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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
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?
The objective of the Finance Control Management Risk ID, Assessment and Testing team is to identify, assess, mitigate, and report on Operational Risk within Finance processes to ensure adherence to regulatory standards, Amex policy and enhance Finance’s resilience through managing a clear methodology of inherent and residual risk.
Finance is looking for a Senior Analyst of Risk ID, Assessment, and Testing focused on ensuring control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units, functional areas, and geographies.
The Senior Analyst - Finance Risk ID, Assessment, and Testing will:
- Involve facilitating and executing RCSAs across various processes in Finance to identify and mitigate control deficiencies.
- Facilitate RCSA workshops, analyze control effectiveness and collaborate to work on remediation
- Entail collaboration, communication, and analytical skills to work with business units, develop risk management methodologies, and ensure alignment with regulatory guidelines and risk management frameworks.
- Assist in additional identification specific risks throughout business processes and systems (along with Finance process owners)
- Support facilitation to Finance in their risk assessments performance (e.g., Process Self Risk Assessments (PRSAs)) in addition to further assessments and testing / QA programs to ensure regulatory and internal standards are met (e.g., periodic PRSA reviews and update assessment criteria to align with regulatory updates)
- Support control monitoring (supplemental to Finance process owners testing) and compile key operational risk trends, activities, and events
- Proactively help identify certain areas of high-risk for intervention (e.g., automated alerts generated for high-risk areas signal need for intervention and focus), including conducting independent quality assurance and vertical process testing
- Support thematic risk reporting (levels, trends, causes)
- Categorize controls and map against risks and processes (e.g., cross-Finance process-control mapping)
- Support Finance with identification of risks and spotting areas where product changes or improved controls may be required within New Product Governance (NPG)
- Support risk management practices within Finance
- Maintain risk dashboards and key risk indicators (KRIs) for ongoing monitoring
- Maintain risk profiles and an updated risk register(s)
- Support sharing insights, better practices, themes, etc. across the enterprise
Required Qualifications:
- 4 plus Years experience in operational risk management (e.g., within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
- Project management, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Experience in process governance, with an understanding of processes that align with policies, regulatory frameworks, and/or operational standards
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively
Preferred Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Risk Mgmt., or related field; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous.
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Experience in at least one of the following:
- Supporting identification of operational risks throughout business processes and systems
- Facilitating risk assessment performance in addition to further assessments and testing programs to ensure regulatory and internal standards are met
- Supporting independent control monitoring, including identification of control improvements
- Supporting the identification of areas of risk for intervention, including conducting independent quality assurance and process testing
- Compiling thematic risk reporting to provide actionable insights on risk levels, emerging trends, and root causes
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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.