Financial Systems Analyst

American Express•Phoenix, AZ

6h•$78,000 - $124,750•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This position is part of a team that manages the data and business architecture for pan finance solutions within the Finance Technology Data & Transformation group. The primary responsibility for this role is to lead the end-to-end data and process architecture and delivery for projects for multiple line of businesses within Finance organization at American Express. This role will primarily be responsible for determining the proper sources and processes for acquiring, enriching, and provisioning data required by Finance processes in the following major areas: Financial Reporting, Operational Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting, and Advanced Analytics processes. The job’s focus will also include - but not limited to: Analyze and document Finance process and system requirements Define the functional design for data acquisition, enrichment, and provisioning process. Partner with Finance stakeholders and Technology partners to design, build, test and deploy solutions to fulfill Finance process requirements. Test case and plan creation, execution, and coordination

Requirements

Previous work experience in various Finance disciplines such as Accounting, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting, Treasury, Tax, Banking and others., Data Management, and other data related projects
Strong knowledge of relational database concepts and data management concepts; knowledge of SQL or other query languages
Basic understanding of Agile methodology and delivery concepts
Candidate must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as strong relationship skills
Previous experience working closely with Technologies to deploy systems to re-engineer processes and solve complex business problems
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to meet critical deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Self-motivated, proactive, and dedicated to the delivery of high-quality service to consistently exceeds customers’ expectations

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Information Management, Data Management or similar field preferred

Responsibilities

Finance process analysis
Work with the Finance process owners and other teams to analyze and document their process requirements in terms of data, required transformations, and reporting/analytical output
Work with product team to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and managing a prioritized list of data requirements / user stories
Document processing requirements, including data and transaction volumes, scalability, security and performance requirements
Solution Design
Work with Technology, Finance partners, source system owners, and other stakeholders to locate the data required by Finance and ensure the data architecture design supports Finance’s accounting, reporting and analytics requirements
Identify required reference data needs and design the processes for collecting and maintaining reference data
Document future state processes Finance processes for data acquisition, enrichment, provisioning, and processing/reporting
Build/Deployment:
Work with Technology, Finance partners, source system owners, and other stakeholders, to deploy solutions across the appropriate Finance user base
Build, test and deploy solutions to acquire, enrich and provision the required data and ensure data integrity, accuracy and completeness
Perform data validation as part of Finance user testing as needed.
Perform systems integration and pre-user acceptance testing.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6%25 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