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American Express Financial Analyst - Global Services Group (GSG) in New York, New York

Description

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.

Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. Whether it’s negotiating with some of our largest global partners or creating next year’s financial plan, you can influence both our day-to-day P&L and the future direction of the company. As part of the team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career. Find your place in finance on #TeamAmex.

Join team Amex and lets lead the way together.

The Global Services Group (GSG) provides American Express’ renowned brand of customer service to consumers, merchants, and corporations. It employs colleagues in 22 countries delivering extraordinary customer care to Card Members and Merchants around the world, while providing world-class credit, collections and fraud services, and driving revenue growth for the company.

How will you make an impact in this role?

This new Financial Analyst role will be part of GSG Finance’s FP&A team. The key focus of the role will be on summarizing our financial performance and providing end-to-end process management and consolidation of GSG Results. The role will also be providing deeper insights into GSG’s financial results, answering business partner questions, and helping with automation and process transformation. This role will interact frequently with GSG Business Partners, GSG Finance’s LFO team, Enterprise Corporate Planning & Analysis, and Business Unit CFO teams. Additionally, the role will require technical proficiencies, including the opportunity to build data visualizations (such as Power BI dashboards).

  • Develop expertise of overall GSG P&L and metrics; create reporting in support of planning/results processes

  • Responsible for interpreting/summarizing results analysis and communicating to business partners, senior leaders and EFP&A

  • Drive automation to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of FP&A processes (e.g., dashboard creation using Power BI, etc.)

  • Support planning processes for GSG, including the creation of the LRP, annual Plan, and monthly outlook

  • Provide ad hoc analysis in support of LFO/EFP&A

  • Build, maintain, and leverage excellent relationships with key LFO and EFP&A colleagues

  • Drive cross-GSG projects as needed

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree with experience in Finance or a relevant Analytical role

  • Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and generate meaningful insights

  • Continuously question analysis to identify and correct inconsistencies

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to synthesize complex data into a simple message

  • Interest in breaking down problems and applying appropriate techniques to solve them

  • An agile mindset when approaching challenges

  • Desire to build and leverage relationships to drive results

  • Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines

  • Skilled in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with knowledge of Macros/VBA a plus

Qualifications

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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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

  • 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.

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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Job: Finance

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24008813

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