Director, VASS LAC Regional Controllership

Mastercard
Bogotá
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Independent problem-solving","Stakeholder influence","Communication","Presenting"]

Lead regional controllership for Value Added Services & Solutions (VASS) across Latin America and the Caribbean, ensuring consistent accounting policy application, governance, and scalable processes. Partner with VASS business leaders, FP&A, product teams, and Corporate Controllership to drive standards for revenue recognition, bundles/funds, gross vs. net assessments, and internal controls. Own local controllership inquiries, produce quarterly reporting packs, and mitigate financial integrity and audit risks under SOX requirements.

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Director, VASS LAC Regional Controllership

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Job Summary

Lead regional controllership for Value Added Services & Solutions (VASS) across Latin America and the Caribbean, ensuring consistent accounting policy application, governance, and scalable processes. Partner with VASS business leaders, FP&A, product teams, and Corporate Controllership to drive standards for revenue recognition, bundles/funds, gross vs. net assessments, and internal controls. Own local controllership inquiries, produce quarterly reporting packs, and mitigate financial integrity and audit risks under SOX requirements.
Location: Bogotá
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the senior controllership partner to regional VASS business leaders, FP&A, and product teams.
  • •Provide expert guidance on complex accounting matters including revenue recognition, bundles/funds and go-to-market program structures, and gross vs. net assessments.
  • •Ensure early controllership engagement in new VASS products, pricing bulletins, and scale initiatives.
  • •Design, implement, and monitor robust front- and back-end controls for VASS activities in the region; ensure compliance with Mastercard accounting policies, SOX requirements, and internal governance standards.
  • •Act as the primary regional owner for VASS controllership matters, resolve local inquiries, and produce quarterly VASS reporting packs for Corporate Controllership.

Key Requirements

  • •CPA, ACA, or equivalent professional qualification (preferred).
  • •Minimum 12 years of progressive controllership/accounting leadership experience in a multinational environment.
  • •Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, especially complex revenue recognition and product-driven business models (IFRS knowledge is a plus).
  • •Extensive experience in technical accounting, financial reporting, or audit (public accounting and/or large multinational environment).
  • •Proven ability to handle complex, ambiguous accounting issues and influence senior stakeholders; strong communication for technical documentation and audit support.
Experience:12+ yearsMultinational environmentPublic accountingSOXAudit
Skills:Attention to detailIndependent problem-solvingStakeholder influenceCommunicationPresenting
Certifications:CPAACA

Company Brief

Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments and technology company that processes transactions, provides fraud prevention and data services, and builds payment infrastructure for consumers, businesses, merchants and governments across 200+ countries.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Founded: 1966
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