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The Cluster Financial Controller, Director, France, Belgium and Luxembourg (FBL) role, based in Paris, is responsible to lead a team who are managing the Finance Controllership function for the FBL country cluster. This role includes responsibility for Financial Reporting, Financial Internal Controls as well as broader Financial Stewardship. The FBL cluster Finance Controller will work closely with the Senior Director, Financial Accounting and Reporting – Europe Controllership to oversee the accounting and financial control for the cluster. The role will ensure the timely and accurate capture of financial information/output necessary for effective management decisions, and in compliance with US GAAP, local statutory laws and accounting standards, corporate policies/procedures and key controls. Additionally, this role will constantly challenge the ‘status quo’ and drive the team to be change agents with the objective of driving process efficiencies without compromising control standards.

This role reports on a solid line to the Senior Director, Financial Accounting and Reporting within the Europe Controllership group, London, UK. This role also reports on a dotted line to the Cluster Head of Financer, based in Paris, France.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 5 Accountants to Director level, based in Paris office.

• Overall responsibility for the accounting close process for FBL cluster to ensure high quality accounting accuracy, timely and meaningful reporting, and compliance to US GAAP, SEC and SOX requirements. This involves planning and reviewing the work of a team of accountants.

• Train, support, guide and monitor the cluster units’ conduct of business transactions to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, laws, policies and procedures.

• Ownership of financial change management initiatives within FBL cluster including system implementation projects and associated process improvements.

• Work closely with the business, FP&A, Operations Support and other stakeholders to influence and drive issue resolution and initiate changes to enhance internal control and efficiency.

• Drive the required changes, lead process improvements and work collaboratively with senior management and various stakeholders. This group will include Compliance, Human Resources, Legal, Business and others.

• Where required, manage the financial statement external audit including completion of audited financial statements, management discussion and analysis for all group entities falling under FBL cluster.

• Work with the Europe Accounting teams, when required, to implement new financial accounting policies and procedures.

• Assess accounting treatment of Revenue contracts against ASC606 and work closely with UK based Europe Revenue team to deliver consistent and accurate revenue reporting.

• Work closely with UK Hub finance team and other European cluster Controllers to deliver against all Controllership objectives.

Qualifications and Competences:

• Big 4 public accounting and audit experience is highly desired

• Excellent level of spoken and written English and French

• Bachelor’s degree in a business related discipline; Advanced Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or equivalent is highly desired.

• Extensive progressive experience in audit, financial reporting or accounting operations, working in a large and fast-paced multi-national commercial environment.

• Strong leadership experience in managing a highly functional and high performing team.

• Strong knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley and internal control requirements; High ethical and quality control standards.

• Strong knowledge and experience with US GAAP, French GAAP, along with in-depth experience in preparation of statutory financial reports and tax transfer pricing strategies.

• Ability to work well under pressure; strong problem solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Excellent inter-personal skills and a proven ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels.

• Excellent project management skills to drive assigned projects to completion with minimal supervision.

• Ability to think strategically and support business objectives while effectively balancing risk/reward trade-offs.

• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills and ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure in a complex and diverse, international and multi-cultural environment.

• Self-directed and motivated to continuously improve processes to exceed customer expectations and help promote a best-in-class organization.

• Proven leadership skills, with the ability and willingness to instigate and support change initiatives.

• Experience of systems implementation and process migration

• Customer focused, driven and can lead by example. 

• Knowledge of Microsoft office applications and Oracle Financials.

Training & Development:

Visa are committed to your professional development and growth.  Our Europe Finance (London) has received both trainee and professional accreditation from ACCA and CIMA.

These accreditations recognise Visa Europe’s high standards of staff training and development. As such we want to ensure our new hires are aware of the opportunities to them, as well as the on-going support they will receive.

Trainees and Professional Qualified Individuals can take advantage of the following to support their career development:

• Wide range of learning opportunities offered by Visa to employees
• Supported learning through ACCA and CIMA
• Simplified CPD and performance objective sign off
• Dedicated assistance when needed from the Professional bodies
• Discounted prices on a range of qualifications and support

Diversity & Inclusion

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere, is not only our brand promise, it’s the foundation of our company culture. We foster a feeling of connectedness in the workplace, support diversity of thought, culture and background, fight for important initiatives like Equal Pay and actively work to eliminate unconscious biases that hold us all back.

By leveraging the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our worldwide teams, Visa is a better place to work and a better business partner to our clients.