Accounting Director

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Essential Duties:

• Manage activities of the accounting  and procurement team (i.e., hires, trains, appraises, rewards, motivates, disciplines)
• Oversee the monthly close process including analysis of the results
• Supervise the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
• Oversee the internal and external audits 
• Interact with personnel and management within accounting and other departments; including finance, tax, treasury, operations, accounting policy, and internal audit; to analyze issues and determine the impact
• Prepare financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, IFRS  and CMF requirements
• Ensure processes and procedures comply with Company guidelines; serve as activity owner for key control activities in area of responsibility
• Recommend improvements to process flow, processes, and procedures
• Participate in projects as required

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of ten years of experience with at least five years of management experience 
• Written and verbal English and Spanish fluency
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent planning skills; ability to effectively manage priorities for self and team to meet business requirements and deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Able to influence and inspire action
• Ability to work effectively across multiple internal functional groups
• Demonstrated supervisory experience necessary for training, motivating and directing staff, and successfully leading team-based projects
• Fully proficient in MS suite including Excel 
• Expert knowledge of public accounting principles and practices
• Ability to perform basic accounting research, identify alternative solutions, and make recommendations for appropriate accounting treatment
• Ability to make accurate, independent decisions based on data provided 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Accountancy
• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion financial software
• Credit Card Processing or Bankcard Industry experience 
• CPA/CA Certification
• Big 4 experience
• Experience with internal control over financial reporting in a public company environment, including financial and system control activities
• Experience with international organizations

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