Accountant - NA Controllership

Job Description

Company Description

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together , let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

This role sits in Visa’s North America Controllership team, which is responsible for the accounting and finance operations of the North America corporate accounting activities for Visa. The team is part of the broader Global Controllership function within Global Finance. This role will report to a Senior Manager with the Foster City, California, United States based team and will be responsible for Lease Accounting, Intercompany activities and Corporate Services accounting activities for North America including month-end close, analytical review, and research of technical and operational 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 the ability to communicate financial and accounting concepts to business stakeholders, all with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and recording financial transactions, as well as reporting on this information
• Able to 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 assigned 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
• Assist with quarterly and annual preparation of reporting packages to support our SEC filings
• Participate in pre-close and post-close variance analysis and provide meaningful insight to activity, trends, unusual and significant transactions
• 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

Basic Qualifications
• 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD) in Accounting or related field
Preferred Qualifications
• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• CPA equivalent with clear progressive professional accounting experience, preferably in a publicly traded company and/or with a public accounting firm
• Strong accounting, quantitative and analytical skills, and ability to accurately apply key U.S. GAAP to different business situations. Lease and Intercompany accounting experience is a plus
• Proficient with Oracle or similar enterprise accounting system and proficient in utilizing Excel to efficiently analyze data. Proficiency with CoStar Lease Accounting software is a plus
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, with expectation of increasing responsibility and scope over time as proficiency in position develops
• Familiarity with the importance of Sarbanes-Oxley and internal control compliance
• Project credibility and knowledge of business acumen and ability to define/solve end-to-end problems and issues
• Strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills. Must have 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
• 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 has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and visitors. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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 applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.