Financial Analyst

You Lead the Way.

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways.

When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other.

Here, youll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey thats unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, youll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact?every colleague has the opportunity to share in the companys success.

Together, well win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the worlds best customer experience every day.

And well do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Responsibilities:.

People leadership role with direct supervision of 1-4 colleagues.

Support Accounting and reporting for P&L and Balance sheet e g prepaid amortization, other liability and other A/R.

Maintain and continually enhance strong Control and Compliance environment in compliance with US GAAP, AXP Finance Policy and protocols.

Collaborate with multiple stakeholders viz, Segment and LE Controllership, LFO, Business and External and Internal Auditors, Tax and GSM to deliver accurate and timely accounting and reporting.

Strong focus on generating higher effectiveness and efficiencies through automation process redesign.

Focus on data interpretation for analytics and business insights.

Required Qualifications: Academic.

The incumbent should be a qualified accountant (CA, ICWA) or MBA Finance with at least 5+ years of post-qualification experience or 6 to 10 years of post-qualification experience with B Com/ M Com / CA Intermediate.

Required Qualifications: Additional.

The incumbent will be required to have strong accounting (US GAAP) & reconciliation knowledge, policy awareness & control mindset.

High proficiency in MS-Office applications, Oracle Applications, Essbase and TM1, and other AXP systems.

Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve queries with the ability to deal with large set of data, perform trend & variance analysis and creating meaningful insights.

Strong communication, relationship management & collaboration skills while closely working with various stakeholders across Controllership, Business Finance, Audit and Control groups.

Highly motivated, self-starter with ability to work with limited supervision.

Excellent verbal & written communication, presentation skills.

Lead team and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver consistently high levels of performance for core responsibility, transformation and analytics.

Ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvements.

Quick learner, an eye for detail, agile and ability to work during ambiguity.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being.

That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life.

Benefits include:.

Competitive base salaries.

Bonus incentives.

Support for financial-well-being and retirement.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location).

Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.

Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location).

Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location).

Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program.

Career development and training opportunities.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.