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American Express - Financial Analyst - Financial Reporting Cluster (2-6 yrs)
"I began working at American Express in 2007 through a campus recruitment program. I now lead a team managing business intelligence tools and platforms, creating data capabilities and insights for measuring the performance of acquisition channels, marketing campaigns, cobrand products & Digital experience channels. It’s been exciting and rewarding!"
Neha Singh
Vice President, Enterprise Business Intelligence Engineering
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Roles & Responsibilities
This position will be a part of the Financial Reporting Cluster. It will primarily support the External Reporting function and will be part of Regulatory Reporting team. The job would entail the following activities:
- Preparing the regulatory filing and supporting documentation/schedules.
- Ensuring report compliance with Federal Reserve and other regulatory reporting requirements, the Company's internal review procedures and all other applicable policies and procedures.
- Supporting projects to transform the preparation of regulatory reports, including automation and simplifications.
- Supporting the Managers and Director in responding to inquiries of (i) Federal Reserve; (ii) GCO; and (iii) other regulatory related inquiries.
- Supporting the Managers and Director in implementation of analytical and reporting processes, procedures and systems using the Company's control framework.
- Coordinating with various Subject Matter Experts and Global Reporting leaders.
- Displaying thought leadership and supporting work/life balance initiatives.
- This role may be subject to additional background verification checks.
- Shift timings- 11AM to 7:30PM
Critical Factors to Success
- Should have problem solving, planning and analytical skills to facilitate and focus on continuous improvement and innovation. Project management skills and experience will be distinct advantage.
- Should have strong results orientation, project management, collaboration and co-ordination abilities. Should be self-driven, self-motivated and have eye for detail.
- Put enterprise thinking first, connect the role's agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders.
- Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings
- Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
- Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the world's best customer experiences every day
Qualifications
- US GAAP knowledge & experience
- Regulatory/ external reporting experience is preferable
- Exposure Liquidity reporting, NSFR or LCR will be a plus
Academic Background
- At least 3+ years' experience in Accounting/Reporting
- Chartered Accountant/CPA preferred
- Prior experience with U.S. regulatory/SEC reporting or public accounting a plus.
Functional Skills/Capabilities:
- Must have good communication and interpersonal skills and be able to interact independently with senior business partners / customers etc.
- Reporting and analysis experience will be an advantage. Familiarity with US GAAP and financial accounting experience is preferred.
- Self-driven, team player, have analytical skills and inclination for process improvement.
- For an internal candidate, knowledge of company policies, businesses, finance processes and systems is desirable
- Understanding of financial domain and AXP systems
Technical Skills
- Able to understand and enhance the control environment around the filings.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Quick learner.
- Must be proficient in MS Applications such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word.-
- The incumbent should be tenured for a minimum of 18 months at Band 30 as on the date of application deadline.
- The incumbent should not be on level 3 or above counseling at the time of applying.
- The incumbent should have a performance rating of G2L2 or better in the last review Good analytical skills and inclination of process improvement
Knowledge of Platforms
- Oracle, Essbase, RRD architecture
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