Financial Analyst

You Lead the Way. We ve Got Your Back.

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 lets lead the way together.

Functional Description:

• Finance is a collaborative team, playing a key role in advising all areas of the business. We have a strategic seat at the
  table and our unique insights are valued in a highly competitive marketplace and increasingly complex global regulatory
  environment.
• This team provides visibility into AXP s past and future financial performance & drives decisions that enable the company
  to achieve its stated financial objectives. This team leads, coordinates & executes the key business planning processes
  and related analytics across American Express and focuses on process improvement through technology & best
  practices.

Purpose of the role:

• Financial Analyst in this role will be a part of the Enterprise Planning & Analysis team within Corporate Planning and has
  primary responsibility of maintaining integrity of AXP Management results and delivery of other Management reporting
  needs of the Organization.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure integrity of the AXP/ Segment P&L through effective close control activities to maintain high accuracy standards.
• Detailed review of the P&L along with variance analysis, trend analysis.
• Review & research Management allocations to understand issues, queries and be able to address them through
  appropriate modifications in the allocation infrastructure.
• Actively support the Annual Restatements process to create reliable Managed results.
• Participate in standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Active participation in multiple Projects (internal, Finance, cross-functional etc) with SME knowledge, offer consultation
  and support implementation.
• Participate and contribute to the planning & forecasting process as required.

Critical factors to success:

Business Outcomes:

• Accurately deliver on LOB/Segment P&L/statistical reporting & variance analysis
• Leverage functional & process knowledge to transform key processes
• Develop, implement & maintain efficient financial processes with focus on control & Compliance.
• Pro-actively develop meaningful data insights/trends to enable finance decision support to our customer s/business partners/LFO s for more effective planning, forecasting activities.

Leadership Outcomes:

• Put enterprise thinking first, connect the role s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers,
  partners, colleagues & shareholders.
• Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings
• Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
• Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the world s best customer experiences every day.

Academic Background:

• Chartered Accountant / MBA from reputed institute with minimum 3-5 years of experience.

Functional skills:

• Strong understanding of AXP/ Segment P&L, key drivers and Management allocations.
• Knowledge of management reporting ecosystem including financial reporting and planning platforms (e. g. Oracle, OBI,
  TM1) is preferable
• Customer focused, with strong ability to resolve operational issues and effectively address service situations
• Good collaboration and co-ordination abilities
• Be flexible to operate in different time zones to troubleshoot user queries and issues
• Technical skills/Knowledge of platforms:
• Proficient with MS Office applications, knowledge of Power BI / Tableau would be an advantage

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