Senior Accounting Manager - job 18 of 20

This role is part of Visa's North America Controllership team, responsible for the accounting and finance operations of North America's corporate accounting activities. The team is integrated into the broader Global Controllership function within Global Finance. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accounting Manager to lead and mentor a team of accounting professionals. This role will oversee the compensation and benefits, litigation, and equity accounting activities for North America and Global, including month-end close and consolidation, analytical review, and research of technical and operational accounting issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of US GAAP, stock based compensation, and equity accounting, and SOX 404 compliance, and will work closely with various departments to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

As the Senior Accounting Manager, you will play a key leadership role in the Controllership organization, focusing on 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 the chance to work cross-functionally and with an experienced and dynamic leadership team that supports your career development.

Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between remote and office work. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office three days a week—Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays—with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of two or more accounting professionals, providing guidance on accounting issues. Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging process automation and the use of systems to drive efficiency.
• Review US GAAP consolidated financial statements, including flux analysis for the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and stockholders’ equity. Ensure all results are fully reconciled and analyzed in a timely manner.
• Lead the monthly close and assist the global consolidation process, including preparing and reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations for all compensation/benefit areas including equity and litigation.  
• Oversee and review the work of other accountants within the team, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders in Payroll, Treasury, Tax, Legal, HR, Finance and Visa’s shared service center to develop and maintain processes, policies, systems, controls, and compliance for related areas.
• Implement best-in-class global close processes while documenting effective internal controls.
• Support the North America Controller and Senior Director with the preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting packages for management and other periodic reporting as needed.
• Maintain a strong understanding of equity and stock based compensation accounting.
• Serve as the primary interface with external auditors, coordinating the execution of quarterly and annual audits.
• Build and maintain a best-in-class internal control environment at scale, ensuring process documentation and SOX 404 compliance for areas of responsibility.
• Assist with the quarterly and annual preparation of reporting packages to support SEC filings.
• Partner with key stakeholders to resolve queries and issues promptly and effectively.
• Lead and participate in various special projects, such as global process standardization, process improvements, system upgrades, and new business initiatives. Identify potential financial-related risk areas and provide sound recommendations and solutions for risk mitigation.
• Develop and grow the existing team to support accounting-specific requirements and the overall growth of the company.
• Handle ad-hoc projects as assigned by management.