Manager - Controller

Join the American Express Corporate Segment Controllership team, a high-performing, dynamic organization where proactive, energetic finance and accounting professionals make a visible impact. We own the accounting and financial reporting for the Company’s compensation and benefits programs, including incentive compensation, US benefits, and earnings per share (EPS). In this role, you will advise business partners on new and changing business activities, help shape financial control and risk governance processes, uncover process efficiencies, and raise financial control awareness across the business. You will also play a meaningful role in the Company’s external reporting, 10Q and 10K filing, proxy reporting, and legal entity financial statement disclosures. If you thrive across varied tasks and deadlines and bring strong communication, collaboration, and people-leadership skills, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of proven accounting and financial experience.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship building and collaboration skills.
• Track record of driving operational improvements.
• Proficient in US GAAP and application of accounting standards.
• Commitment to working in a team environment to achieve results.
• Strong problem solving/analytical skills and impeccable attention to detail.
• A flexible, results driven individual with the ability to lead and influence without authority.
• Organizational skills with the ability to meet/exceed deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong financial control focus, requiring ability to proactively understand and identify risks from an end-to-end perspective.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related required.
  
  Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
  

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting and reporting for the Company’s colleague-related expenses and liabilities, as well as earnings per share (EPS) calculations, backed by strong internal controls.
• Apply accounting expertise to global incentive award programs, offering analysis and guidance on accounting, financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and controls.
• Act as the main point of contact for internal and external auditors on the assigned areas, clearly communicating accounting conclusions, reporting processes, and supporting controls.
• Collaborate with the Colleague Experience Group (CEG) and the Corporate Planning to evaluate new and evolving business activities and provide technical accounting and financial reporting guidance.
• Review monthly income statement results and quarterly balance sheets to explain financial movements, conduct risk-based accounting and control reviews, and test key Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls, proactively identifying and mitigating accounting issues and risks across end-to-end processes.
• Support the Company’s external financial reporting, including SEC and bank holding company filings, earnings releases, and disclosures on employee-related liabilities.
• Uphold financial and regulatory reporting, model governance, and third-party management policies across the areas of responsibility.
• Lead improvements to accounting and reporting processes that boost efficiency, strengthen governance, and provide financial insights for better business decisions.