Financial Analyst - job 3 of 40

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

As part of the Global Financial Operations (GFO) Organization within Corporate Controllership, this role is responsible for enabling and promoting financial integrity across American Express’s systems for the Finance organization. 

The Global Financial Initiatives and Integrity (GFII) team plays a critical role supporting Business and Finance driven initiatives by ensuring the ongoing integrity of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting as required by AEMP 16 (American Express’s internal management policy that defines a consistent standard for control and financial reporting requirements that must be established during any technology change). The GFII team is organized into the following key pillars: Global Loyalty & Benefits, Network, Banking; Global AR, Merchant, Submissions & Enterprise Transformation; and Strategy & GFII Program Management Office (PMO). This role, Financial Systems Analyst, will join the Network pillar in GFII and act as Project Manager and will be responsible to provide analysis and inputs on project initiatives, define Finance requirements, develop user stories, and advise system controls to be in place to ensure financial integrity of accounting and reporting.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Ability to influence and communicate with multiple levels and across the team.

• Act as Project manager in new business initiatives requiring technology development with financial accounting, reporting, or control impacts

• Define end-to-end balancing and controls within financial processes

• Create accounting requirements in consultation with Segment and Market Controllership

• Perform user acceptance testing of finance requirements

• Collaborate with process owners and provide post implementation support

• Create project documentation including process, system, and accounting flows

• Assist the organization in ensuring compliance to AEMP 16

• Assist in process improvement projects

• Take initiative to continually develop and learn new processes and methods; quick to adapt to ongoing changes in the enterprise

• Support automation of core GFII processes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems or similar field 

• Strong understanding of Finance and/or business systems 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to create impactful relationships with key stakeholders

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to meet critical deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Pro-active and creative approach to solving problems

• Being self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to manage time effectively.

• Positive attitude and demonstrated strength as a quick learner 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferably has some exposure in defining system development requirements across business and technologies

• Preferably has some exposure in defining and validating system development and financial test cases

• Basic understanding of project management and system implementation background is preferred

• Previous work experience in various Finance disciplines such as Accounting, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting,   Treasury, Tax or Banking is a plus

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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.

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