Manager, Controller

Location: Purchase
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

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, Controller Overview: The Manager reports to the VP, Accounting – Controllership Integration and assists in establishing and maintaining a best-in-class controllership for strategically important and recently acquired Mastercard businesses. The Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing activities associated with the integration. This role is key in ensuring that financial systems, controls and accounting practices are harmonized and aligned with company policies during the integration process. The Manager must possess strong leadership skills to build and engage teams to optimize and transform the current structure while utilizing their technical skillset to establish and enhance processes and internal controls. A key part of the role is to be able to influence positive change through dialogue, partnership with finance and business partners, regional and business unit controllerships, and the GBSC (Global Business Service Center). The successful candidate will bring deep accounting expertise, strategic thinking, and project management skills to drive integration efforts efficiently. Role: • Ensures integrity and accuracy of financials for acquisitions and has responsibility for ensuring compliance with policy and external and Corporate accounting requirements • Successfully partner with business unit finance partners and other finance functions with dependencies on controllership over the course of the integration • Support accounting-related matters on business transactions and accounting, including but not limited to revenue recognition, software capitalization and impairment reviews • Influence change through strong, collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to Business and Finance Executives, Peers, Products and Services business partners, Regional Controllers, and GBSC • Identify opportunities to implement automated solutions to streamline processes •Support alignment on Mastercard accounting policies and adheres to SOX as appropriate and identify key risks and exposures for process improvement • Prepare monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc management reporting including executive presentations to senior business leaders • Perform periodic review of financial reporting processes to ensure operationally mitigating risks based on design and the evolution of business processes • Manage the integration project timeline and deliverables, track progress and escalate risks or issues to leadership as needed • Ensure successful transition and provide ongoing support to business units to address integration-related financial questions or concerns All About You: • Certified Public Accountant • Strong general accounting knowledge including US GAAP, experience with acquisitions/managing integration activities a plus • Experience advising business partners • Self-starter who is comfortable problem solving and operating in ambiguity • Excellent project management skills with strong analytical and financial skills • Proven ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions • Process-minded change agent with strong knowledge of internal controls, ability and experience to assess and design effective operational and financial controls, ensuring compliance within a diverse organization • Successfully drive and integrate change and cultivate a continuous improvement culture • Strong presentation and communication skills • Must be able to integrate knowledge across disciplines and demonstrate effective leadership with relationship development skills • Experience partnering with various work streams in process improvement initiatives along with developing procedures for implementation • Experience of regulated environments preferred • Proficient PC skills, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Hyperion & Oracle a plus • Market and industry knowledge a strong plus SecuritySolutions LI-KM1 Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. 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. In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more. Pay Ranges Purchase, New York: $117,000 - $182,000 USD

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