Manager, Internal Controller, Masterpass

Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Manager, Internal Controller, Masterpass
Responsibilities• Collaborates with the Board of Directors to establish and implement an internal control system in accordance with relevant legislation and the objectives and policies of Masterpass.• Prepares an annual internal control work plan using the Internal Control Policy & Procedure and considering all identified risk/control deficiencies. Submits the prepared plan and any updates to the Board of Directors for approval.• Performs periodic internal control activities to identify deficiencies, errors, and abuses. Evaluates the effectiveness and adequacy of internal control systems and management processes, and makes recommendations for improving and developing relevant systems, increasing control effectiveness, and preventing the recurrence of errors/deficiencies.• Ensure that the legal entities (operating units) within Eastern Europe division are controlled in accordance with SEC and local reporting standards as well as the Sarbanes Oxley Act. • Play an integral role in the external audit of each of the Eastern Europe division legal entities to ensure that the financial statements of each of these are accurate and free of material misstatement; and that the external audit reports are unqualified. Manage audits in partnership with external auditors.• Ensure that the accounting in each of the EEMEA legal entities is accurately performed in line with US GAAP as well as IFRS or local accounting standards for external reporting.• Review deal tracking files prepared by the Global Shared Services Centre team.• Ensure the month close and quarter close of rebates and incentive activities.• Ensure that appropriate accounting processes are in place or implemented to ensure accurate accounting• Partnering with our Global Shared Services Centre to ensure complete, accurate and timely accounting records for the Eastern Europe• Ensure that legal entities in EEMEA are appropriately funded• Reviews the business continuity and contingency plans prepared by Information Systems Managers and ensures they are tested annually.• Reviews information systems. Verifies that activities related to information systems management comply with policies, regulations, and generally accepted relevant international standards.• Prepares internal control reports, results of inspections, and investigations, and presents to the Board of Directors, the General Manager, and the head of the audited unit.
Competencies and Professional Experience
• Knowledge of laws and regulations, workflows, and the operation of information systems used in carrying out process-related activities.• Effective use of MS Office programs.• Strong technical skills in accounting.• Analytical thinking, research, inquiry, and problem-solving skills.• Knowledge of data collection and reporting.• Effective verbal and written communication skills.• Preferably, holder of at least one of the following certifications: CPA (Certified Public Accountant), ACCA, or CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), • Big 4 experience is an advantage• At least 5 years of experience as an auditor or expert in banks, capital market intermediaries, payment services, electronic money, or insurance and retirement companies.• Sufficient experience at a managerial level.• Excellent knowledge and experience in auditing financial and operational processes from a risk perspective.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.