American Express

Issues credit cards and runs a payment network

Senior Lead Analyst

Financial AccountingPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A B.Com or postgraduate qualification and at least 3 years of work experience.
Knowledge of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audit experience is a plus.
Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Cornerstone, TM1, or other data applications is preferred.
Demonstrated accounting expertise and analytical skills, including the ability to understand process linkages.
Ability to identify and pursue ideas, communicate effectively with senior leaders, and build relationships.
Interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

Manage research and clearance-based accounting and reconciliation of balance-sheet accounts for merchant payment processes, including spend and non-spend merchant transactions.
Perform month-over-month trend analysis to identify anomalies in general ledgers, prepare journal entries, conduct metrics analysis, and manage queries from key stakeholders.
Support ongoing and upcoming business and technology initiatives, including enterprise-wide projects.
Maintain the financial integrity of merchant processes by reviewing financial information and resolving aberrations.
Drive personal and team goals with a continuous focus on process improvement.
Support operational resilience through knowledge retention and building team backups.
Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate risks.
Contribute to team strategy and long-term plans, and manage multiple projects in support of enterprise goals.
Coordinate with technology teams on development and automation opportunities.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audit experience.
Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Cornerstone, TM1, or other data applications.

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

Balance Sheet Assurance (BSA) team in Global Financial Operations, Controllership, manages the foundational accounting for Cardmember spend, Remittances and Merchant payments along with various other operational accounting processes that is core to a Credit Card domain. The team liaison with broader controllership, technology / product, and servicing teams to ensure financial integrity is embedded in the end-to-end process.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

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

This Band 28 role will manage research and clearance-based accounting and reconciliation of B/sheet accounts for merchant payment related processes which includes spend and non-spend merchant transactions. In addition, this role will also be responsible to perform other critical activities like Month-on-Month trend analysis to identify any anomaly in general ledgers, preparing journals, metrics analysis, managing queries from key stakeholders, and support ongoing/upcoming business and technology initiatives including any enterprise-wide project.

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

About the Company

American Express

Issues credit cards and runs a payment network

American Express issues credit and pay-in-full charge cards to consumers and businesses, and unlike most card issuers it also runs the payment network its cards use. Its Travelers Cheque, launched in 1891, made carrying money abroad safer, and in 1959 it became the first major issuer of plastic cards. Cardholders earn points toward flights and hotels plus perks such as airport lounges, while companies use its corporate cards for employee travel and expenses. American Express earns a fee from merchants on each purchase, plus annual fees and interest on balances cardholders carry. Henry Wells and William Fargo, who later started Wells Fargo, co-founded it in 1850 as a freight delivery business; it is based in New York City.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1850

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