Manager - Finance Data Governance And Management

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Manager- Data Governance & Management

As part of the Financial Reporting Quality Assurance Organization (FRQA) within Corporate Controllership, this role supports the Data Quality Center of Excellence team, responsible for monitoring the health of governed data and support remediation of data quality issues. Finance Data Governance (FDG) team is leading the effort of defining the future roadmap for data governance within Finance.

This FDG Manager is focused on ensuring that trusted information is used for critical processes, decision making and accounting/reporting across various finance processes. He will be responsible for validating Source Data from various AXP Systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data.

The FDG Manager is a collaborator, a well-organized, action-oriented individual with exceptional leadership and time management skills, confident in presenting, facilitating, and building a network of strong relationships across our organization.

Responsibilities

• Log identified issues with enterprise data office in a timely manner.
• Work with various stakeholders to perform necessary root cause analysis and support remediation of identified issues.
• Communicate with key stakeholders to stay aligned with remediation efforts.
• Preparation of data quality scorecards and metrics to monitor the health of data.
• Participate in various aspects of Data Governance including data activation steps, compliance with data standards and privacy regulations.
• Support strategic improvements to data assessment process and making necessary enhancements to data analytical and data quality tools.
• Lead root-cause-analysis of data quality issues and support in remediation of Audit and Regulatory feedback.
• Implementing requirements of the Enterprise Data Governance Policy within various critical Finance systems/processes.
• Serve as a liaison between Business/Functional areas and Technology to ensure that data related business requirements for governing critical data are clearly defined, communicated, and well understood/considered as part of operational prioritization and planning·
• Define roles and responsibilities related to finance data governance and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the finance systems.
  Advancing the Data Governance Strategy for the Finance Data Management initiative. This initiative involves utilizing new technologies to create one standardized data set that can be utilized for broader Finance thus minimizing multiple point solutions, data duplication and reconciliation over time among other benefits.

Minimum

• 7 years of work experience in Banking/Financial Services.
  Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting

Preferred

• Master's degree in finance/accounting
• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of AXP Financial and Regulatory reporting is strongly preferred
• Proven people leadership experience and ability to attract, engage and retain high caliber global talent.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Agile methodology and delivery concepts or other project management methodologies
• Strong relationship management and conflict resolution skills with a proven track of positively collaborating, influencing, and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners
• Excellent written and verbal communications with ability to communicate highly complex concepts and processes in simple terms and pragmatically across Finance, Business and Technology stakeholders
• Ability to be think strategically, flexible, prioritize multiple demands, and effectively manage in a matrix organization
• Proven people leadership experience and ability to attract, engage and retain high caliber talent

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 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.