American Express—Financial Analyst

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Description: Job Description- Function Description: The position is responsible for performing core controllership functions for American Express legal entities which in houses the AXP businesses; ranging from Accounting, Reporting, Business / Financial management, Audit / Internal controls, other compliances requiring engagement with multiple groups (like GR2R, LE controllership, Segment controllership, GAPA, Taxation, Auditors, Treasury, IAG ). Purpose of the Role: The position will report directly to Delivery Leader and will play an integral role in supporting and driving critical business initiatives / complex accounting & reporting issues relating to new M&A deals, legal entity structural changes, Consol Audit, New Accounting standards, Issuance of new financial instruments, MRAs remediation and able to articulate upstream and downstream impacts from legal entity perspective Requirements: Critical Factors to Success: • Strong technical and operational accounting experience along with process excellence. • Excellent business acumen, ability to think both in terms of business strategy and technical compliance. Past Experience: • 1-3 years of experience in Legal Entity Controllership, accounting, reporting, project management • US GAAP knowledge and Audit experience is a plus Academic Background: • Professional Accounting degree CA/CPA Functional Skills/Capabilities: • Ability to manage multiple priorities with excellent attention to detail, understanding of company business, segments • Able to challenge status quo & effectively communicate with leadership, auditors, regulators Technical Skills/Capabilities: • Knowledge of US GAAP with ability to understand the changes resulting from upcoming GAAP modifications Knowledge of Platforms: • Knowledge of Oracle, Essbase, HFM Behavioral Skills/Capabilities: • Commitment to working in a team environment to achieve results. • Flexible, results-driven and able to lead and influence without authority Enterprise Leadership Behaviors • Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective • Bring Others With You: Build the Best Team, Seek & Provide Coaching Feedback, Make Collaboration Essential • Do It The Right Way: Communicate Frequently, Candidly & Clearly, Make Decisions Quickly & Effectively, Live the Blue Box Values, Great Leadership Demands Courage   Shift Timing: 11:30 am-7:30 pm Responsibilities: Responsibilities: • Spearhead key initiatives to strengthen legal entity purity and enhance existing governance framework by identifying ‘out of the box’ opportunities and add value to the company • Coordinate with multiple teams for variance analysis and governance structure • Drive results in complex specialized projects / transactions working with multiple parties under limited supervision, involving preparation and review of MFRs and other documentation, as required • Active participation in core process framework – Financial & close governance, audit / exam support, board support, other enterprise wide exercises like resolution planning, LEG assessment • Support in preparation and review of US-GAAP financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow), roll-forwards / schedules, statutory / regulatory filings like Y11 • Drive Balance Sheet governance exercise to ensure proactive clearances of unnatural, static, expired and unreconciled balances and other alarming items • Identify improvement opportunities in existing processes (trending, variance analytics and commentary), legacy system set-ups