Our Purpose We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results. Title and Summary Senior Accountant, Accounting-1 Overview: The Senior Accountant, Accounting reports to the Director, Accounting and serves as a support function to the Corporate Controllership team located in Purchase, NY. This individual plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity of financial statements by performing key procedures in collaboration with the Business Unit and Regional Controllers and Global Business Shared Services. The Senior Accountant will support the Directors across verticals within Corporate Controllership including, but not limited to Rebates and Incentives, Treasury, and Financial Reporting in monthly and quarterly activities. Role: Ensures integrity and accuracy of financials for certain verticals within Corporate Controllership and has responsibility for ensuring compliance with policy and external and Corporate accounting requirements. Prepares monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc management reporting including variance analysis and executive presentations. Assists in accounting research and provides recommendations on various topics to support Corporate Controllership. Assists in preparation of technical accounting memorandums and ensures appropriate accounting treatment as well as alignment with the approved business case. Supports a strong control environment by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing operational and SOX controls based on corporate guidelines and general governance standards. Identifies areas where controls can be strengthened. Assists with the implementation of process improvements. All About You: Fluent in English. Degree in Accounting; Certification as CPA or equivalent is required. Strong knowledge in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Strong analytical skills with experience reviewing and analyzing for appropriate accounting treatment. Perform accounting research to assist with special projects. Proactively builds relationships with business partners. Experience executing controls and assessing their effectiveness. Proficient PC skills, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); Hyperion & Oracle a plus. Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach; Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr