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This role is a part of Visa's North America Controllership team, which handles the accounting and finance operations for Visa's corporate activities in North America. The team is a component of the wider Global Controllership function within the Global Finance department.

The successful candidate will report to a Senior Director based in Foster City, California, United States, and will oversee the general accounting and Corporate Services accounting activities for North America. This includes managing the month-end close process, conducting analytical reviews, and researching technical and operational accounting issues.

In addition, the successful candidate will lead the team in collaborating with and providing accounting support to other Visa Finance business functions. This is a leadership role with significant responsibilities and opportunities for collaboration and cross-functional work.

As the Senior Accounting Manager, you will play a key leadership role in the Controllership organization around close-the-books process improvement, system optimization projects, scaling accounting infrastructures, standardizing processes globally, and mentoring the accounting team.

This position offers the opportunity to lead accounting at a public company that is growing in scale and complexity. You will have an opportunity to work cross-functionally and with an experienced and dynamic leadership team who is looking to support your career development.

Essential Functions

• Manage and mentor a team of two or more accounting professionals.
• Review US GAAP consolidated financial statements, flux analysis for North America and global consolidated income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows and stockholders’ equity to ensure all results are fully reconciled and analyzed in a timely manner.
• Manage monthly close for North American region and global consolidation processes including preparing and reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations including accruals, prepaids, revenue, intercompany and lease accounting process.
• Manage the internally developed software accounting and reporting, including supporting Visa Technology Business Units and Finance.
• Manage and review work of other accountants with responsibilities in the functions.
• Collaborate on workflow design with key Finance partners on development of processes, policies, systems, controls, compliance, fixed assets, revenue, inventory, close, etc.
• Implement best-in-class global close processes while documenting effective internal controls.
• Support North America Controller and Sr. Director with the preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting packages to management and other periodic reporting as needed.
• Maintain a strong understanding to provide guidance and implement best practices of foreign currency accounting and reporting.
• Function as a primary interface with the Companies external auditors, and coordinate execution of quarterly and annual audits
• Build toward a best-in-class internal control environment at scale 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.
• Partner with key stakeholders to resolve queries and issues.
• Lead special projects. Identify any potential financial related risk areas and provide sound recommendations and solutions to Visa for mitigation of the identified risk.
• Lead, grow and develop the existing team to support Accounting specific requirements as well as the overall growth of the company.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications:
8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:
9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
• 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. Consolidation and Intercompany accounting experience is a plus
• Previous experience managing teams
• Outstanding oral communication, analytical and written skills
• Ability to build teams, strong cross-functional relationships and work collaboratively 
• Ability to manage through change and to lead change when appropriate
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough with the desire for continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience in driving process improvement
• Proficient with Oracle or similar enterprise accounting system and proficient in utilizing Excel to efficiently analyze data.
• 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
• Welcomes challenging/complex projects and demonstrates an ability for working smarter not harder by making continuous improvement to the efficiency of processes
• Adapts quickly to changes in a dynamic organizational structure and business processes

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.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 133,000.00 to 173,000.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.