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Som Asopa

Som Asopa

Senior Finance Analyst
Delhi

Summary

Senior Finance Analyst with a strong track record in process transformation, compliance, and team leadership. Experienced in driving automation and digital initiatives that have saved over 1,300 hours annually, enhanced operational efficiency, and improved audit readiness. Trusted point of contact for SOX compliance and PwC audits, known for collaborating effectively with leadership. Proven ability to lead large-scale migrations, manage cross-functional teams, and contribute to high-impact learning and development programs

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Finance Analyst

American Express, AMEX
12.2014 - Current
  • Spearhead compliance and quality oversight for a team of 18+ members, delivering structured feedback, coaching, and targeted corrective actions to ensure consistent performance and adherence to standards.
  • Served as the single point of contact for all SOX-related matters within the team; worked closely with leadership to facilitate timely and efficient PwC audits, ensuring full compliance and audit readiness across the department.
  • Led a high-impact digital transformation project that converted a manual, paper-based process into an automated, paperless workflow using Excel and automation tools. This initiative resulted in an annual time savings of over 750 hours, significantly reducing research time and enabling the team to focus more effectively on due diligence activities. The project played a crucial role in enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making speed.
  • Led an automation Project using Blue Prism to streamline payment processing and remittance balancing, transitioning tasks previously performed manually by Customer Care Professionals (CCPs) to a fully automated solution. This project resulted in annual time savings of over 650 hours and value over 5 million USD per day , significantly improving efficiency, accuracy, and resource utilization across the team.
  • Being the lead for training and development, contributed to the successful launch of a major institutional learning and development program, empowering department members to identify and pursue personalized growth paths across various focus areas. The initiative received widespread recognition and was awarded by senior leadership for its strategic impact and innovation in talent development.

Payments Analyst

American Express, AMEX
07.2013 - 12.2014
  • Remittance processing for Consumer and corporate clients for Japan
  • Responsible for handling timely and efficient Accounting of all payment processing
  • · Responsible for handling one of the biggest clients for Japan market with their critical corporate payments which were highly time and value sensitive
  • · Lead migration of a huge process from Japan to India for one of the biggest corporate of Japan, generating revenue of over 2.5 million USD per month

Education

Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting And Finance

Delhi University
04.2001 -

Language Diploma - Intermediate Japanese

MOSAI INSTITUTE
DELHI
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

DAV Public School
New Delhi, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Quality control

SOX regulatory adherence

Financial reconciliation

Payment analysis

Operational efficiency enhancement

Project coordination

Skilled in Microsoft Office tools

Accomplishments

  • Process Excellence Award Q3 2016
  • Impact award Q2 2017
  • KAIZEN Award– Business Unit Level, Q3 2018
  • Superhero award, Q4 2024

Timeline

Senior Finance Analyst

American Express, AMEX
12.2014 - Current

Payments Analyst

American Express, AMEX
07.2013 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting And Finance

Delhi University
04.2001 -

Language Diploma - Intermediate Japanese

MOSAI INSTITUTE
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

DAV Public School
04.2001 -

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