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Financial Analyst

American Express

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This role is within Corporate Controllership which:

 

  • Owns financial integrity and reporting across the enterprise 
  • Ensures balance sheet accuracy and reconciliation health 
  • Drives compliance with regulatory frameworks and internal policies (e.g., SOX, audits) 
  • Supports operational accounting and financial control processes 
  • Partners with multiple stakeholders (Finance, regulators, business units, auditors)

Responsibilities

  • Key responsibilities: 

    • Responsible for managing Balance sheet Reconciliation – Research & Clearance and Analytics 
    • Sustain enterprise-wide Balance Sheet health while remaining focused on efficiency and sustaining financial integrity for the company including ensuring timely research & clearance of BS reconciling items. 
    • Responsible for performing Operational Accounting 
    • Collaborate with key stakeholders - Account Owners, Regulators and Entity/Segment Controllers 
    • Pursue continuous improvement in execution, lead intelligent automation and monitor compliance with management policies. 
    • Responsible for improving control environment by ensuring satisfactory audit experience and enhancing internal controls. 
    • Ensure controls & compliance with prevailing policies & procedures such as SOX, Process Risk Self-Assessment and support Statutory/Internal audits. 
    • Continuously challenge the Status Quo and seek opportunity for redesign/automate. 

Qualifications

  • Required Qualification: 

    • Should be a Graduate or Postgraduate with 1-2 years of relevant work experience. 
    • Well-developed analytical skills, ability to understand the linkages to processes. 
    • Demonstrated Accounting expertise. 
    • Ability to think innovatively and to pursue ideas with conviction. 
    • Excellent team player with strong Inter-Personal skills and communication skills – both written and spoken. 

     

     

    • The Incumbent should be Assertive, should be able to influence & corroborate without direct authority. 
    • A self-starter with ability to operate under ambiguous circumstances. 
    • Must have good Communication and Interpersonal skills and be able to interact with senior leadership, with Finance, multiple employee levels /Business Partners/Customers etc., 
    • Demonstrate leadership skills needed to create, develop, train, motivate and communicate with diverse work force.