Financial Systems Analyst I

Job Description

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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Manage day-to-day operations of the Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) to ensure performance and seamless user support.
  
• Collaborate with finance process owners and cross-functional teams to understand and document their data requirements, transformation logic, and reporting or analytical needs.
  
• Develop, test, validate and deploy scalable data solutions that ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness in reporting and analytics.
  
• Support initiatives focused on process standardization, automation, consolidation and continuous improvement - including both internal projects and those involving business.
  
• Engage closely with key stakeholders including technology partners and finance teams to ensure successful delivery of data solutions.
  
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, established SLAs, accounting standards (e.g; US GAAP) and applicable regulatory guidelines.
  
• Contribute to the strategic transition of AXP’s General Ledger and financial close processes to Oracle Cloud applications.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or a related field; master’s degree is a plus.
  
• 3 to 8 years of experience in a techno-functional role within finance data and analytics.
  
• Hands-On experience with Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), Oracle Analytics Cloud(OAC) or similar data visualization and reporting tools.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of financial data structures, reporting logic, and data transformation processes.
  
• Background in finance operations or experience in financial systems implementation is a plus.

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 
• 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