Manager, Accounting

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Accounting Overview The Global Business Solutions Center (GBSC) is a shared services organization within Mastercard whose mission is to add value to our partners and serve our customers by delivering operational excellence, enhanced customer experiences, and focused business results. The Manager, Accounting will play a key leadership role within Mastercard's global controllership organization, with responsibility for supporting the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation and financial reporting processes. This position will partner closely with regional accounting teams, controllership, SEC reporting, treasury, tax, and business finance teams to ensure accurate, complete, and timely consolidated financial information across a complex global organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting expertise, experience in large multinational environments, and a passion for process improvement and operational excellence. This role aligns with the broader expectations for GBSC accounting leadership, including ownership of accounting close activities, financial reporting, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership. Role - Lead and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual global consolidation processes, including legal entity rollups, intercompany elimination activities, and foreign currency translation adjustments. - Review and approve complex journal entries and accounting transactions impacting consolidated financial statements. - Prepare and review consolidated balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and equity reporting schedules. - Coordinate the preparation and review of quarterly footnotes, roll-forward schedules, and supporting documentation for internal and external reporting requirements. - Partner with regional accounting teams to ensure accurate and timely close execution across global entities. - Review general ledger account reconciliations and investigate significant fluctuations, reconciling items, and consolidation-related variances. - Collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Business Finance, Investor Relations, and External Reporting teams to support accounting assessments, reporting requirements, and special projects. - Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, responding to requests, and providing technical accounting explanations. - Drive continuous process improvement initiatives focused on close optimization, automation, standardization, and enhanced financial controls. - Identify and remediate risks within the consolidation and reporting processes while maintaining a strong control environment. - Monitor project milestones and deliverables, aligning priorities and timelines with leadership and key stakeholders. - Provide leadership, coaching, and development opportunities to accounting professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence. All About You - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. - CPA required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred. - 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including consolidation, financial reporting, controllership, or corporate accounting responsibilities. - Experience supporting external reporting requirements within a large publicly traded multinational organization. - Strong technical accounting knowledge, including US GAAP, consolidations, foreign currency accounting, intercompany accounting, and financial