Financial Analyst

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared 

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support an operations team, providing data driven insights and guidance to optimize processes and efficiency.
• Oversee the payments system, perform quality reviews for processes, and ensure accurate and efficient workflows.
• Ensure adequate control environment as well as supporting any audit, business self-testing.
• Work with business and technology teams to gather and document detailed user stories, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are clearly defined.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by preparing test cases, coordinating with end-users, and verifying that system enhancements align with business and regulatory requirements.
• Support the analysis and documentation of the group, collaborating with business and technology teams to assess design and implementation approaches.
• Take responsibility for its oversight, ensuring seamless operations.
• Position requires leadership skills in working withs diverse, cross-functional team in complex and rapidly changing environments.
• Interacting with all levels of the organization across multiple time zones.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ Years experience in Finance.
• Experience in Payment Operations or Check issuance would be preferred
• Strong audit and detailed oriented.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, use advanced formulas, and create dynamic reports and dashboards.  
• Strong communication skills and an ability to influence others without direct authority. 
• Ability to Interacting with all levels of the organization across multiple time zones.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of internal controls.
• Experience in helping to create and prioritize user stories and tasks for multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
• Hands-on experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including writing test cases, executing test scenarios, and assisting in product reviews and certifications.
• Knowledge of global risk management frameworks and financial industry regulations, including SOX, and TILA.
• Undergrad in Accounting / Finance workstreams
• At least 5 years of experience in Accounting / finance / payable operations
• Excellent proficiency in Excel and MS Office
• Good Communication
• Background in audit, process review, risk assessment is added advantage

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