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The Director/LFO US G&L segment is responsible for all Finance and strategic decision support to the US Commercial Large & Global segment, representing ~5,000 large and global active customers. The role will have significant interaction with senior business leaders, Finance and staff groups. The position also provides leadership opportunities.
The successful candidate will closely work with senior leaders in the GCS organization, Finance, FP&A, Pricing, Performance & Insights and ED&A teams to provide financial data-driven insights to help the US G&L segment grow profitably.
Specific responsibilities include:
US Global & Large Segment P&L Management
Lead planning and financial analysis for the US G&L segment in partnership with FP&A.
Prepare and lead monthly financial reviews with business partners.
Develop P&L outlooks and scenario planning to provide direction into how the segment is trending.
Manage risks & opportunities, develop robust processes to track client incentives.
Partner with Data Science team to continuously enhance billing forecasting models.
Partner with the business to manage the segment operating expenses.
Leverage Cornerstone to go behind P&L results and to identify key business drivers.
Support the investment process in close partnership with the Investment Optimization team.
Lead US Global & Large Customer Margin Reporting & Analytics
Build and enhance US G&L customer margin capabilities through Cornerstone.
Develop reporting tools (Tableau) to communicate customer margins to the business.
Leverage customer margins to influence Pricing and business decisions.
Partner with international LFO to create global customer margin capabilities and reporting tools.
Lead Strategic & Financial analysis to influence business decisions
Lead data-driven analytics to double down on B2B.
Represent finance in cross functional strategic initiatives such as the “Future of T&E”.
Partner with Pricing to implement client incentives “guardrails” to protect margins while driving growth.
Deliver in-depth billings analytics at customer, industry, merchant levels to identify key trends.
Drive analytics on Field/AD financial returns and efficiencies to influence investment decisions.
Effectively lead the team
Manage, motivate and mentor the team.
Define what winning looks like; set a clear agenda and keep team focused on delivering key analysis influencing business partners, promoting profitable growth.
Adapt working style in current and future environment.
Foster a diverse and inclusive culture.
Demonstrate agility and flexibility to meet changing business needs.
Qualifications:
Highly motivated individual with an ability to drive results and work with ambiguity.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to break down complex ideas into understandable and actionable messages to influence business partners.
Leader with exceptional relationship and collaboration skills.
Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong financial modeling skills, knowledge of Cornerstone/SQL coding is a plus.
Intellectual curiosity and strong work ethic are essential.
He/she must also have excellent attention to details.
8+ years of finance or strategic planning experience.
Master’s degree in business administration or Finance is preferred.
Additional Details:
Visa Sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.
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