الوصف الوظيفي
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
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, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll 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.
Purpose of the Role:
The primary purpose of this role requires management of financial accounting process for M&P team and related activities like Budget Management, Financial Accounting, Decision Support and MIS reporting.
This is a people leadership role, and will require strong focus on generating efficiencies, accelerating accounting processes and ensuring overall governance.
The incumbent will be required to collaborate with various stakeholders across Business LFOs/IOs, Marketing and GSM teams.
Academic Background:
The incumbent should be a qualified accountant (CA, CMA, ACCA) 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.
Functional:
People leadership role with direct supervision of 2-3 colleagues.
Accounting and Reporting for M&P expense and budget management along with year-end support to various Marketing & Finance teams. Total AXP M&P budget of $5.5Bn.
Ensure compliance with internal service level agreements (SLA), SOX and Operational Controls, internal guidelines, accounting policies/ protocols and support internal and external audits.
The incumbent will be required to have strong accounting & reconciliation knowledge, policy awareness & control mindset.
Assist in periodic review and refresh for PRSA, Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and business Impact Analysis (BIA) which requires liaising with Risk Management Teams.
Strong communication, relationship management & collaboration skills while closely working with various stakeholders across Controllership, Business Finance, Audit and Control groups, etc.
High proficiency in MS-Office applications, Oracle Applications, Essbase and TM1, etc.
Additional:
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.
Self-starter with excellent verbal & written communication, presentation skills.
Ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvements.
Quick learner, an eye for detail and ability to work during ambiguity.
Technical:
Good understanding of Card Economics, US GAAP (Revenue Recognition, Marketing & Business Development) and basic techno finance/automation skill/knowhow will be an added advantage.
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 opportunitiesAmerican 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.
