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At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

The Mexico Card Services Finance Director is a critical role for the Card business, the biggest and most relevant LOB for the Market. The incumbent is responsible for leading the Mexican Card Services Finance Team, and will report to the Vice President and CFO for the LACC region.

The successful candidate will have a strong business acumen, financial and analytical background with proficient technical capabilities and strong leadership and communication skills. This role interacts with a broad range of internal customers and plays an active role driving the business strategy. The candidate will work closely with the Country Manager to steer the business and meet its financial targets, while optimizing investments through a comprehensive decision-making process.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide financial decision support to the Card Business in Mexico

• Coordinate the month-end process and financial results. Track results vs Plan, provide insights and analyze risks and opportunities.

• Prepare Business Units Reviews for Senior Leaders - such as the Country Executive Team

• Drive the budgeting and forecasting process, with particular focus on Drivers, Revenues and PTI growth

• Effectively interact with Headquarters Finance and other key partners

• Develop and deliver profitability analysis, including spend margin, net credit margin, card fee margin and profitability contribution by product and card logo

• Perform Cost and Benefits Analysis (CBAs) for key projects, initiatives, and product launches as well as other ad-hoc financial analysis

• Project Management for the “One Finance Mexico Team” fostering an Enterprise view

• Develop and coach a high-performing team of talented and diverse managers

• Drive towards digital and increase insights through analytics

Technical Capabilities:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Actuarial Science, or Data Science

• Fluent English and Spanish

• Advanced Excel skills. Use of macros and computer skills in programming, such as SAS, SQL, Tableau, and other big data analytics and capabilities is preferred

• Excellent analytical skills and financial acumen (10 years experience in business insights/analytics roles)

• Excellent strategic thought leadership and comfort working with unstructured problems

• Strong financial knowledge including financial evaluation criteria (NPV, ROI, ROE, etc.)

• Excellent knowledge of Financial Modeling

• Strong knowledge of American Express business and the competitive environment is preferred

• Strong business acumen and intellectual curiosity

• Ability to establish controls on data quality

• Strong execution skills in a complex operational environment (anticipate problems & emphasize speed/prioritization)

• Exceptional thought leadership, strategic thinking skills, results driven, and excellent project management skills

• Strategic and analytical focus

• Experience in managing new product launches financials and initiatives pipeline CBAs

Softer Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to build, develop and lead a high-performing organization

• Ability to collaborate and influence internally and externally

• Ability to build and motivate

• Strong collaboration skills

• Exceptional will to win and ability to drive and deliver results

• Interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships

• Maintain focus on control and compliance

• Willingness to take risk and challenge the status quo

• Passion, resilience & decisive strong sense of personal accountability

• Superior communication skills, both oral an written, formal and informal. Proven ability to communicate complex issues in a simple and clear manner with different audiences

• Assertive and able to provide constructive feedback

• Fast, independent learner, agile, flexible and proactive

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

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: Mexico-Mexico City-Mexico City

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25003657