Senior Accountant
Mastercard
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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. Title and Summary Senior Accountant Mastercard Switching Services India Private Ltd, a Mastercard company newly-established to provide support in relation to Mastercard's transaction processing services (including but not limited to authorization, clearing, settlement and related activities) and data storage. • South Asia Controllership team manages statutory financial reporting and tax compliance for all entities within South Asia. • This job will require the incumbent to manage statutory and tax compliance across multiple entities within the Market • Do you enjoy working in a dynamic and fast paced global environment? • Does the challenge of reviewing existing processes and implementing process improvements excite you? Role • Serve as the key point of contact on statutory compliance for SA Controller, regional controller and Corporate Accounting for select entities within the Market for designated entities • Manage all non-tax compliances such as FEMA, STPI, MSMED, Negotiable instruments Act, Statistical reporting for legal entities • Manage /coordinate with vendor to ensure compliance with respect to outsourced activities. • Ensure consistent approach and application of accounting principles across all entities • Coordinate training with vendor and GBSC PUN / US on upcoming regulations/ impacts to accounting processes and setups • Participate in review meetings with Regional controller • Support in internal/ external audits • Manage tax forecast preparation, tax inquiries and supports tax calculations • Manage ad-hoc projects and process improvement projects • Manage and validate asset transfer to newly incorporated entity and manage downstream compliances • All About You • Strong knowledge of financial principles and accounting practices (working knowledge of USGAAP and IFRS; expertise in iGAAP) • Bachelor’s degree required, CA required • Oracle Financials experience preferred • Previous experience working in a Corporate Finance role preferred • Strong organizational skills required to manage multiple, concurrent tasks • Team player, problem solver and solution-seeking approach * The data must be collected and validated in an accurate and timely manner while adhering to tight timelines, performing various procedural controls, and maintaining high standards for data integrity. 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.
