Vice President, Controller, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMEA)
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About the Role
Visa seeks a VP, Controller for the CEMEA region to lead financial governance, reporting, and controls across 80+ countries. The role requires 15+ years of progressive finance leadership, CPA, and deep US GAAP expertise.
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Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of regional controllership, financial reporting and governance across CEMEA
- Ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness of U.S. GAAP reporting, management reporting and statutory/regulatory reporting
- Serve as trusted advisor to CEMEA CFO, regional leadership team and Global Controller on financial, operational and governance matters
- Own effectiveness of regional control environment and ensure compliance with Visa accounting policies, SOX requirements and governance standards
- Lead internal and external audit engagements and drive continuous enhancement of financial controls
- Champion modernization of controllership by leveraging automation, digital capabilities and GenAI solutions
- Lead and inspire geographically dispersed team of finance professionals
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive finance, accounting or controllership leadership experience within multinational, public company environments
- CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred
- Combination of Big Four public accounting experience and senior finance leadership experience within a complex global organization
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, audit and regulatory compliance
- Experience leading finance organizations across multiple jurisdictions, currencies and regulatory environments
- Demonstrated success operating within large matrix organizations and partnering with executive leadership teams
- Experience leading large scale finance transformation, process improvement and automation initiatives
- Strong knowledge of SOX controls, governance and enterprise risk management practices
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About Us
- Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions across more than 200 countries and territories.
Team Summary
- The CEMEA Controllership organization ensures integrity, transparency and scalability of Visa's financial reporting, governance and control environment across Central Europe, Middle East and Africa.
What a VP, Controller, CEMEA Does At Visa
- Shapes the financial governance framework for one of Visa's most strategically important growth regions.
- Leads a high performing team of finance and controllership professionals and acts as trusted advisor to regional and global leaders.
Regional Financial Stewardship
- Lead all aspects of regional controllership, financial reporting and governance across CEMEA.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness of U.S. GAAP reporting, management reporting and statutory/regulatory reporting.
- Support Visa's global reporting obligations, including contributing to SEC reporting and disclosure requirements.
Strategic Finance Leadership
- Serve as trusted advisor to CEMEA CFO, regional leadership team and Global Controller on financial, operational and governance matters.
- Provide insights that help leadership run a healthy, controlled and high performing business.
- Influence strategic decisions through deep understanding of Visa's business model, financial performance and operating environment.
Control Environment & Risk Management
- Own effectiveness of regional control environment and ensure compliance with Visa accounting policies, SOX requirements and governance standards.
- Lead internal and external audit engagements and drive continuous enhancement of financial controls.
- Anticipate emerging regulatory, accounting and business risks across a complex, multinational environment.
Transformation & Innovation
- Champion modernization of controllership by leveraging automation, digital capabilities and GenAI solutions.
- Drive process simplification, standardization and operational efficiency.
- Lead major finance transformation initiatives across systems, processes and operating models.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead and inspire a geographically dispersed team of finance professionals.
- Build a culture of accountability, inclusion, continuous improvement and innovation.
- Develop future finance leaders through succession planning, mentorship and strategic talent development.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive finance, accounting or controllership leadership experience within multinational, public company environments.
- CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred.
- Combination of Big Four public accounting experience and senior finance leadership experience within a complex global organization.
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, audit and regulatory compliance.
- Experience leading finance organizations across multiple jurisdictions, currencies and regulatory environments.
- Demonstrated success operating within large matrix organizations and partnering with executive leadership teams.
- Experience leading large scale finance transformation, process improvement and automation initiatives, including AI and emerging technologies.
- Strong knowledge of SOX controls, governance and enterprise risk management practices.
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