Address
Form of work
SalaryVisa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
Job Description
Job Description and Responsibilities
This role sits in Visa’s Bengaluru ATR team, which is responsible for supporting 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 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.
Essential Functions
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.
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.
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
• 8 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 6 years of work experience with an
Advanced accounting degree
Preferred Qualifications:
• 6-8 years of work experience with a diploma/degree in accounting/finance (or related fields)
• CA or 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.
