Expense Accounting

•  Applies principles of accounting to analyze complex financial information and prepare financial reports. Adheres to and communicates accounting and auditing policies and procedures.
•  Analyzes accounts, records, and reports. Investigates and resolves any accounting issues within area of responsibility. Maintains general ledger accounts.
•  Works directly with internal customers on inquiries and issue resolution by directly responding to customer’s emails or Remedy tickets. For more complex inquires, will also meet with customers to resolve.
•  Review & approve journal entries and account reconciliations within approved thresholds, using accounting judgement & experience
•  Use analytical skills to efficiently source data, transform data into meaningful information, and communicate information effectively to business partners and stakeholders
•  Use analytical skills to review variances, detect potential errors or issues, document process that created the variance, determine, and execute corrective actions if required
•  Performs period-end financial close responsibilities. Prepares data for financial statements, data for quarterly and annual regulatory filings using applicable systems. Duties may include preparing journal entries and coding invoices/vouchers.
•  Performs complex reconciliations for area supported and analyzes resulting variances. Proposes and prepares any adjusting entries necessary resulting from reconciliations.
•  Researches complex questions and investigates variances on the financial statements. Communicates findings to management.
•  Prepares complex reports in support of internal and external audits.
•  Interactions and communicates with business partners (finance and non-finance) to secure information to develop and confirm accounting outcomes
•  Develop desktop procedures to clearly document tasks performed
•  Provides excellent customer service to business partners located throughout the Mastercard Worldwide organization
•  Recommend, develop and implement process improvements to improve accounting operational efficiency and quality of outcomes
•  Monitors & establishes performance indicators to track progress against goals
•  Performs various ad-hoc reporting, analysis or projects, as needed
•  Support SOX control compliance
•  Other duties as required

Requirements

• Minimum requirement: Honours B. Comm (Accounting) or equivalent
• 3 years Corporate Accounting experience
• Multinational experience preferred
• Shared Services environment experience preferred