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 #TeamAmex and let's lead the way together.

Job Description

American Express’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is an important aspect of how we do business as a company, which is receiving increasing interest from regulators and investors. In response, we are creating an ESG Controllership team within External Reporting, to develop and support well controlled, auditable processes to compile ESG related data and incorporate this ESG data into relevant external reports.

This role will support mandatory ESG disclosures including the SEC’s climate disclosure, EU CSRD, various IFRS S1 and S2 proposals, UK TCFD, etc. This role will partner closely with the Enterprise ESG team, General Counsel’s Office, Investor Relations, GRC, GREWE, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build cross-functional partnerships within American Express

• Support data collection for ESG mandatory disclosures.

• Partner closely with the CSR team and other stakeholders, ensuring strong governance and controls.

• Collaborate with key internal cross-functional stakeholders in SOX/OE and IAG to design and implement processes, controls, and systems to support ESG data governance, metrics and KPIs

• Be a subject matter expert on existing and future regulations, disclosure proposals and technical issues relevant to ESG reporting.

• Conduct ESG benchmarking and develop recommendations to enhance ESG reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Ability to take ownership for developing processes and systems for consistent and accurate reporting

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize different activities while maintaining accuracy and adhering to deadlines

• Proponent of collaborative approaches to identify opportunities and solutions

• Experience with TCFD reporting, IFRS S1 and S2 standards, CSRD, Double Materiality Assessments, and SEC climate disclosure reporting

• Financial reporting and accounting, internal or external audit and/or internal controls/process assurance is a plus

• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel proficiency a plus

• Understanding of financial systems such as Oracle subledger, General Ledger, TM1, etc.

• Experience working with cross functional teams across different geographies preferred

• Working shift will be 3:30pm – 11:30pm IST

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: 24013913