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American Express Senior Financial Analyst in New York, New York

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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.

Senior Financial Analyst, GSG Finance, will be a key contributor for the Global Services Group (GSG) Finance Organization which partners closely with the GSG business to achieve strategic objectives. GSG employs over 25,000 colleagues in 22 markets 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.

The successful candidate will be part of a team supporting the GSG business in decision making for the Global Account Processing Network, specifically supporting the Travelers Cheques, Prepaid Services and Operational Bureau Governance organizations. Primary responsibilities of this role will include monthly results and planning support, along with data analytics around financial and operational metrics that will help shape business strategy.

How will you make an impact in this role?

  • Assist in providing senior management with relevant and timely results, outlook, and trend analysis for the Travelers Cheques, Prepaid Services and Operational Bureau Governance functions.

  • Lead the consolidation of monthly reporting for the Global Account Processing Network, including creation of presentation materials for leadership.

  • Play a key role in month end close, regular financial reviews, business unit reviews, and planning activities to enable GSG to deliver against daring targets.

  • Provide proactive, valuable decision support to business partners by assessing financial trends and project related financials to identify potential funding risks/opportunities.

  • Collaborate with other finance teams including: GSG HQ Finance, Business Planning, and Corporate Planning to ensure holistic success of the overall finance organization

  • Clearly communicate results to senior leaders – A key component is to support financial communication to both the GSG business leadership and the larger finance community. Specifically develop executive presentation content to support regular financial reviews, BUR, and LRP/Planning activities

Minimum Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of relevant analytical and finance experience

  • Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to multitask while meeting tight deadlines

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into coherent presentation for executive audience

  • Comfortable with change, ambiguity, and composure under pressure

  • The intellectual curiosity to be impactful within the organization

  • Advanced Excel, PowerPoint a must.

Preferred Qualifications

  • TM1, Cornerstone, Essbase, SQL and Power BI 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.

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

Other Locations: US-Arizona-Phoenix

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24018227

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