**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?** The Manager, Business Planning & Financial Analysis position, is a hybrid position based in New York, reporting to the Director, Business Planning & Financial Analysis within the American Express General Counsel's Organization (GCO). The successful candidate will provide a variety of broad-based financial support to the GCO including, but not limited to: + Liaising with the Corporate Finance team on planning, results and other GCO issues impacting AXP; + Assisting with ongoing internal operating expense and staff headcount tracking and management; + Conducting various financial analysis projects to help facilitate strategic decision-making; + Assisting with planning and periodic reporting activities; + Developing and delivering various analytical and other GCO Operations Finance presentation materials; + Supporting, as required, periodic managing counsel and senior leader ad-hoc requests; + Examining opportunities to optimize the mix of internal resources and outside counsel legal spending across the enterprise. **Minimum Qualifications** + 5 years of experience in Finance, analytics, or other comparable strategic roles + Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with an eye for detail + Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills + Ability to synthesize complex data into an easy-to-understand messages and insights + Excellent relationship skills; consultative approach with key stakeholders, with an ability to generate ideas to improve overall expense performance + Self-starter with the ability to progress multiple efforts simultaneously + Proven ability to drive outcomes; a strong work ethic and will-to-win, and demonstrated personal excellence **Qualifications** Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually bonus benefits The 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 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 + 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan + Free financial coaching and financial well-being support + Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits + Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need + 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy + 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 For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site . 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. That's 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. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three posters. **Job:** Legal **Primary Location:** US-New York-New York **Schedule** Full-time **Req ID:** 25003858