American Express - Manager - Financial Analysis - Statutory Audit - CA/CPA

Job Description :

Position Summary :

- Prepare all Statutory and Regulatory reporting on a timely basis against plan.

- Provide end to end support for the legal entity audit as directed by Service Delivery Leader (SDL) / Director Legal Entity Reporting (LER), Accounting & Reporting Team and Financial Controller.

- Prepare local GAAP to US GAAP account reconciliation, reviewing significant adjustments for GAAP differences.

- Provide analysis of reporting information, as directed by SDL / Director LER, Accounting & Reporting Team and Legal Entity Financial Controller to support board of directors meetings.

- Conduct research as required on GAAP, regulations and laws.

- Ensure effective controls and governance are adhered to.

- Research and provide support for resolution of issues and queries as directed by Manager.

- COGNOS implementation for statutory, regulatory and board reporting.

- Report to Service Delivery Leader (SDL) LER Team.

Principal Accountabilities :

- Local Statutory and Regulatory reporting requirements are met through accurate preparation of local reports.

- Reporting all audit and reporting issues identified, escalated and tracked to conclusion, as directed by SDL LER, Director LER and Accounting & Reporting Team.

- Maintain and control accuracy of information extracted from prime records into financial reports.

- Adequate controls, documentation and audit trails are in place to comply with reporting requirements.

- Maintain up-to-date understanding of local market regulatory and statutory reporting requirements.

- Coordinate with GBS functions to provide external audit support; including GAR, Accounting and Payment Operations, plus World Services Cashiers as appropriate

- Critical Challenges

- Support the LER SDL / Director to achieve the local statutory and regulatory filing objectives.

- Deliver high quality and accurate financial reporting with adherence to critical deadlines.

- Ability to communicate with business partners and customers at similar levels on Statutory & Regulatory Reporting requirements.

- Contribute toward process improvements through ongoing review of processes / methods of data collection and report preparation to create efficiencies and eliminate non-value added work.

- Ability to respond to changes in reporting requirements as dictated by regulatory authorities and work with SDL, A&R Team and Legal Entity Financial Controller to determine how to accommodate changes, providing analytical support to translate requirements into technology and resource impact. 4. Organisation Chart

- Report to SDL LER Team

Qualifications:

- Qualified Accountant CA/CPA.

- Public Accounting experience (preferably big 4)

- At least 1-4 years post qualified experience.

- A strong financial accounting / reporting background including understanding of regulatory requirements.

- Very good knowledge of IFRS and reporting requirements.

- Basic knowledge of US GAAP and awareness of other GAAP- s(Preferred).

- High proficiency in MS-Office applications, Essbase/analytical software, Oracle and Cognos.

- Demonstrate ability to operate in a large company matrix environment (if external candidate).

- Change and project management exposure.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- A fast/keen learner with the ability to learn a detailed process quickly.

- Ability to share technical knowledge and proactively encourage others to do the same. 6. Problem Solving & Decision Making:

- Results driven and ability to perform multiple tasks, work to strict deadlines and prioritise tasks.

- Sets own goals in line with critical regulatory and statutory reporting activities.

- Analytical and problem solving skills to identify and resolve queries and track issues to conclusion.

- Ability to handle issues in absence of Manager and judge when issues require escalation to Accounting & Reporting Team / Legal Entity Financial Controller.

- Ability to respond to questions relating to statutory reporting requirements and local statutory accounts.

- Must demonstrate personal accountability in ensuring all tasks and activities are carried out on time and in accordance with requirements.