Financial System Analyst - Phoenix, United States - Amex

Amex
Amex
Verified Company
Phoenix, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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You Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back.
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways.

When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other.

Here, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.


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 let's lead the way together.


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.

Find your place in finance on #TeamAmex.


How will you make an impact in this role?

Brief description:


The Finance Automation COE team within the Strategy Enablement & Governance (SEG) group is responsible for strengthening business engagement framework, identifying and delivering results on critical projects and initiatives leveraging process automation and the use of advanced technologies.


We are looking for a motivated colleague who is collaborative and passionate about transforming processes using automation tools & capabilities.

The individual is expected to play a critical role of partnering with Controllership and broader Finance leadership teams to assess the opportunities, align with Process Owners and drive automation by using existing and new capabilities.

The position is expected to lead automation projects, including process analysis, and partner with technical teams to deploy solutions for various finance processes, including regulatory & treasury processes supporting Fast Forward initiatives.

A strong focus on process optimization and driving results is required.


Key Accountabilities:

  • Collaborate with business partners to identify viable automation opportunities & assess feasibility and detailed analysis in consideration of various automation solutions.
  • Maintain strong relationship with business partners to identify automation opportunities, enhance transparency and proactive communication on various automation initiatives.
  • Support in creating project management cadence, create detailed project plan, collaborate with project team to manage the progress, and facilitate timely execution of automation initiatives.
  • Able to support agile development lifecycle, including writing user stories, support solving issues that arise during development, support SIT & UAT and facilitate deployment of the code.
  • Partner with automation development resources and product owners to design a solution working in 'Agile' environment.
  • Enhance automation outreach and training, strengthen ambassador program, provide program updates, and strengthen automation communication to finance colleagues.

Skills required:


  • Innovative mindset and experience in evaluating business processes to identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
  • Strong communication and written skills, with the ability to interact with and present
    to all levels of the organization.
  • Proven ability to build and leverage relationships and influence key partners to drive collaboration.
  • Awareness of Automation tools and capabilities like Data Watch, ML, Business Process Management (BPM) and opensource features to make recommendations for the identified opportunities. Development & delivery of projects by using any of the tools will be a plus.
  • Superior problemsolving and analytical skills, strong learning agility, curiosity and willingness to embrace new challenges.
  • Exposure to agile methodologies, ability to coordinate multiple priorities at once and work in a dynamic, timecritical environment.
  • Knowledge of Finance functions desired.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Technologies or similar field preferred.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Salary Range:
$55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pa
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