Description
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible – and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.
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.
How will you make an impact in this role?
The CFO Manager role will play a key role in the Global Servicing Group CFO Organization by providing finance support to various GSG Operations teams. This role will partner directly with the GSG GCBEN organization supporting the Customer Fulfillment Network (CFN), Sales Operations & Business Enablement (SABE), Traveler’s Cheques and the Prepaid Servicing Network as well as taking a major role in helping manage and track KYC related activities within these functions. The Finance Manager should be a dynamic individual who can:
Complete understanding & driving Management Reporting process at a Segment/Regional/Market/LOB level
Understand business drivers & contribute to continuous improvement by expanding on our reporting capabilities through automation, consolidation of metrics / parameters, incorporating intuitive analysis and recommendation or by crafting new intuitive technologies etc. by utilizing information using different tools to create reporting solutions.
Support in-house projects with system knowledge to support in development of relevant reporting of Financial Documents with technological attributes/advancement
Collaborate with multiple internal teams to drive optimal output and deliver efficient reporting capabilities through best in class Analytics and Reporting solutions
Detailed review of the P&L along with variance analytics, trend analysis and commentary to cater to diverse customer requirements. Perform root cause analysis on the type of queries received and respond appropriately
Ensure that all timelines are continually met and adequate controls are maintained over the processes to ensure integrity of the information
Ensure controls & compliance with prevailing policies & procedures
Partner relationship management
Ability to work across multiple time zones
Participate and contribute to the planning & forecasting process as required
Bring to bear technical knowledge in areas (such as data science, python, business intelligence tools, etc.) to develop end to end solutions in financial planning, investment management & decision support
Accurately deliver on LOB/Segment P&L/statistical reporting & variance analysis
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 & investment decisions activities
Develop, implement & maintain intelligent automated solutions for forecasting through technologies such as TM1
Use functional knowledge to identify the appropriate business drivers impacting the outcomes in Financial planning & Investment management including scenario & sensitivity capabilities
Qualifications
A self-starter with the ability to drive results, work with ambiguity, and create insights to explain results variances
Strategic thinking an ability to deep dive into numbers while pulling the key story together
Ability to operate and interact independently with the business partners; strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to working in a team environment
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deliverables
Robust communication skills, written and verbal
Strong work ethic with an intense will-to-win and demonstrated personal excellence
Familiarity with the Oracle ledger, P&L reporting and TM1 forecasting models
Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint required as well as familiarity with Cornerstone, Tableau, Power BI, Essbase, TM1 tools and some SQL coding skills a plus
3 to 5 years of relevant work experience with an Undergraduate degree in Finance or related field
United States Only:
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If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e. 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J), in order to work in or visit any of our offices. This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations.
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Job: Finance
Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix
Other Locations: US-New York
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 22011188