Senior Accountant Job at Mastercard (London)

Senior Accountant

Mastercard

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
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Job Description:

The position reports to the Manager, UK Controller, part of the Europe Regional Controller’s group. The Europe Controllers Group is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the US GAAP financials in partnership with the GBSC (Global Business Service Center), ensuring local statutory reporting compliance as well as providing support to the business teams across a number of areas including accounting and controls. The role will billing activities in the UK, including support for Mastercard Payment Gateway Services. The Controller activities include the following: Integrity of the Financials - The Controllers work in partnership with their local teams and the GBSC to ensure that the financial statements for their businesses are appropriate. This includes both management reporting and statutory filings. Business Advice is provided by the Controllers to ensure the proper accounting and reporting for transactions, customer deals, expenses and other areas. The Controllers play a critical role in the First Line of Defense in the Risk and Control Framework. Using the Operational Risk Management (ORM) methodologies and policy, the Controllers ensure that we have efficient processes with effective controls.

Job Responsibility:

Perform complex maintenance tasks within the billing system (e.g. customer changes, pricing changes) to support business units and finance teams
Analyse billing data, research trends, identify issues and follow up on or identify resolutions
Respond to help desk inquiries within the Service Level Agreement [SLA] area of expertise, provide business knowledge and technical/functional support to business units
Identify opportunities for process optimization within area of responsibility
coordinate with leadership to implement improvements
Research and resolve production billing issues and incidents
coordinate meetings between Billing and Technology teams to resolve open issues
Maintain desktop procedures and adhere to controls around revenues and collections
Perform routine training to internal teams on billing related topics
Support the integrity of the financial records of UK based legal entities in accordance with MasterCard policies in partnership with the GBSC
Support the statutory account audits for UK based legal entities on a timely basis as well as provision of quarterly disclosure information to MasterCard Corporate Group
Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and be able to assess and communicate key risks and opportunities within the business
Assist with the preparation of the monthly financial statement monitoring control in preparation of the monthly review conducted by management
Maintain a strong internal control environment and improve internal controls where necessary to ensure a scalable infrastructure is in place to allow the company to operate and grow effectively while mitigating risk
Ensure continued alignment with MasterCard internal control procedures
Documentation of financial and business processes throughout the group of companies under scope of responsibility
Ad hoc support for Tax and treasury activities including preparation of cash flow forecasts and interim accounts as required

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
Experience with US GAAP and IFRS and UK statutory accounting and reporting requirements
Experience of liaising with external auditors
Experience assessing the effectiveness and oversight of operational and financial control implementation
Experience leading process improvement initiatives along with developing procedures for implementation
Sound project management and organizational skills
Strong analytical skills and proficient with Excel ( VBA skills will be an advantage)
Very good communicator
Flexible and able to perform efficiently under tight deadlines
Enthusiastic, hands on, proactive, able to work well independently and in teams
Takes initiative and is result oriented

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Job Posted:
February 06, 2026

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