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Progress starts with you.\nJob Description\nTeam Summary\nGlobal Controllership establishes Visa's global accounting policies, provides technical accounting guidance, supports complex commercial transactions, and ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of Visa Inc.'s financial reporting under U.S. GAAP and local statutory reporting under IFRS.\nThis role sits at the intersection of Accounting, Business, Legal, Procurement, Product, and Finance Transformation. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor who combines deep technical accounting expertise with strong commercial judgment and a digital mindset.\nWhat a Manager, Technical Accounting & Commercial Advisory does at Visa\nThis role is designed for an independent, commercially minded technical accounting leader who can interpret complex contracts, understand the economics of a transaction, and apply the appropriate U.S. GAAP treatment. The role will also modernize technical accounting advisory through AI, automation, and scalable decision frameworks.\nTechnical Accounting & Contract Advisory\nServe as a subject matter expert on U.S. GAAP, providing clear, practical, and well-supported accounting advice.\nReview complex contracts, commercial arrangements, new products, and strategic initiatives to identify the relevant accounting guidance and determine the appropriate accounting treatment.\nAssess the substance of arrangements, such as obligations, benefits received, performance requirements, timing and control of value transfer, and the underlying economics of the transaction.\nResearch and apply accounting guidance across areas such as revenue recognition, payments to customers, marketing and sponsorship arrangements, software and technology agreements, assets, prepayments, and provisions.\nPrepare high-quality technical accounting memoranda and position papers that clearly articulate facts, accounting guidance, judgments, alternatives, conclusions, and financial statement implications.\nPresent and defend accounting conclusions with senior management, external auditors, and other stakeholders.\nCommercial Contract Review & Business Partnership\nLook beyond the legal form of a contract to understand what Visa is economically buying, selling, funding, or committing to.\nPartner with Business, Legal, Procurement, Product, Marketing, FP&A, and Business Development teams in evaluation of appropriate accounting treatment.\nIdentify accounting, financial reporting, control, and operational implications early, before agreements are executed.\nTranslate complex accounting requirements into clear business language and provide practical recommendations without compromising accounting integrity.\nExercise professional skepticism, constructively challenge assumptions, and influence stakeholders toward appropriate outcomes.\nAI, Automation & Scalable Advisory\nUse AI and GenAI tools, with appropriate review and controls, to accelerate accounting research, contract analysis, issue identification, and first-draft technical documentation.\nDevelop repeatable decision trees, playbooks, templates, and accounting assessment frameworks for recurring transaction types.\nIdentify and implement opportunities to automate technical accounting intake, contract review, knowledge management, and advisory workflows.\nTranslate accounting requirements into structured logic that can be embedded into digital tools, upstream processes, and control frameworks.\nPartner with data and technology teams to build scalable solutions that improve consistency, quality, traceability, and turnaround time.\nGovernance & Leadership\nEnsure accounting conclusions are supported by robust documentation, governance, and internal controls.\nMonitor emerging accounting guidance and evaluate its impact on business models, contracts, and financial reporting.\nOperate independently, take ownership of outcomes, and escalate material matters with clear recommendations.\nDemonstrate integrity and courage by doing the right thing, including when the accounting conclusion is commercially inconvenient.\nApply sound judgment and organizational awareness to navigate ambiguity and complex stakeholder environments effectively.\nWhy this is important to Visa\nThis role helps Visa make well-informed commercial decisions while maintaining high-quality and compliant financial reporting. By combining rigorous accounting analysis, commercial understanding, independent judgment, and AI-enabled advisory, the Manager will improve the quality and speed of contract assessments and create scalable technical accounting capabilities for the organization.\nThis is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.\nQualifications\nWhat you will need\nCore Technical Accounting & Commercial Experience\nBachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification required.\nMinimum 8 years of relevant experience, including mandatory experience with a Big 4 public accounting firm.\nRelevant experience in a large U.S. GAAP multinational or publicly traded company operating in a complex global environment.\nDeep technical proficiency in U.S. GAAP and strong working knowledge of IFRS.\nDemonstrated experience reviewing contracts and complex commercial arrangements and preparing defensible technical accounting conclusions.\nProven ability to prepare accounting position papers and engage effectively with external auditors and senior stakeholders.\nStrong commercial acumen, including the ability to understand deal economics, business objectives, contractual rights and obligations, and operational mechanics.\nExperience in technical accounting, accounting policy, financial reporting, controllership, transaction advisory, deal review, or commercial accounting advisory.\nWays of Working\nIndependent self-starter who can lead an assessment from fact-finding through conclusion and implementation.\nHigh integrity, objectivity, professional skepticism, and courage to do the right thing.\nCommercially practical with strong judgment on when to challenge, influence, collaborate, and escalate.\nClear and concise communicator who can make complex accounting understandable to non-accounting stakeholders.\nCurious, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning and improvement.\nAligned with Visa Leadership Principles, especially Lead Courageously, Collaborate as One Visa, and Execute with Excellence.\nVisa is an EEO Employer\nQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. 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