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. Job Title Senior Accountant Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments sector. We power payments and provide products and services for individuals and industries all around the world. Our people, technology, data and brand provide the capabilities that drive our success. We believe in connecting people to priceless possibilities. As a company, we know that our success is driven by the skills, experience, integrity and mindset of the talent we hire. By building an inclusive, world-class culture, our employees have once-in-a-career opportunities to be a part of teams that have a greater impact on our community and our world. We invite you to join our team to find out how you too can start something priceless. Overview: Are you motivated to work in a team that provides global services? Do you like to simplify, standardize, and transform existing processes? About the Role: Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: - Review executed contracts and create customers, deals, and incentives in the Mastercard Contra Revenue System (CRS) - Accomplish timely, accurate close of the CRS sub-ledger and Oracle general ledger including creation and review of journal entries - Identify and prepare manual journal entries through the analysis of close results, trends, and actual-to-budget/forecast - Prepare and review general ledger account reconciliations - Perform detailed review of rebate and incentive payment requests including contract review and validation of driver data to various internal systems - Provide overall support and customer service to business partners located throughout the Mastercard Worldwide organization - Recommend, develop and implement process improvements to improve accounting operational efficiency, quality of output and optimize synergies - Monitor performance indicators to track progress against goals - Perform various ad-hoc reporting, analysis or projects, as needed - Partner with financial systems regarding CRS requirements, data, reporting, and functionality - Support SOX control compliance - Other duties as required All About You: Education/Certification - Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Finance - CPA/Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) or MBA, preferred Knowledge/Experience/Skills - Knowledge of US GAAP and current accounting concepts - Prior revenue, contra revenue, and/or contract management experience, preferred - Strong verbal and written communication skills - Advanced Spanish and English language skills required, - Strong customer service and business acumen - Progressive accounting experience preferably in a large, global environment - Ability to deliver accurate results in a fast-paced environment with attention to deadline constraints - Robust understanding of financial/ERP systems, preferably direct experience with Oracle - Prior experience in significant process improvements projects - Organize and prioritize multiple activities among a team with a high sense of urgency - Customer service oriented with the ability to communicate effectively and develop solid working relationships across multiple levels and organization boundaries - Capable of working within a changing environment with excellent analytical, planning and organization skills Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes 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, and - Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.