American Express - Service Delivery Leader - Accounting & Reporting Governance

American Express - Service Delivery Leader - Accounting & Reporting Operational Governance

Job Description:

This position is within the A&R Operational Governance team that will play a leading role to provide reporting & analytical support to Market Controllers for A&R EMEA/JAPA organization. The incumbent will be required to develop and maintain strong relationships with multiple stakeholders, and work with them to strengthen financial integrity and control environment. Primary responsibilities include:

- Coordinate with Market Controllership, GFO & Other Utility Groups for quarterly clearance of financial control & review with External Auditors.

- Support Market Controllership teams in the month close processes & analysis of P&L / Balance Sheet review- s, key reserves at legal entity level etc.

- Support preparation & review of regional month close accounting Issues Logs & coordinate with teams to identify significant accounting adjustments and operational risks impacting the legal entities.

- Provide financial analysis & support to Market Controllership teams to manage their operating expenses, annual plan exercise, variance analysis, identification of risk & opportunities and agree on mitigating plans.

- Liaison with Market Controllership teams & central team for investment prioritization & tracking of approved/unapproved projects.

- Collaborate with key partners in Finance & Technology to provide project management support for Controllership projects.

- Evaluate current processes & recommend process improvement to drive process efficiencies.

- Ability to lead, develop & influence the team

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

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have:

- Chartered Accountant / CPA / MBA Finance with minimum 6-8 years of post-qualification experience

- Strong Accounting & Reporting skills with solid understanding of Financial Statements, Key metrics to support financial review and due diligence process.

- Strong financial planning skills with an ability to provide in-depth analysis to support decision making by Leadership team

- Ability to articulate reporting requirements to Market Controllership teams.

- Excellent Project / Change Management skills with ability to support Global Projects & drive results

- Require advanced knowledge of USGAAP. Knowledge of IFRS will be a distinct advantage.

- Results oriented, able to lead and influence without authority, must be flexible and have good work prioritization skill

- Ability to collaborate across geographies in a Matrix structure and deliver on customer expectations.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Strong team player, and self-motivation with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

- Excellent Strategic thought leadership skills and the ability to think creatively

- Excellent people & strong networking skills

Pallavi Mutgi
Global Talent Acquisition Team
American Express
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