Sr. Accountant (Experience in RTR and Statutory audit is mandatory)

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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This role sits in Visa’s Bengaluru ATR team, which is responsible for supporting the accounting and finance operations of the European business functions and corporate accounting activities for Visa.

The team is part of the broader Global Controllership function within Global Finance. This role will be responsible for accounting activities for European Business Functions including Statutory Audits, month-end close, as well as analysis including research of technical accounting issues.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of US GAAP, the ability to implement processes to improve operational efficiency, work with cross-functional teams, and handle analysis related to operational accounting issues, all with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and recording financial transactions, as well as reporting this information.

• Proactively research and document conclusions on accounting issues with appropriate references to US GAAP pronouncements. This includes interpretation of accounting guidance and the company's policy application of sound judgment to these projects.

• Responsible for statutory audit deliverables of assigned entities

• Take ownership for specific components of the consolidated balance sheet and income statement, review and confirm consolidated balances during month-end closing and perform ongoing analytical review.

• Complete complex account reconciliations and journal entries in support of the monthly close process.

• Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting operational procedures and document such processes and procedures.

• Complete and maintain process documentation and ensure SOX 404 compliance for areas of responsibility.

• Prepare quarterly and annual reporting packages to support our SEC filings.

• Partner with key stakeholders to resolve queries and issues.

• Participation in special projects. Identify any potential financial related risk areas and provide sound recommendations and solutions to Visa for mitigation of the identified risk.

• Handle ad-hoc projects as assigned by the Management.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

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.