Senior Accountant

You'll be joining Visa's North America Controllership team, responsible for supporting the accounting and financial operations of the North American business, as well as select corporate accounting activities.

The Senior Accountant will perform a range of accounting responsibilities, including period-end close activities, account reconciliations, financial analysis, technical accounting, internal controls, and financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the redesign and improvement of financial processes by identifying opportunities to streamline or automate routine accounting activities.
• Use technology and automation tools, including Power BI and AI-enabled solutions, to support accounting processes, analysis, and reporting.
• Prepare and review complex journal entries in support of period-end close activities.
• Perform monthly and quarterly account reconciliation reviews in BlackLine.
• Manage assigned components of the balance sheet and income statement.
• Research and document accounting conclusions in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable company accounting policies.
• Support SOX compliance through control execution, documentation, and adherence to established accounting processes and internal controls.
• Prepare quarterly and annual reporting packages in support of SEC reporting and filings.
• Collaborate with FP&A, SEC Reporting, Global Finance Shared Services, and other business stakeholders to support accurate and timely internal and external financial reporting.

Location: This role is based in Foster City, CA, with an on-site presence required three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.

Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree, or at least 2 years of relevant work experience with an advanced degree.
• CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Experience using Oracle, including FCCS, or a comparable enterprise accounting system.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel for accounting, financial analysis, or reporting.
• Experience supporting accounting processes subject to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls.
• Experience using automation, data visualization, or AI-enabled tools in accounting, finance, analysis, or reporting.