Senior Analyst, Strategy & Transformation

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.

The Strategy & Transformation (S&T) team is responsible for identifying, scoping, planning, and implementing transformational projects for Finance and Controllership. The team supports the delivery of large-scale projects that improve processes, provide efficiency, enhance the control environment, support business growth activities, and implement new technologies. The S&T team is part of the broader Strategic Enablement & Governance (SEG) Team empowering teams to achieve Organizational Excellence through industry leading Governance, Controls, and Innovation.

The Senior Analyst role will be responsible for implementing and supporting Finance and Controllership initiatives by driving the delivery of key project outcomes, with a primary focus on transformational projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support comprehensive project management of initiatives from planning and mobilization through execution and delivery
  
• Work extensively with stakeholders and business process owners to coordinate engagement and facilitate completion of project tasks
  
• Contribute to project deliverables, program coordination, and assist with leadership presentations as needed
• Provide frequent and timely communication to share status and raise risks to project team leads and various stakeholders
  
• Consistently apply governance standards in order to determine which project management approach and tool(s) are appropriate for different project stages based on the scale and scope of the objective
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Solid experience in project management and/or process improvement, with shown ability to handle multiple demands successfully within a matrixed organization
  
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal, facilitation, and presentation writing skills
  
• Strong relationship, leadership with a track record of positively collaborating, influencing and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners
  
• Great teammate comfortable working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, within a cross-border/virtual team environment
  
• Analytical competence and problem-solving skills
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of accounting and finance
• BS in Business, Accounting, Finance, or closely related field
  

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 pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% 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
  

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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