Finance Manager

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

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Controllership plays an integral part of Visa’s operations in Asia, and AP Hub. Controllership is accountable for: 1) ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting for activities across the markets 2) establishing and monitoring internal controls, partnering with the business stakeholders to ensure the controls environment continues to stay strong and effective, 3) management of the Controllership Operations function.

Controllership plays an integral part of Visa’s operations to oversee the control environment.  This role ensures the risk, anti-bribery and financial elements are reflective of the transactions and activities undertaken by the Business and these adhere to Visa’s policies and procedures.  Additionally, ensure business stakeholders are provided the appropriate support and guidance. 

This position reports directly to the Director of INSA (India and South Asia) Country Controller.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for strengthening and maintaining internal controls and the control environment to support the business.
• Ensure that robust controls are implemented and adhered to in line with local regulations as applicable, Company’s policies, procedures and guidelines and best practices.
• Be the “go to” subject matter expert on Finance policies and procedures.
• Partner with other controllership functions such as Revenue Operations, Client Incentives, Controllership Operations to implement and maintain business procedures with robust controls in place.
• Contributes to the integrity and control of the financial books and records as well as the process by which these records are generated.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, Sales, Sales excellence, Products, Marketing, Client Services, etc regionally to drive process excellence and standardization.
• Use information and data to communicate, spot anomalies, perform controls testing and communicate recommendations for decision making.
• Identify systems and tools that can achieve automation outcomes positively.
• Embed a Lean Six Sigma culture of continuous process improvement to drive efficiency and future scalability with excellent customer service levels.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective action of exceptions identified by key controls stakeholders.

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

• At least 8+ years of experience in business operations, compliance, audit, or risk with focus on operational controls
• Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant with Big 4 public accounting and audit experience
• What will also help: Payment industry knowledge and experience a preferred but not required.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task under pressure, strong problem-solving skills and with some hands-on operational experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills and ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure in a complex and diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Experience with power query, data visualization tools (excel charts, power BI, tableau) is a plus
• Self-directed and motivated to continuously improve processes to exceed customer expectations and help promote a best-in-class organization.
• Understanding and application of Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools

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.