Job Description

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That’s why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. We have an exciting opportunity to join our global tax team based in Gurgaon, India. This is a new opening for the tax professional to support the international markets, primarily US, for tax accounting, compliance & reporting at American Express. Responsibilities:

• Preparation of US International (5471) and State compliance returns.
• Partner with US tax compliance team on the preparation of related US tax forms, FTC workings and quarterly forecast workings.
• Preparing of numerous support schedules filed with tax return.
• Demonstrate experience in process improvement and automation including but not limited to: innovating through new and existing technologies
• Must have the ability to coordinate and work with cross-function teams
• Leading various projects and initiatives for Compliance.

Education:

• Graduate / Post Graduate/ MBA in Finance
• CA preferred

Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience working on Tax
• Big 4 experience a plus
• Driven to learn and develop new skills
• Proficient in the use of Excel, Word, and MS Access
• Able to excel and influence in a cross-functional team structure
• Able to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Dynamic, willing to take on new initiatives.

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.