Manager Finance

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?

As part of Controllership organization, The U.S. Regulatory Reporting team delivers Bank Holding Company regulatory reports in accordance with both U.S. Federal and State regulators for American Express Company and its underlying subsidiaries.

As American Express transitions to a higher bank category (Cat 3/2), it leads to an uptick in regulatory scrutiny and increased regulatory expectations. As a result, we are forming a centralized Exam and Review Preparedness team to meet those heightened standards. The scope will include both external exams (i.e. FRB, OCC) as well as internal reviews (i.e. Quality Assurance, 2LOD, Internal Audits). This role will be part of the new team.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist, support, and manage the execution of the Exam and Review Preparedness framework
• Conduct exam/review readiness assessments for impacted areas prior to the start of regulatory exams/reviews to identify potential gaps and solutions.
• Anticipate possible examiner questions and suggested responses and develop internal training materials and external storyboard materials.
• Review exam documentation requests, exam meeting materials, First Day letters / review announcements to provide consistency across teams for appropriate responses/submissions.
• Support tracking and monitoring of requests and meeting materials, schedule exam / review meetings, prepare status updates (presentation material) and capture supporting documentation in a centralized repository.
• Support the development of management action plans / remediation activities and assist in the closure of MRA’s / MRIA’s.
• Collaborate with colleagues across groups within American Express to drive consistency in exam preparedness and management
• Flexibility to work a hybrid schedule.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Accounting / Reporting / Auditing.     
• Strong understanding of U.S. Regulatory and U.S. GAAP requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, drive projects, and work well under tight deadlines.
• Strong executive presence, relationship building, presentation and collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritize, drive projects and define medium to long term vision for the team focusing on value creation for partners and the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Regulatory and/or banking/financial services strongly preferred.
• Prior experience assisting with the preparation of Regulatory Reports required by FRB, including FR Y-9C, Call Report (FFIEC 031), FR2052a, and FR Y-14 strongly preferred.
•  Knowledge of risk management frameworks, methodologies and standard processes strongly preferred.
• Prior experience assisting with regulatory exams preferred.

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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 
• 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

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.  

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

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