demonstrated maturity to work effectively with multi-cultural and country specific circumstances and with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds Ability to travel to conduct training and to regional and corporate meetings as required 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