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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 position of Controllership Manager will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company financial statements and control environment for American Express Europe S.A. (AEESA) and its branches from Madrid office. AEESA currently stands as the Amex payment institution and card issuer for most of the European Economic Area.

This position will be key for supporting new Finance initiatives for the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Team leadership responsibilities for Spain issuer legal entity

• Ensure integrity of legal entity Balance Sheet and Income Statements for American Express Europe (AEESA)

• Month end closing, providing financial control and accuracy of accounting/results

• Delivery of Annual Statutory Accounts, Legal Books and relationship with External Auditors

• Key financial advisor for the legal entity governance framework

• Proactive working with Business Partners and Support functions, providing adequate support and expertise on financial matters

• Guarantee necessary controls to comply with US GAAP, Spain GAAP and IFRS policies

• Proactively collaborate in Bank of Spain regulatory and reporting requirements

• Clear focus on improvement of financial flows and processes

• Active participation in new initiatives and projects from as Finance SME

• Regular collaboration with Financial Center of Excellence and Legal Entity Reporting team in India

• Review of Management to legal Entity accounts reconciliation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance and related field

• 7 years finance experience

• Significant experience in financial reporting, financial planning and accounting, preferably within the financial services or payments industry

• Advanced knowledge of US GAAP, Local GAAP and IFRS

• Dedicated, reliable, self-motivated individual with strong organizational capabilities

• Proactive individual with quality and innovative oriented mindset

• Strong written and verbal English & Spanish communication skills

• Good interpersonal skills and team-oriented person

• Ability to collaborate across in a matrix structure

• Expert in MS-Office applications, Oracle or similar ERPs

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree is a plus

• Advance finance certifications can be advantageous

• Industry specific experience

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: 25005300