Manager-Finance

Manager - Enterprise Services Finance (B35)

Description

This Manager - Enterprise Services Finance will report into Director - Finance and will be leading financial planning, results analysis, and decision support for Global Risk & Compliance. This Manager will also partner closely with the Guardian Finance and PMO teams and play a critical role liaising across the Finance organization to provide reporting, analysis, and insights to senior leadership. Manager will also lead a high-performing analyst to drive consistent OpEx management processes and reporting.

The Global Risk & Compliance Organization (GRC) is an independent risk management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, with the objective of ensuring that American Express operates in a safe, sound and fully compliant manner within all applicable regulatory expectations. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework, performs independent risk management assessments, and monitor risks.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to build relationships with leaders across organizations. The successful candidate will have a strategic and analytical mindset, be comfortable collaborating with and influencing colleagues, work closely with leaders under tight timelines, and have the aptitude to drive change and process improvement.

Responsibilities:

Drive the financial planning, close control, results analysis, and management reporting for GRC

Lead publishing of detailed OpEx results (Financial and Headcount view) within GRC OpEx Dashboard for all SLT and SLT-1 GRC leaders

Detailed review of GRC OpEx along with variance analytics, trend analysis, HC tracking and commentary to cater to diverse customer requirements.

Perform root cause analysis on the type of queries received and respond appropriately

Identify risks and opportunities across GRC

Understand business drivers & contribute to continuous improvement by expanding on our reporting capabilities through automation, consolidation of metrics / parameters

Ensure that all deadlines are continually met, and adequate controls are maintained over the processes to ensure integrity of the information

Ensure controls & compliance with prevailing policies & procedures

Stakeholder relationship management, present to and influence a wide range of audiences

Ability to work across multiple time zones

Build and maintain relationships across business and finance teams

Advise GRC leadership on hiring, external engagements, and other operating expense management decisions

Leverage new capabilities to drive improvements that enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Support Project Guardian and other Risk Management tracking, as needed

Perform ad hoc analysis to support business and finance objectives, as needed

Critical Factors to Success:

Accurately deliver on LOB/Segment P&L & variance analysis

Ability to create presentation for senior management / executives

Experience with data driven insights for senior leadership

Pro-actively develop meaningful data insights/trends to enable finance decision support to our customer s/business partners/LFO s for more effective planning, forecasting & investment decisions activities

Lead the development, implementation & maintenance of automated OpEx management solutions and capabilities through enterprise technologies such as TM1, Oracle etc.

Leverage functional knowledge to identify the appropriate business drivers impacting the outcomes in financial planning & Investment management including scenario & sensitivity capabilities

Ability to work well under pressure and to balance multiple priorities with tight deadlines

Excellent communication skills with all levels of the organization - verbal and written

Technical bent of mind to drive automated solutions and process efficiency

Strong analytical skills with the ability to undertake cause effect analysis

Demonstrate strong partnership, collaboration, and people management skills

Qualifications

Prior experience with planning & forecasting and driving financial insights preferred

Passion for developing and driving partnerships across multiple functions across the enterprise

Knowledge of AXP Annual Planning Process, Long Range Planning (LRP) & YE Accruals Process

Knowledge of procurement management processes and tools a plus

Knowledge of Platforms:

Advanced MS office suits such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Ability to use platforms & tools such as TM1, Oracle, OBIEE, Ariba, Tableau, Power BI will be preferred