Manager-Finance

American Express•Phoenix, AZ

7h•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. American Express Technology is a critical Enterprise function, serving as the backbone of all we do, from providing the underlying infrastructure of the company to building core products and services we deliver to our customers. Amex Technology has changed dramatically over the last few years, and as Technology continues to evolve its business strategies and operating model, the Finance organization needs to evolve with it. The Tech Finance Strategy & Transformation team enables the achievement of technology’s key business strategies by driving financial visibility and accountability, built on strong relationships across key stakeholders and grounded in data and analysis. How will you make an impact in this role? This Finance Manager will work closely with the Tech S&T Finance Director, Product, Portfolio, and Finance leadership teams to drive achievement of strategic initiatives that involve both investment and operations products. This role will provide data-driven insights and analytics as well as scope, monitor, and report risk & opportunities to both project and business case financial assumptions.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant Finance / Business work experience. Prior people leadership experience preferred.
Strong financial, analytical, and project management skills.
Experience working in FP&A and/or a strategic manager role at a fintech or financial services business preferred.
Demonstrated ability to successfully navigate through ambiguity.
Solid understanding of P&Ls, financial metrics, cost drivers, and forecast methodologies.
Demonstrated experience synthesizing large amounts of complex data with the ability to draw key conclusions.
Bachelor’s degree (Finance / Accounting / Data Analytics)
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Suite skillset. Power BI, TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics) and understanding of relational database and SQL coding is a plus.

Nice To Haves

CPA/MBA is preferred
Experience working in FP&A and/or a strategic manager role at a fintech or financial services business preferred.

Responsibilities

Create, implement, and maintain proforma financials for key strategic initiatives.
Lead project management initiatives for strategies that increase business efficiencies and/or support the implementation of new financial processes.
Perform strategic ad-hoc analyses and research to turn data into more insightful information to guide business decisions.
Collaborate with other finance and technology teams to ensure strategic objectives are met within budgeted costs.
Clear, concise communication of project status and impacts to all levels of management.

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