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As part of the Global Financial Operations (GFO) within Corporate Controllership, this role is responsible for enabling and promoting financial integrity across American Express's systems for the Finance organization.
Global Financial Initiatives and Integrity (GFII) team plays a critical role supporting Business and Finance driven initiatives by ensuring the ongoing integrity of the Company's accounting and financial reporting as required by AEMP 16 (American Express's internal management policy that defines a consistent standard for control and financial reporting requirements that must be established during any technology change).GFII team is organized under the following key pillars: Global Loyalty & Benefits, Network, & Banking; Global AR, Merchant, & Enterprise Transformation; and Strategy & GFII Program Management Office (PMO).
This role, Analyst-Financial Systems, will join one of the pillars in GFII and act as Project Manager and will be responsible to provide analysis and inputs on project initiatives, define Finance requirements, develop user stories, and advise system controls to be in place to ensure financial integrity of accounting and reporting.
Key Responsibilities include:
Ability to influence and communicate with multiple levels and across the team.
Act as Project manager in new business initiatives requiring technology development with financial accounting, reporting, or control impacts
Define end-to-end balancing and controls within financial processes
Create accounting requirements in consultation with Segment and Market Controllership
Perform user acceptance testing of finance requirements
Collaborate with process owners and provide post implementation support
Create project documentation including process, system, and accounting flows
Assist the organization in ensuring compliance to AEMP 16
Assist in process improvement projects
Take initiative to continually develop and learn new processes and methods; quick to adapt to ongoing changes in the enterprise
Support automation of core GFII processes
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems or similar field
Strong understanding of Finance and/or business systems
Preferably has some exposure in defining system development requirements across business and technologies
Preferably has some exposure in defining and validating system development and financial test cases
Basic understanding of project management and system implementation background is preferred
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to create impactful relationships with key stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to meet critical deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Pro-active and creative approach to solving problems
Being self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to manage time effectively.
Positive attitude and demonstrated strength as a quick learner
Previous work experience in various Finance disciplines such as Accounting, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting, Treasury, Tax or Banking is a plus
Understanding and experience of Amex SORs, data architecture & systems is a plus
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
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
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
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.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
