Analyst-Compliance

American Express’ Global Financial Crimes Compliance (“GFCC”) team is responsible for leading the enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Anti-Corruption compliance functions. This team has global responsibility for identifying, investigating, and reporting suspicious activity, including money laundering and terrorist financing, and provides broad analytical and operational support for the company’s enterprise-wide AML function. GFCC is part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization.

The GFCC Program Oversight and Risk Management team collaborates with GFCC and other compliance and business partners to bolster the global financial crimes compliance program through program monitoring, enhancements, governance, and risk management for GFCC by developing, overseeing, and executing on reporting, project and issue management, and risk rating and assessments . Team responsibilities include oversight of projects managed across GFCC and external teams; oversight and coordination of Operational Risk Events; management and oversight of formal and internal management reporting, metrics, and identification of key risk indicators; managing development of processes and controls to ensure efficiency and sustainability; and management and execution of the centralized GFCC risk assessment process for the customer risk rating and money laundering risk assessment.

Minimum Qualifications

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and data analysis techniques.
- Self-starter with the ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, proactively identify and address challenges, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment.
- Strong analytical ability, including proficiency in interpreting and analyzing large sets of data.
- Ability to make well-informed decisions based on thorough analysis and critical thinking.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and propose innovative solutions to complex problems.
- Proven track record of working collaboratively with the ability to build positive relationships and contribute to collective goals.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively articulate findings and recommendations to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

- Strong SQL skills with the ability to write complex queries and perform data manipulation tasks.
- Professional certification (e.g. Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)) a plus.

Previous experience in AML compliance, financial crimes investigation, or related roles within the financial services industry.