Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst – Global Treasury Controllership, Middle Office

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Global Treasury Controllership (“GTC”) is responsible for providing comprehensive transactional support, accounting & reporting for various Treasury related areas such as cash, debt, derivatives, investments, fair value, Intercompany loans and other comprehensive income. The Middle Office team is a key component of GTC and is responsible for providing Trade Support, Trade Capture, Accounting, and Analytics for various Treasury related products. The primary goal of the team is to lead and support various organization-wide efforts to all Global Treasury Operations teams and provide value added services.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA/CMA/ACCA certification a plus
- 2–4+ years of relevant experience (aligned to scope and ownership)
- Strong knowledge of treasury products, accounting (US GAAP), and financial markets
- Experience with regulatory reporting and capital frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to own processes and drive outcomes independently
- Ability to think outside the box for systems design and help maintain/build small scale systems in Python (key requirement)
- Ability to communicate effectively, maintain a balanced perspective and drive outcomes via effective communication
- Well organized and attention to detail – that is take ownership of tasks assigned and act independently to ensure said tasks are done pristinely with minimal management
- Advanced analytical skills with experience handling complex datasets
- Advanced Excel; experience with Bloomberg, Power BI, SQL, Python or similar tools preferred
- Experience supporting audits and control environments
- Experience in Treasury/Treasury Controllership and/or knowledge of capital markets is a plus

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.