As part of the Finance Data Governance (FDG) within Corporate Controllership, this role is responsible for bringing and managing data under governance for Finance. FDG team is leading the effort of defining the future roadmap for data governance within Finance and ensuring that trusted information is used for critical processes, decision making, and accounting across various finance processes.As a FDG Sr. Financial Analyst, you will be part of a growing team of data management professionals focused on providing world class data management and data governance solutions. You will partner closely with Finance Technology Transformation, Enterprise Data Governance, Controllership, Risk, and other teams to drive data governance and data quality within Finance. The FDG analyst is a collaborator, a well-organized, action-oriented team player with strong time management skills, confident in presenting, facilitating, and building a network of strong relationships across our organization.Minimum Qualifications<ul><li>Ensure Finance Data Governance is in compliance with the Enterprise Data Governance Policy under the appropriate accountability model and processes for data asset management, metadata management, data quality, and issue.</li><li>Implementing requirements of the Enterprise Data Governance Policy within various critical Finance systems/processes.</li><li>Participate in all aspects of Data Governance specifically on data classification, Data Quality, data catalog and lineage, as well as compliance to data standards and privacy regulations.</li><li>Support development, validation, and maintenance of business glossary, data integration, data lineage, and data management activities.</li><li>Support strategic improvements to data assessment processes and make necessary enhancements to data quality and analytical tools.</li><li>Continue to support current regulatory reporting needs via existing platforms working with upstream data providers, downstream business partners, as well as technology teams.</li><li>Support development and maintenance of business glossary, data integration, data lineage, and data management activities.</li><li>Validate completeness of data lineage between the point of data element creation (system of record) and the point where it is consumed by business users</li><li>Provide ongoing support for metadata implementation, testing and integration.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelors degree in information systems or equivalent experience.</li><li>2+ years of experience in Finance and Controllership strongly preferred.</li><li>Demonstrated understanding of metadata practices such as data lineage, data dictionaries, business glossaries, Data Quality rules, source system inventories, etc.</li><li>Strong technical and data analysis skills and prior experience with SQL is a must.</li><li>Prior experience of data governance, metadata, and data lineage tools such as, Collibra, MANTA is strongly preferred.</li><li>Ability to collect business requirements and use them to guide implementation of a technical solution.</li><li>Experience of Finance, Banking, Insurance or similar industries is a strong plus. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Self-motivated and proactive, ability to manage multiple assignments and projects concurrently.</li><li>Strong excel and other technical skills.</li><li>Strong relationship skills and communication is essential as this analyst will partner with multiple groups e.g., Business process owners, Technologies, and Enterprise Data Governance.</li></ul> Salary Range: $60,000.00 to $110,000.00 annually + bonus + benefitsThe above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.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:<ul><li>Competitive base salaries </li><li>Bonus incentives </li><li>6% Company Match on retirement savings plan </li><li>Free financial coaching and financial well-being support </li><li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits </li><li>Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need </li><li>20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy </li><li>Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) </li><li>Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program </li><li>Career development and training opportunities</li></ul>For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our <a target="_blank" href="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/colleagues/benefits">Colleague Benefits Site</a>.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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. Thats why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. 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