Manager- Finance - Global Commercial Services (GCS)

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. 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. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together. Global Commercial Services (GCS) provides a range of card programs and expense management tools to help large, medium and small businesses around the world manage almost all the facets of their business spending. The GCS Lead Financial Office (LFO) team is responsible for providing financial management, decision support, and planning & results analysis to the Chief Commercial Officer and her direct reports to help achieve BU and AXP financial targets. The team works closely with GCS business partners and multiple Finance teams to drive insights which have a meaningful impact on GCS business strategy. This position is on the US Small Business Charge Product Finance team, which provides decision support for products including, but not limited to, Business Platinum, Gold, Green, Plum, and Centurion cards. To be successful, the candidate will need to collaborate with business partners to determine the financial and customer impact of strategies by providing data-driven insights and modeling. The candidate will be expected to communicate with business partners, make recommendations, and influence future product investments. How will you make an impact in this role?

• Build relationships and collaborate with product managers and finance colleagues
• Create business cases for product launches, new benefits, and other strategic product initiatives with a focus on profitability and customer impact
• Develop detailed data-driven analytics at the portfolio, product, and customer levels to inform business decisions
• Provide financial consultation on a variety of strategic product initiatives and investment ideas
• Develop and produce post-launch tracking of initiatives for business partners and senior Finance leaders

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3+ years of experience in Finance or Product Development / Analytics Role.
• Knowledge of SQL strongly preferred, otherwise, strong desire to learn SQL and work with customer-level data
• Strong communication skills and ability to develop relationships within the Finance and Product organizations
• Strong analytical and modeling skills with the ability to create data-driven frameworks on which to base recommendations and business cases
• Team player that can work closely with finance colleagues and adapt to changing needs and priorities
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to work through complex projects independently
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 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. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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. 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. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. Apply Job!