Manager Technical Accounting

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Manager, Technical Accounting overview:
The Manager, Technical Accounting reports to Director, Technical Accounting and is responsible for providing accounting guidance for complex business transactions, including revenue transactions, vendor agreements, acquisitions and investments, and ensuring appropriate company policies are maintained and/or established when needed.

• Researches and plans implementation of new accounting pronouncements.
• Ensuring that policies and procedures are in place and regularly updated with focus on standardization and compliance.
• Perform and document accounting research for new and non-routine transactions to determine both US and International GAAP treatment.
• Assist in the financial decision making process by providing alternate accounting structures to the business related business transactions.
• Assist in purchase price accounting and valuation for company's acquired entities. Additionally provide accounting guidance on pipeline M&A transactions.
• Maintain accounting for company's investment portfolio, including liaising with Strategy and Corporate Development on accounting for new and complex investments, VIE analysis and mark‑to‑market adjustments.
• Support quarterly intangible impairment assessment process and partner with business to review intangible impairment analyses as applicable.
• Collaborate with the team to establish accounting memos supporting US and International GAAP accounting conclusions and coordinate with external auditors to ensure conclusions are appropriate.
• Provides ongoing day‑to‑day support with moderate to complex accounting issues and assists in the review of reporting deliverables to assure compliance with SEC requirements.
• Assists with training and communication of new accounting pronouncements by developing training content and memos.
• Assist with discussions and provide specific recommendations to VP, Technical Accounting.
• Assist in special requests from Senior Management for analysis, research, and detailed information, including other projects deemed necessary from time to time by the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller. The special requests may include researching, consulting and reviewing technical memorandums on proposed and/or completed transactions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant required.
• Established credibility as a trusted advisor to business partners and senior leadership on complex technical matters.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with an emphasis on financial and business acumen.
• Experience assessing the effectiveness and oversight of financial control implementation; ensures compliance within a diverse organization.
• Demonstrated successful oversight of the management and resolution of high‑risk issues to ensure completeness and efficiency.
• Confident and poised influencer who uses analytical and leadership skills to achieve goals.
• Experience building collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at the global/regional, local or corporate level.
• Strong general accounting knowledge including US & International GAAP.
• Successfully drive and integrate change and cultivate a continuous improvement culture.
• Excellent project management skills with strong analytical and financial skills.
• Excels in fast‑paced environment by effectively prioritizing competing tasks and managing multiple deliverables with focus and efficiency.
• Must be able to integrate knowledge across disciplines and demonstrate effective leadership with relationship development skills.
• Proficient PC skills, especially Microsoft…