Project Analyst I
American Express · Posted Sep 30
Banking, credit card, payment network, and travel services
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About the role
This role sits within American Express and drives financial management, workforce planning, and operating expense governance for a large organization of 1,000+ colleagues. It serves as a key partner to senior leadership, providing visibility into headcount, compensation and benefits (S&B), non-S&B expenses, vendor spend, and overall budget performance. The successful candidate will simplify complex data, improve processes, identify efficiencies, and translate insights into actionable recommendations for leadership.
What you will do
- Own end-to-end headcount tracking and reporting for an organization of 1,000+ colleagues.
- Maintain accurate views of actual, forecasted, and budgeted headcount, including hires, attrition, vacancies, and other workforce movements.
- Develop forward-looking workforce insights to support resource allocation and planning decisions.
- Manage and track operating expenses across S&B and non-S&B budget lines, providing clear visibility into actuals, forecasts, and plan.
- Identify and drive opportunities to improve cost efficiency while supporting business priorities.
- Oversee vendor spend, contract commitments, renewals, and associated financial governance.
- Translate complex financial and workforce data into concise executive-level reporting.
- Highlight material variances, trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Support leadership reviews, planning cycles, and strategic decision-making with data-driven analysis.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Significant experience in financial planning & analysis, procure to pay, contracting, business management, workforce planning, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience managing budgets and financial reporting within a large, complex organization.
- Experience managing or providing financial oversight of vendors and contracts. Track record of improving reporting processes through automation, standardization, and stronger controls.
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and succinctly to senior executives.
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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