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Position Summary

The Financial Analyst (Accounting & Controls Support) is a key member in the Australia, NZ, & South Pacific office's business team. The role is responsible for ensuring that business processes initiated across the assigned territories are operated in an effective and compliant manner, and are in adherence to established policies and procedures. The role works collaboratively with the controls functions (especially Controllership, Compliance and Legal) and with various business functions to implement and maintain a robust controls framework, provide training on corporate policies and procedures, and will liaise with stakeholders on remediation actions required.

This role reports to the Country Controller to maintain activities and processes that allow the Business to run effectively and efficiently by focusing on:

• Accounting administration functions, analyzing financial records, and operational performance

• Build positive working relationships across the business and at all levels

• Supporting the business with their respective business opportunities in providing commercial advice and of relevant policies and procedures.

• Implementing a continuously improving controls and process framework that complies with Visa policy and procedures.

• Develop remediation plans to address identified issues impacting the controls and processes environment.

 Responsibilities

• Preparation of financials for business on a monthly basis, including P/L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Statements Management reporting and variance analysis

• Preparation of tax reporting requirements including income tax, GST, FBT, and employment taxes and communication with different stakeholders on ad-hoc reporting matters

• Timely review of Travel and Entertainment expenses, highlighting exceptions, and clearly articulating requirements to business

• Receipt and payment of income and expenditure

• Provide consultative support to assist the Australia, NZ, & South Pacific Businesses in supporting business opportunities to achieve a positive outcome for the customer and ensuring compliance to policies and procedures

• Provide commercial advisory to the Business and seen as a "go to" subject matter expert on policies and procedures

• Represent the voice of the business teams to ensure the needs of the business are represented in developing and delivering effective controls, processes and procedures

• Accountable to the Controllership organization to ensure consistency in AP wide approach to delivering guidelines to executing business in accordance to policies and procedures, and reviewing proposed policy exceptions

• Develop metrics reporting and analytics of implemented processes that measure risk and support continuous business improvement activities

• Develops and maintains procedures and standard processes to assess, report, and remediate operational risk and compliance-related issues; provides regular self-assessment reporting to Country Controller

• Partners with controls Business Units including, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Sourcing to develop and maintain procedures, controls, and standard processes to assess, report, and remediate operational risk and compliance-related issues; provides regular self-assessment reporting to Country Controller

Technical

• Tertiary education (CA / CPA qualified or advanced on completing this qualification) and excellent technical accounting skills

• Prior work experience in business operations, compliance, audit, or risk with focus on operational controls

• 6 -10 years of business experience including supporting senior leadership

• Strong Audit, business controls, compliance & risk function experience desired

At Visa, your individuality fits right in and we embrace inclusion and diversity of thought. We are committed to creating the kind of workplace where you want to be and we can facilitate a range of flexible working arrangements for you.