American Express India | Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• The position is responsible for performing core controllership functions for American Express legal entities which in houses the AXP businesses; ranging from Accounting, Reporting, Business / Financial management, Audit / Internal controls, other compliances requiring engagement with multiple groups (like GR2R, LE controllership, Segment controllership, GAPA, Taxation, Auditors, Treasury, IAG ).
• The position will report directly to Delivery Leader and will play an integral role in supporting and driving critical business initiatives / complex accounting & reporting issues relating to new M&A deals, legal entity structural changes, Consol Audit, New Accounting standards, Issuance of new financial instruments, MRAs remediation and able to articulate upstream and downstream impacts from legal entity perspective
• Coordinate with multiple teams for variance analysis and governance structure.
• Drive results in complex specialized projects / transactions working with multiple parties under limited supervision, involving preparation and review of MFRs and other documentation, as required.
• Support in preparation and review of US-GAAP financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow), roll-forwards / schedules, statutory / regulatory filings like Y11.
• Drive Balance Sheet governance exercise to ensure proactive clearances of unnatural, static, expired and unreconciled balances and other alarming items.
• Identify improvement opportunities in existing processes (trending, variance analytics and commentary), legacy system set-ups.
• Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective

Requirements

• Strong technical and operational accounting experience along with process excellence.
• Excellent business acumen, ability to think both in terms of business strategy and technical compliance.
• US GAAP knowledge and Audit experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with excellent attention to detail, understanding of company business, segments.
• Able to challenge status quo & effectively communicate with leadership, auditors, regulators.
• Knowledge of US GAAP with ability to understand the changes resulting from upcoming GAAP modifications.
• Knowledge of Oracle, Essbase, HFM

American Express

American Express is a global payments company known for its card products, merchant network and travel services. It was founded in New York in 1850.

Its Indian teams work on finance, risk, analytics, operations and technology for markets around the world. Chartered accountants typically join financial analysis, controllership and reporting teams.

• Industry: Payments and financial services
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• In India: Large teams in Gurugram and Bengaluru