Financial Analyst
American Express · Posted Sep 28
Banking, credit card, payment network, and travel services
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About the role
The Balance Sheet Assurance (BSA) team within Global Financial Operations, Controllership, manages the foundational accounting for Cardmember spend, remittances, and merchant payments, which is core to the credit card domain, and liaises with broader controllership, technology/product, and servicing teams to embed financial integrity in the end-to-end process. This Band 28 role manages research and clearance-based accounting and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for merchant payment processes, including spend and non-spend merchant transactions. The role also performs month-on-month trend analysis to identify general ledger anomalies, prepares journals, conducts metrics analysis, manages stakeholder queries, and supports ongoing and upcoming business and technology initiatives.
What you will do
- Part of the team is responsible for maintaining financial integrity of all merchant processes.
- Ability to drive self and team goals with continuous focus on process improvement.
- Ensure operational resilience through knowledge retention and building back-ups in the team.
- Be able to proactively highlight, communicate and mitigate risks.
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders across the organization and build relationships.
- Be able to contribute to the team strategy and long-term plans.
- Ability to manage multiple projects to support enterprise goals.
- Ensuring financial integrity by reviewing financial information and resolving for any aberration in the financials
- Effectively coordinate with technology for development / automation opportunities
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- B.com/PG with 3+ years of experience of work experience
- US GAAP knowledge and Audit experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and other data applications like Cornerstone, TM1 will be preferred.
Preferred qualifications
- 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
- Demonstrate leadership skills needed to create, develop and communicate with diverse workforce.
Benefits and support
- 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
About American Express
American Express Company is a globally recognized multinational financial services corporation specializing in payment cards, travel-related services, and network banking. Founded in 1850, the company provides charge and credit cards, expense management products, and merchant services to consumers, small businesses, and large corporations worldwide. It operates a proprietary payments network known for its premium customer engagement and lifestyle rewards programs.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 76800 employees
- Founded
- 1850-03-18
- Location
- New York City, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President
Chief Colleague Experience Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
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