Description

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Purpose of the Role:

The primary purpose of this role requires management of financial accounting process for Marketing & Promotion team and related activities like budget management, reconciliation and reporting of financials.

The incumbent will be required to closely work with various stakeholders across Business LFOs/IOs, Marketing and GSM teams. The role will require strong focus on generating efficiencies, accelerating accounting processes and ensuring overall governance.

Academic Background:

• Graduate / Post-Graduate in Commerce or MBA with 1-4 years of relevant experience in financial accounting domain.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly reconciliations. Updating Forecast & Budget as and when requested by market

• Responding to the email queries from stakeholders

• Adherence to the compliance to policies & internal controls

• Monthly booking of accruals

• Supporting the audit & SOX requests

Functional Knowledge:

• Responsible for owning & maintaining financial/data integrity, compliance with internal service level agreements (SLA), guidelines, accounting policies and regulatory requirements as applicable.

• Ability to work across multiple time zones

• The incumbent will be required to have strong accounting & reconciliation knowledge, policy awareness & control mindset with ability to read, interpret various contractual terms/SOWs and apply to function and activities.

• Strong communication, relationship management & collaboration skills while closely working with various stakeholders across Marketing, Controllership, Business Finance, Audit and Control groups.

• High proficiency in MS-Office applications, Oracle Applications (General Ledger Subledger), Essbase/TM1, etc.

Additional:

• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve queries with the ability to deal with large set of data.

• Excellent verbal & written communication with good presentation skills.

• Quick learner, an eye for detail and ability to work during ambiguity.

• Should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Technical:

• Good understanding of general accounting principles and basic techno finance/automation knowhow will be an added advantage.

Qualifications

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Job: Finance

Primary Location: India-Haryana-Gurgaon

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24017064