Job Description

FX Controllership is part of the Middle Office within Global Treasury Controllership Organization, responsible for exposure identification, hedging, accounting, reporting and analysis pertaining to foreign currency transactions and equity translation exposure arising from AXPs global/non-U.S. subsidiaries.  This group also provides Fx advisory on M&A projects, dissolutions, corporate restructuring and capital decisions.

Purpose of the Role:

The FX Controllers group is responsible for identifying and hedging the Company’s $10 Billion foreign equity exposure and $25 Billion foreign transaction exposure, in partnership with the Global Treasury Organization. This entails monitoring the end-to-end Foreign Exchange life cycle, commencing Exposure identification & hedging strategy to mitigate the market risk, technical support on US GAAP accounting advisory, including the monitoring and computation of Media Gains or Cross border spread revenue.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team with responsibility over identifying and hedging the Company’s foreign equity exposure and foreign transaction exposure
• Ensure timely closure of daily & month end activities
• Pro-actively build and manage relationship with stakeholders within and outside of the Finance organization, with a focus on delivering effective and efficient support
• Provide strategic direction and thought leadership for team of analysts with a view to drive maximum efficiency and effectiveness and deliver measurable results
• Build technical subject matter expert in FX accounting and hedge strategy
• Provide leadership on special projects as needed
• Ensure the team maintains a strong control framework in compliance with Global policy, SOX and AXP guidelines and other regulatory requirements

Roles & Responsibilities

as above

Your Skills and experience

Your Experience and qualifications

• Candidate should be a qualified Chartered Accountant or CPA with 6-15 years’ of work experience
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft office tools (Power BI/Query, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)

• Strong general accounting knowledge and operational leadership.  Knowledge of AXP consolidation systems and reporting tools will be a plus.  Basic knowledge of technical areas of ASC 830 (FAS 52) related to currency Remeasurement & Translation and ASC 815 (FAS 133) related to FX Hedge Accounting would be an advantage
• Ability to effectively manage a team of analysts
• Strong analytics and problem-solving skills, with ability to connect business drivers
• Strong collaborative and relationship building skills AND proven ability to effectively influence senior finance and business stakeholders
• Experience in processes design and controls to mitigate risks
• Strong communication and strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to lead change management initiatives
• Ability to manage time and effectively prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines

Company Details

About Company

Amex

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