We Hire America Jobs

Mobile We Hire America Logo
WeHireAmerica.jobs is a service of HR Policy Foundation and DirectEmployers Association. These two non-profit organizations are providing this free resource to help educators, policy makers and job seekers understand the great employment opportunities available here in the U.S. at some of America's biggest and best companies.

Job Information

American Express Senior Financial Analyst, Global Commercial Services Analytics 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.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

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.

Global Commercial Services (GCS) provides a range of card programs and expense management tools to help large, medium and small businesses around the world manage almost all the facets of their business spending. The GCS Lead Financial Office (LFO) team is responsible for providing financial management, decision support, and planning & results analysis to the Chief Commercial Officer and her direct reports to help achieve BU and AXP financial targets.

This position represents an exciting opportunity to both lead and contribute to high-impact analytical projects and strategic insights, driving action at the most senior levels. Workstreams focus on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) organization (1/3 of AXP Billings) and the Commercial Marketing organization, with key outcomes shared at senior levels, from SME leadership-team to the GCS President and AXP C-suite.

The Senior Analyst will focus the below activities and initiatives:

  • Partner on business initiatives helping to identify growth opportunities and areas of risk in the SME portfolio, leveraging big-data sources and profitability metrics to influence business leadership and drive key priorities

  • Become a subject-matter expert on GCS data-insights for analytical projects; working on both long-term and adhoc activities driving decisions across all levels of the GCS organization

  • Help enhance the team’s ongoing financial reporting and forecasting processes, leveraging relationships with IO and FP&A organizations to drive efficient outcomes and maximize visibility of segment performance

  • Drive acceleration of data-driven skillsets across the broader Segment LFO organization, act as peer-leader in this space, enhancing and diversifying capabilities

While the ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate all the below attributes, a high level of expertise in one or more area would be a strong positive to any application:

Required Qualifications:

  • Confidence in developing financial insights and being able to present them to leadership, stakeholders, and partners by means of comprehensive reporting, executive level decks, and presentations

  • Advanced Excel skills

  • Mid to High level of experience in SQL

  • 2 years experience in Finance, data analytics, strategy, or consulting

  • Bachelors Degree required

Preferred Qualifications

  • Self-starter who thrives in fast paced environment

  • Strong relationship building skills and capable of partnering across teams

  • Excels in a white-space analytical environment

  • MBA preferred

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.

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.

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 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.

US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.

If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters.

Job: Finance

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24010777

DirectEmployers