Manager - Financial Systems

Full-time - Entry Level

Phoenix, AZ

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About the position

Finance Technology, Data & Transformation (FTD&T) is an integral part of the Finance organization with a mission to solve Finance's existing and evolving data needs by using Technology approved tools to build scalable, reliable, and flexible data structures. This position will have the primary responsibility to lead the end-to-end data analysis and documentation of process architecture to deliver value-added solutions for key stakeholders within the Finance organization at American Express. The primary responsibilities for this role are to lead end-to-end data sourcing, process architecture design and delivery for scalable data solutions within Finance at American Express. This is a product owner role that will determine the proper sources and processes for acquiring, enriching, and provisioning data required by Finance in the following major areas: Financial Reporting, Operational Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting, and Advanced Analytics processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis of Finance process and system requirements
• Define the functional design for data acquisition, enrichment, and provisioning process
• Partner with Finance stakeholders and Technology partners to design, build, test and deploy solutions to fulfill Finance process requirements
• Test case and plan creation, execution, and coordination
• Implement data process controls and support ongoing process maintenance efforts
• Work with the Finance process owners and other teams to analyze and document their process requirements in terms of data, required transformations, and reporting/analytical output
• Participate in development of plans and strategies, best practices, and standards related to data management processes, data products, data security and programs
• Create features for ongoing sprints and manage a prioritized list of data requirements and user stories
• Document processing requirements, including data and transaction volumes, scalability, security and performance requirements
• Work with Technology, Finance partners, source system owners, and other stakeholders to locate the data required by Finance and ensure the data architecture design supports Finance's accounting, reporting and analytics requirements
• Identify required reference data needs and design the processes for collecting and maintaining reference data
• Design processes to acquire the required data and ensure data integrity, accuracy, and completeness
• Document future state Finance processes for data acquisition, enrichment, provisioning, and reporting
• Contribute to decisions about tools, methods and approaches
• Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
• Work with Technology, Finance partners, source system owners, and other stakeholders, to deploy solutions across the appropriate Finance user base
• Build, test and deploy solutions to acquire, enrich and provision the required data and ensure data integrity, accuracy and completeness
• Perform data validation as part of Finance user testing as needed
• Lead the creation and execution of systems integration and pre-user acceptance testing plans and test cases
• Design and build ongoing data process controls by collaborating with Technology and Data Governance as needed
• Investigate data anomalies and research ad-hoc data inquiries as part of ongoing production support

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance Technology, Information Management, Data Management, Engineering or similar field
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts and experience working in a big data environment (Hadoop / Cornerstone / Cloud) preferred
• Knowledge of SQL and familiarity with query tools (Hive / BigQuery)
• Basic understanding of Agile methodology and delivery concepts
• Previous experience working closely with Technology teams to deploy systems to re-engineer processes and solve complex business problems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to create impactful relationships with key stakeholders
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to meet critical deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Self-motivated, proactive, and dedicated to the delivery of high-quality service to consistently exceed customers' expectations
• Positive attitude and demonstrated strength as a quick learner
• An innovation mindset along with a transformational approach to process efficiency and effectiveness

Nice-to-haves

• Previous work experience in various Finance disciplines such as Accounting, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting (BASEL implementations), Management Reporting, Treasury, Tax or Banking is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• 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