American Express - Manager - Financial Reporting - CA/CPA

You Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we're supporting our customers' financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what's possible - and we're proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. Whether it's negotiating with some of our largest global partners or creating next year's financial plan, you can influence both our day-to-day P&L and the future direction of the company. As part of the team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career.

How will you make an impact in this role?

- Responsible for Review, Analysis and Reporting of AXP and Segment Balance Sheet. Ideate and implement data-driven business insights

- Sustain enterprise-wide Balance Sheet health while remaining focused on efficiency and sustaining financial integrity for the company

- Lead with Innovation by effective use of contemporary technology & State of the Art Business Process. Identify repeatable & automatable processes.

- Audit & regulatory support: Statutory audits, internal audits, tax audits and SOX Testing

- Responsible for and ensuring compliance with service level agreements (SLA), internal guidelines, accounting policies and regulatory requirements

- Support / participate in standardization and continuous improvement initiatives as well as other business partner initiatives.

- Collaborate with key stakeholders - Account Owners, Regulators and Entity/Segment Controllers

- Ensure controls & compliance with prevailing policies & procedures such as SOX, Process Risk Self-Assessment (PRSA), etc.

- Ensure that all timelines are continually met, and adequate controls are maintained over the processes to ensure integrity of the information

- Continuously challenge the Status Quo and seek opportunity for redesign,

- Ability to work across multiple time zones

Minimum Qualifications:

- CA / CPA with 5-10 years of validated experience or Postgraduate in Commerce with 8-10 years of experience or Graduate with 10-15 years of experience

- Understanding of financial statement & balance sheet reporting & analysis

- Understanding of end to end AR/AP process flow, accounting & reconciliation

- Ability to connect accounting & reporting

- SEC/legal entity/regulatory/ segment reporting & analysis

- Knowledge of accounting guidelines

- Understanding of operational, SOX & other related control framework compliance

Platforms Knowledge:

- Knowledge of US GAAP/Local GAAP/IFRS (Reporting knowledge)

- Analytical skills with the ability to undertake cause effect analysis

- Knowledge of financial systems such Oracle, Intellisuite, OBIEE, Essbase, Hyperion Financial Reporting (HFR) etc.

- Basic understanding & appreciation of automation capabilities

- Knowledge of financial systems

- MS office suits such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience across banking/financial/FMCG companies

- Knowledge of card business model & economics