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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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Global Network Services Segment Controllership role is a key role in providing business advisory and accounting guidance to the Amex Global Network Services (GNS) line of business. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working closely with business partners and providing appropriate and timely accounting guidance in accordance with US GAAP and Amex accounting policies;

• Document the accounting conclusions in an accurate, clear and comprehensive manner;

• Lead/Support business growth initiatives and complex accounting issues for the Global Network Services line of business;

• Lead/support key Controllership projects;

• Cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with key Business and Finance partners, as well as Accounting & Reporting counterparts within broader Controllership organization;

• Partner with functional areas of Controllership and Finance to efficiently embed accounting processes;

• Conduct operational accounting reviews to assist in finding opportunities to strengthen the financial control environment;

• Support review of monthly/quarterly senior leadership pages for presentation (deals update, exception, closed issues etc.);

• Support cross-functional team trainings for key accounting policies and business advisory topics;

• Conduct deep dive accounting analysis where needed for strong governance and accuracy of accounting.

Qualifications :

Fully / part qualified accountant, or equivalent experience or studying towards a Professional Finance qualification is preferred (CIMA/ACCA/MBA) with proven experience.

• Ability to articulate accounting concepts in clear & concise manner to non-finance leaders

• Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills

• Good analytical skills and able to connect business drivers and linkages

• Conversant with Oracle/ERP system and proficient in use of MS-Office is preferred

• Knowledge of payment industry is desirable

• US GAAP & IFRS knowledge would 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

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: United Kingdom-West Sussex-Burgess Hill

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24007630