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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Business Unit Financial Planning & Analysis (BU FP&A) in Corporate Planning was established to optimize financial planning and analysis activities across American Express. The Planning Transformation team within BU FP&A is primarily responsible for designing and implementing transformation to the AXP Planning processes (Annual Plan, R&O and Long-Range Plan).

The Financial Systems Analyst role in the Planning Transformation function will work closely with Corporate Planning and Capability Development teams to streamline, automate, and enhance the Planning processes. The incumbent will provide thought leadership, drive delivery of capabilities and operationalize process cadence and hand-offs.

• Collaborate with process owners to identify planning needs, automation/modernization opportunities and work with the Capability Development team to bring functional requirements to life

• Translate product roadmaps into well-defined requirements/user stories and acceptance test criteria

• Manage ongoing project plans and coordinate across multiple stakeholders

• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts to ensure proper development

• Partner with BU FP&A teams to lead training, communication, and change management

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of AXP Finance and business economics

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• History of transformational thinking and process improvement

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with comfort presenting to varying audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of financial planning and reporting processes and tools (mainly TM1 & Oracle)

• Strong collaboration skills – ability to navigate across teams to deliver on shared objectives

• Curiosity to ask the right questions, assess tradeoffs and risks, gain buy-in, and make informed decisions

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

Qualifications

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

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-Arizona-Phoenix

Other Locations: US-Arizona-Phoenix

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24007518