Senior Lead Analyst

American Express; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus incentives

Medical and retirement benefits

Flexible working model

Career development opportunities

Job summary

American Express in Gurugram, India, seeks a finance professional to manage monthly accounting across multiple legal entities, ensuring accurate journal entries and compliance with internal SLAs and regulatory standards. The role covers end-to-end processes such as merchant withholding tax and staff group accounting, with a focus on accuracy and timely closes.

You will work across time zones, contribute to standardization and automation initiatives, and maintain strong controls in line with US

Qualifications

• Graduate/Post-Graduate in Commerce with 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong English language skills (written and verbal).
• Experience in financial accounting domain with knowledge of Oracle/ERP and card business model.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly accounting for various legal entities with timely MJE entries.
• Ensure compliance with SLA, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Own end-to-end accounting processes like Merchant Withholding Tax and Staff Group accounting.
• Implement new or amended accounting standards in reporting.
• Perform real-time analysis of entity results and flag anomalies during close.

Skills

AR/AP process

US GAAP

IFRS knowledge

SOX compliance

Oracle/ERP

Analytical skills

English communication

Education

Commerce degree (Graduate/Post-Graduate)

Tools

Oracle

OBIEE

Hyperion

Essbase

IRIS

Excel

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Finance is a collaborative team, playing a key role in advising all areas of the business. We have a strategic seat at the table and our unique insights are valued in a highly competitive marketplace and increasingly complex global regulatory environment. This team collaborates globally to deliver expert accounting, reporting & advisory services, and financial risk control & governance, while supporting business growth & protecting shareholder value.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing monthly accounting for various legal entities ensuring monthly journal entry (MJE) protocol to meet compliance, completeness & accuracy standards.
• Responsible for compliance with internal service level agreements (SLA), guidelines and accounting policies and regulatory requirements of the process
• End to end ownership of key enterprise financial processes like Merchant Withholding Tax, Staff Group accounting
• Deploy internal accounting & external reporting implications of new & amended accounting standards
• Real Time Analysis of Legal Entity Results, identification of anomalies during close leading up to results submission to Street
• Support / participate in standardization, automation and continuous improvement initiatives as well as other business partner initiatives
• Maintain high accuracy and productivity standards
• Awareness of the AXP Legal and alternate hierarchies, accounting close governance & consolidations
• Maintain close contact with customer / business partners and other interface groups to ensure a smooth service delivery
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Ensure controls & compliance with prevailing policies & procedures such as SOX, Process Risk Self Assessment (PRSA), etc.
• Ensure that all deadlines are continually met and adequate controls are maintained over the processes to ensure integrity of the information
• Ability to work across multiple time zones
• Leading accounting & reporting financial processes as per the aligned SLA’s for creation of complete & accurate financial statements

QUALIFICATIONS

Critical Factors to Success (Outcome Driven):

Business Outcomes:

• Own & maintain financial/data integrity while managing end-to-end global accounting processes
• Stay relevant to the business/functional requirements
• Pro-actively develop meaningful data insights/trends to enable finance decision support to our customer’s/business partners for more effective planning & forecasting activities.
• Understand & leverage intelligent automation technologies to generate use cases within the team & create opportunities to support the automation team to get that implemented.
• Ensure first pass yield

Leadership Outcomes:

• Put enterprise thinking first, connect the role’s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders.
• Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings
• Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
• Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the world’s best customer experiences every day

Skills/Capabilities:

Functional

• Strong understanding of end-to-end AR/AP process flow, accounting & reconciliation
• Basic understanding of reporting
• Ability to connect accounting & reporting
• Understanding of financial consolidation process
• Understanding of operational, SOX & other related control framework compliance
• Ability to research & embed relevant best practices

Preferred

• Techno finance skills

Technical

• Awareness of US GAAP/Local GAAP/IFRS (Accounting knowledge)
• Analytical skills with the ability to undertake cause effect analysis
• Knowledge of financial systems Preferred:
• Basic understanding & appreciation of automation capabilities
• Understanding of business products

Platforms

• Advanced MS office suits such as Excel, Word, Power point

Preferred

• Ability to use analytical tools for financial systems such as Oracle, IRIS, OBIEE, Essbase, Hyperion Financial Reporting (HFR), etc.

Behavioral

Enterprise Leadership Behaviors

• Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective
• Bring Others With You: Build the Best Team, Seek & Provide Coaching Feedback, Make Collaboration Essential
• Do It The Right Way:

Compliance Language

Academic Background:

• Graduate / Post-Graduate in Commerce with 2-5 years of relevant experience

Past Experience:

• 2-5 years of past experience in financial accounting domain with knowledge of Oracle/ERP, card business model.
• Strong English Language skills (both written and verbal)

ABOUT US

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. As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally.

• 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.