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Financial Analyst
American Express. Perform core controllership functions for American Express legal entities housing AXP businesses, including accounting, reporting, business/financial management, audit/internal controls, and compliance .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong technical and operational accounting expertise, particularly in US GAAP, while effectively managing complex projects and financial reporting for legal entities. Proven ability to drive process improvements and collaborate across teams to enhance governance and compliance.
Highest-signal resume keywords
US GAAP KnowledgeLegal Entity Controllership ExperienceProfessional Accounting Degree CA/CPAOracle, Essbase, and HFM KnowledgeAudit Experience
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Hard Skills
AccountingFinancial ReportingVariance AnalysisProcess ImprovementM&A AccountingConsolidation AuditsFinancial ManagementComplianceStatutory FilingsBalance Sheet Governance
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailBusiness AcumenCommunicationTeam CollaborationResults-Driven
Tools & Technologies
OracleEssbaseHFM
Certifications & Qualifications
CACPA
Industry Keywords
ControllershipAudit/Internal ControlsGovernance FrameworkFinancial InstrumentsRegulatory Compliance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesOracle
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Perform core controllership functions for American Express legal entities housing AXP businesses, including accounting, reporting, business/financial management, audit/internal controls, and compliance
- Support and drive business initiatives and complex accounting/reporting issues related to new M&A deals, legal entity structural changes, consolidation audits, new accounting standards, issuance of new financial instruments, and MRA remediation
- Articulate upstream and downstream impacts from a legal entity perspective
- Spearhead initiatives to strengthen legal entity purity and enhance the governance framework
- Coordinate with multiple teams for variance analysis and governance structure
- Drive complex specialized projects and transactions with multiple parties under limited supervision, including preparation and review of MFRs and other documentation
- Participate in financial and close governance, audit/exam support, board support, resolution planning, and LEG assessment
- Support preparation and review of US-GAAP financial statements, roll-forwards/schedules, and statutory/regulatory filings such as Y11
- Drive balance sheet governance to clear unnatural, static, expired, and unreconciled balances and other alarming items
- Identify process improvement opportunities through trending, variance analytics, commentary, and legacy system setup reviews
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong technical and operational accounting experience along with process excellence
- Excellent business acumen and ability to think in terms of business strategy and technical compliance
- 1-3 years of experience in Legal Entity Controllership, accounting, reporting, or project management
- US GAAP knowledge
- Audit experience is a plus
- Professional Accounting degree CA/CPA
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with excellent attention to detail and understanding of company business and segments
- Ability to challenge the status quo and effectively communicate with leadership, auditors, and regulators
- Knowledge of US GAAP and ability to understand changes resulting from upcoming GAAP modifications
- Knowledge of Oracle, Essbase, and HFM
- Commitment to working in a team environment to achieve results
- Flexible, results-driven, and able to lead and influence without authority
- Shift timing: 11:30 am-7:30 pm
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- Support for financial-well-being and retirement
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities