Analyst-Compliance
American Express · Posted Oct 26
Banking, credit card, payment network, and travel services
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About the role
The Independent Compliance Testing (ICT) team supports American Express's Global Risk and Compliance Monitoring & Testing function, assessing compliance risk and control effectiveness across lines of business globally. The role performs compliance testing reviews through planning, fieldwork, reporting and wrap-up, including interviewing personnel, documenting observations, and validating management actions. The Analyst supports Managers and Directors on simultaneous integrated M&T projects and helps develop analytical control testing approaches.
What you will do
- Assist Managers/ Directors in the execution of assigned M&T tasks in department standards, methodology, budgets, and deadlines for all phases of the testing including planning, fieldwork, reporting and wrap-up.
- Interview client personnel of all levels to document, understand, and assess process effectiveness, Compliance risks and controls, including control design and effectiveness.
- Assist in the management of routine client status meetings, testing requests, and other administrative tasks.
- Assist in the documentation and evaluation of M&T observations and findings and subsequent validation of management’s actions taken to address such findings.
- Work on simultaneous integrated M&T projects for different leaders.
- Develop and document ideas for analytical control testing to expand the breadth and depth of testing coverage.
- Develop familiarity with Compliance risk across all lines of businesses, globally.
- Utilize department and company tools in a proficient manner.
- Maintain internal M&T competency through ongoing professional development.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3 years of experience in audit, monitoring and testing, or risk management in the financial services, banking, or card products industries.
- Bachelor of Art/Science or equivalent degree
- Experience and competency in the assessment of risks, control design and effectiveness and process assessment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong regulatory knowledge of consumer compliance and a strong desire to learn relevant regulations.
- Strong knowledge of issue management and risk system management.
- Self-starter along with passion for continuous innovation with a view to drive organizational improvements and impacts.
- Ability to work with unstructured tasks/ risk pillar and provide a structured output.
- Experience in analyzing data, interpreting results, identifying potential discrepancies and/or risk and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization.
- Ability to break down a complex problem into components, solve them by potentially using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
- Possess a strong understanding of banking systems and processes, strong computer knowledge, and excellent MS Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint skills.
- Excellent storytelling and visualization skills
- Demonstrated integrity, innovation, teamwork, and excellence
Preferred qualifications
- Proficiency in Fair Lending, Financial Crimes, marketing offer fulfillment and UDAP/UDAAP requirements, Privacy, Compliance Risk Assessment, general regulatory knowledge, issue management, and risk system management.
- Advanced degree in Accounting, or another related field.
- Relevant M&T and compliance professional certifications are preferred (Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) etc.) Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) etc.;
- Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization is a plus.
Benefits and support
- 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
About American Express
American Express Company is a globally recognized multinational financial services corporation specializing in payment cards, travel-related services, and network banking. Founded in 1850, the company provides charge and credit cards, expense management products, and merchant services to consumers, small businesses, and large corporations worldwide. It operates a proprietary payments network known for its premium customer engagement and lifestyle rewards programs.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 76800 employees
- Founded
- 1850-03-18
- Location
- New York City, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President
Chief Colleague Experience Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
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