Senior Director, North America Business Accounting
Updated: June 13
Foster City
87.3
3.4mi
Job Abstract
The Senior Director, North America Business Accounting is based in Foster City, CA, and will lead the accounting team for the North America (NA) business region. This position reports to the VP, NA Controller and will manage a team of 15 employees primarily located in Foster City, CA, Austin, TX and Bangalore, India. The role requires 3 days (Tues, Wed, Thurs) in Visa’s Foster City office. NA business activity represents more than 50% of Visa’s global business. Essential Functions:Oversee the mo... more details
Job Description
The Senior Director, North America Business Accounting is based in Foster City, CA, and will lead the accounting team for the North America (NA) business region. This position reports to the VP, NA Controller and will manage a team of 15 employees primarily located in Foster City, CA, Austin, TX and Bangalore, India. The role requires 3 days (Tues, Wed, Thurs) in Visa’s Foster City office. NA business activity represents more than 50% of Visa’s global business.
Essential Functions:
Oversee the monthly close process for all NA business activity including the completeness and accuracy of all journal entries, accounting reconciliations and flux analysis.
Ensure the accurate recording of all NA revenue transactions.
Act as the subject matter expert for internally developed software ensuring a streamlined process with business partners and accurate tracking of capitalized costs.
Lead all NA accounting for leases, fixed assets, and intangibles.
Develop close relationships across NA business functions such as Technology, Product, Sponsorship, Marketing, Client Service to ensure transactions are appropriately recorded.
Partner with Visa’s Center of Excellence (COE) in Bangalore and other controllership regions to standardize work processes across the Company.
Instill a culture of continuous improvement in a methodical, pragmatic and expeditious manner including automation of manual processes and controls and standardization of accounting or business processes. Use Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve Controllership activities.
Ensure SOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements, maintaining updated documentation and providing recommendations as appropriate.
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications
• 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience in accounting • Certified Public Accountant (or equivalent) • Solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP, specifically ASC 842 (Leases), ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition), and ASC 350-40 (Internal-Use Software) • Track record of building and leading high performing teams • Relevant Sarbanes Oxley experience • Strong knowledge of Oracle, Ariba, Blackline • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills –effectively evaluates information/data to make decisions • Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources; has experience working with others on a global basis; applies knowledge to coach and mentor others • Change oriented – actively generates process improvements; champions and drives change initiatives; confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways • Proactive, a self-starter who is accountable and exhibits ownership of delegated tasks and projects • Balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly • Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) with all levels of an organization
Additional Information
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
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.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 181,800.00 to 284,050.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
Job Abstracts is an independent Job Search Engine. Job Abstracts is not an agent or representative and is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with any employer. Job Abstracts uses proprietary technology to keep the availability and accuracy of its job listings and their details. All trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and job descriptions are the property of their respective holder. Job Abstracts does not have its members apply for a job on the jobabstracts.com website. Additionally, Job Abstracts may provide a list of third-party job listings that may not be affiliated with any employer. Please make sure you understand and agree to the website's Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies you are applying on as they may differ from ours and are not in our control.
We would like to take a second to Welcome You to Job Abstracts, the nation’s largest Pure Job Board. With over 3.1 million job listings from 15,000+ Companies & Organizations, we help job searchers find careers that match their interests. As an anonymous user, you have probably discovered how easy our system is to use. However, you have just scratched the surface of what we can offer.
We encourage you to Register so you can use our most powerful features: searching with multiple terms, setting up multiple locations, establishing favorite companies, and accessing your search history. If you find a job you like, you can apply directly for it, and then, keep notes on it. We will also keep a lookout for jobs that match your search terms and email you when we find something you may like.
You can register for free and the system is free to use. If you like our system so far, click on Register and unlock the power required by serious job searchers.
Any time you conduct a search, the system shows you job matches, ranked by their Relevance Score (RS).
The score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that uses Intelligent Machine Learning.
The Relevance Score tells you how well the job opportunity matches your search term or terms.
When not logged in, the system is limited to one search term. Scores for single term matches are usually lower.
When you register, log in, and set up multiple terms prioritized by importance, the jobs found for you will receive a much higher Relevance Score.