Director - Finance - ESS LFO

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.

Finance drives performance while upholding the company's commitment to regulatory compliance and financial integrity through strategic collaboration with internal business partners and external constituents including the investment community and regulators. By leveraging its unique view that spans across the Blue Box, Finance supports innovation and transformation by helping identify and prioritize the best and most impactful growth opportunities for 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.

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.

Enterprise Shared Services helps keep our company growing and puts our colleagues at the center of everything they do by delivering best-in-class services that power safe, resilient, and efficient operations around the world. ESS comprises key functions that are core to the company’s operations:

• Global Real Estate & Workplace Experience (GREWE)
• Global Supply Management (GSM)
• Business Continuity Management (BCM)
• Aviation
• Global Security

In the role’s LFO capacity, this Director will support the EVP leading ESS and the leaders of its associated teams. This Director will serve as the primary point of contact for various ESS business partners and liaise with other Business Unit CFO teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide financial management and decision support for the GREWE, GSM, BCM, Aviation, and Global Security teams
• Build and maintain high-impact relationships with the leaders, their direct reports, and the broader ESS organization
• Own financial planning (e.g., monthly R&Os, LRP, and Plan), results analysis, and management reporting for ESS
• Partner with the ESS business to develop recommendations, influence outcomes, and meet business objectives
• Transform and innovate ESS’s FP&A processes, tools, and capabilities to enhance decision making (e.g., establish robust FP&A processes, enriching existing Power BI dashboard, etc.)
• Present to Senior Business and Finance leaders
• Conduct Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBA) in support of Real Estate deals and long-term strategy
• Develop ad hoc analysis to support business objectives
• Lead and develop team of five Managers and three Analysts across New York and India

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills: ability to influence in a highly matrixed organization and distill complex ideas into clear messages for Finance and non-Finance audiences alike
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and proven track record of leading, motivating, and developing a team
• The ability to reliably deliver against competing priorities under tight deadlines, paying meticulous attention to detail
• Possesses tremendous relational acumen: the ability to build and leverage relationships; tap a network of partnerships across the organization to drive deliverables; gain buy-in with multiple stakeholders; and bring business partners along for the journey
• Proven people-leader experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• TM1 experience strongly preferred
• 6+ yrs experience in Finance-related roles preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related discipline strongly preferred; Master’s is a plus

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + 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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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.