American Express - Service Delivery Leader - Internal Control & SOX

Responsibility: This position is with Global Policy and Controls Management group, within the SOX Compliance Group. Primary responsibilities include:

- Managing various global SOX initiatives, towards ensuring strong Internal Control over Financial Reporting, such as: SOX Controls Optimization, conducting Financial Statement Risk Assessment, SOX evaluation and approval of new products, change management of key SOX controls, provide SOX training and policy, procedure, guidance, etc.

- Ability to implement change and act as a catalyst to further improve the internal controls over financial reporting framework across global processes.

- Demonstrate thought leadership around key initiatives of innovation and efficiency for the SOX Compliance Group

- Being the financial reporting risk subject matter expert for the financial operations shared service groups located in India.

- Establishing strong collaborative relationships across the matrix of key stakeholders across American Express including Operations, Finance and the Business, as also external groups including Auditors, Consultants, and Regulators, as necessary.

- Presenting senior leader communications on the progress of the effort as appropriate.

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

Qualifications:

- A Finance Qualification (preferably a Chartered Accountant) with a minimum of 6 years of post qualification experience in various Finance, Risk, Control, Audit or Business/Operations functions.

- A strong understanding of Risk and Control, including COSO Framework, Audit Approach, SOX (404 & 302), Self Assessment, Processes and Operational Risk Management.

- Demonstrated ability to lead change: strong change management experience.