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 current 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

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

Qualifications
Cr

📌 Financial Analyst (Bengaluru Urban)
🏢 American Express
📍 Bengaluru Urban