**Description** **You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.** With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally. At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together. **How will you make an impact in this role?** As part ancial Aof the ICS Canada LFO team, the Senior Finnalyst will lead activities that deliver analytical and value-add recommendations to Canada’s Country Manager and leadership team. The role offers an opportunity to collaborate with various teams across the globe, not only within Finance, but also across key business units and partner groups. With numerous stakeholders requiring consultative finance support, there Is a high level of exposure and numerous opportunities to gain in-depth insights to real business challenges across the Canadian and international LFO teams. We pride ourselves on having a brand that our Colleagues associate with the following attributes: + Subject matter experts in the economics of Consumer, Small Business and B2B payments industry. + A cohesive team that consistently delivers and helps each other to be successful. + Responsive to their business stakeholders, forging trusted partnerships. + Advocates of the ‘Growth Mindset’, who lead change across the Finance organization. **Key responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to:** + Providing business partners insights on financial P&L performance and business decisioning. + Leading annual forecasting, investment optimization and month-end processes. + Driving insights to support product constructs, pricing, new deals and partnerships, and new product launches, among others. + Summarizing and tracking initiatives, creating transparency for presentations to senior management. + Delivering innovative process efficiencies. **The successful candidate will have:** + Strong business acumen, with the ability to follow business and industry trends and relate to financial results. + Ability to work independently under pressure, to meet deadlines, deliver results and manage multiple tasks without compromising quality. + Ability to synthesize and articulate complex ideas with brevity, simplicity, and impact. + Proficiency in MS Office with strong working knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint. + Extensive knowledge of programming language and data modeling tools (SQL, SAS, LUMI). + Ability to transform data sets into compelling visuals that clearly articulate business drivers and drive insights, using visualization tools (Tableau/ Power BI). + Excellent relationship-building capability and ability to influence others without having direct authority, combined with strong communication and presentation skills. + Strong sense of personal accountability and resilience with a passion for continuous improvement. + Confidence to ask questions, develop a point of view, and voice an opinion in meetings with senior executives. + Bachelor's degree and relevant designation (CPA, CFA, MBA, MMA). + Minimum 3 years of experience. **Qualifications** We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include: + 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 committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment in which all people who apply for positions or who work for or on behalf of Amex are treated with dignity and respect and are provided with equal treatment with respect to employment, regardless of that person's age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, colour, ancestry, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, family status, pregnancy, disability, record of offences, social condition or origin, political beliefs, association or activity or other factors prohibited under applicable Human Rights legislation (the “Prohibited Grounds”). If you have a disability and need accommodation, please speak with the Recruiter for more information. Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. **Job:** Finance **Primary Location:** Canada-Ontario **Schedule** Full-time **Req ID:** 25000070