Job Description

Job Description
Since the beginning, American Express has been defined by its ability to innovate, evolve, disrupt and take risks. What has remained constant throughout this history of transformation is our dedication to our customers, to our employees, and to the values on which American Express was built: integrity, quality, respect, and community.

Our open, creative, and collaborative culture is a big part of why we regularly win best workplace awards all over the world. So, if youre ready to take on a challenge and make an impact, you owe it to yourself to launch or grow your career here.

Business Unit Financial Planning & Analysis:

The Business Unit FP&A; (BU FP&A;) in Corporate Planning was established to centralize financial planning and analysis activities across American Express. The Management Reporting Data Management team within BU FP&A; is responsible for managing core financial reporting statistics operational processes while also maintaining reporting hierarchies and mappings. Within the Data Management team, a Data Controls & Governance function is being created to lead efforts to enhance and streamline our existing data controls environment and data governance processes.

This leadership role of the Data Controls & Governance function will lead the new team composed of a senior financial analyst and financial analyst position. This role will partner with stakeholders across the organization to review the end-to-end data flow process for management reporting to provide strategic thought leadership on control improvements and monitoring. Additionally, the role will establish new governing principles within the management reporting infrastructure.

Roles & Responsibilities

Highly motivated individual with an ability to drive operational excellence and controls

Ability to drive change and process improvement while strengthen the control environment

Ability to challenge the status quo

Ability to partner with technologies and other key stakeholders to understand and enhance the control environment of existing processes

A track record of thought leadership in previous roles

Strategic thinking and broad vision of long term

Understanding of Big Data and management reporting infrastructure

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years Accounting/Finance/Data Analytics experience

Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Data Analytics

Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Oracle, PPT, and TM1

Knowledge of financial controls environment and strong process control mindset

Must have a high degree of initiative, integrity, dedication, ability to adapt effectively in a changing environment and comfortable in dealing with ambiguity

Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to communicate effectively

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected 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.