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.

Reporting to the Controllership Manager this position will be responsible for the financial integrity of certain entities within the Spanish Group supporting both the Manager and other team members.

Core responsibilities will include analysis and explanation of the monthly financial results, assessing the accounting implications of transactions under USGAAP, IFRS and Local Spanish Gaap, supporting the preparation and audit of the local statutory financial statements, reviewing accounting entries to ensure compliance with internal policies and USGAAP and providing financial analysis for the entities Boards and other Committees. Proactively collaborate in Bank of Spain regulatory and reporting requirements.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Month-end close procedures and documentation to ensure accuracy and integrity of the Spanish Profit & Loss accounts and Balance Sheets.

• Identify unusual trends and entries within the local ledgers, then plan actions and execute solutions.

• Ensure adequate controls are set to identify potential control weaknesses and avoid any financial mistake.

• Assess Local Gaap and IFRS implications for key business transactions led by the business lines.

• Support Manager and the team on providing financial advisory to local and international stakeholders regarding specific transactions and new Deals set-up.

• Keep close track of intercompany transactions and have a strict governance ensuring all entries are properly supported to comply with the existing Transfer Pricing.

Provide support to the Legal Entity Reporting team and liaise with the external auditors to support completion of the statutory financial statements and audit process.

Proactively collaborate in Bank of Spain regulatory and reporting requirements.

Provide support to CFO on planning and team activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong technical accounting background and experience in accounting, statutory audit, reporting or planning. (3 years’ experience within a Big4 being a plus).

• Advanced knowledge of PGC Spanish Gaap, USGAAP and IFRS.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Very fluent in both English and Spanish. Strong verbal and written communication skills required in both languages.

• High proficiency in MS-Office applications (experience of Essbase and Oracle also preferable).

• Being able to work and coordinate with different teams (both local and international) based on different regions and time zones.

• High capacity to adapt to changes and new processes taking ownership on them with a proactive approach.

Being able to manage workloads, prioritize tasks and work through strict deadlines.

Team player and great collaboration skills.

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: Spain-Madrid-Madrid

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24011312