Job Description

:You Lead the Way. Wexe2x80x99ve 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, youxe2x80x99ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey thatxe2x80x99s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, youxe2x80x99ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impactxe2x80x94every colleague has the opportunity to share in the companyxe2x80x99s success. Together, wexe2x80x99ll win as a team, striving to uphold our and powerful backing promise to provide the worldxe2x80x99s best customer experience every day. And wexe2x80x99ll 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.

• Function Description: As part of Technology team, we create planning, forecasting & reporting solutions for the organization. Our core solutions are implemented on Planning Analytics, Cognos BI, OBIEE & Tableau. We offer solutions to wide range of customers such as corporate planning, investment optimization, risk finance teams.

• Purpose of the Role: Develop & maintain solutions on IBM Planning Analytics toolset xe2x80x93 TM1

• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage multiple financial processes including one or more elements of Reporting, Planning & Forecasting, Long Range Plan, Investment Optimization etc by leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 Planning Analytics platform and capabilities.

• Assist in

• Designing, building and implementation of new financial processes / enrichment or customization of existing processes by offering optimum solutions leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 platform and capabilities.

• Consistently improve current financial processes vide automation, enhanced controls etc by adopting best practices and new capabilities.

• Contribute to the assessment and improvement of impact of all processes to the platform / server.

• Consistently look for opportunities to drive value to customers by leveraging existing and new capabilities.

• Independently handle customers and their expectations around multiple aspects including on-going support, enhancement, new solutions.

• Training & Troubleshooting for both team members and business partners

• Critical Factors to Success:

Business Outcomes:

• Manage multiple financial processes spanning across multiple Business Units including one or more elements of Reporting, Planning & Forecasting, Long Range Plan, Investment Optimization etc. by leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 platform and capabilities.

• In capacity of an expert with proven credentials over a period of time, assist in

• End to end designing, building and implementation of new financial processes / enrichment or customization of existing processes by offering optimum solutions leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 platform and capabilities.

• End to end designing, building and implementation of cross functional projects of strategic importance.

• Consistently improve current financial processes vide automation, enhanced controls etc by adopting best practices and new capabilities.

• Contribute to the assessment and improvement of impact of all processes to the platform / server.

• Consistently look for opportunities to drive value to customers by leveraging existing and new capabilities.

• Handle customers and their expectations around multiple aspects including on-going support, enhancement, new solutions.

• Training & Troubleshooting for both team members and business partners

Leadership Outcomes:

• Put enterprise thinking first, connect the rolexe2x80x99s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders.

• Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings

• Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity

• Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the worldxe2x80x99s best customer experiences every day

• Must be an independent self-starter who is able to perform at a high level under pressure, lead/coordinate activities of cross-organizational teams

• Experience: 5-8 years of development experience on IBM Planning Analytics xe2x80x93 TM1

• Academic Background xe2x80x93 BE/BTech

• Functional Skills:

xc2xb7 Finance knowledge preferred

• Technical Skills

• Project experience, of designing, building, managing technology solutions for finance processes particularly using IBM Cognos TM1 with emphasis on problem solving, data integrity and automation.

• Strong hands on experience working on TI processes, rules & websheets

• Experience in build & support of Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) reports & Dashboards

• Good Understanding of Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX) for creating excel based financial reports.

• Experience and understanding of Financial Reporting, Planning & Forecasting

• Exhibits ability to think short and long term to identify and manage processes and resources

• Exhibits ability at problem solving and has an eye to identify opportunities

• Knowledge of Platforms

IBM Planning Analytics, IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), Planning Analytics for excel (PAX)

• Behavioral areas

• Enterprise Leadership Behaviors

• Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective

• Bring Others with You: Build the Best Team, Seek & Provide Coaching Feedback, Make Collaboration Essential

• Do It The Right Way: Communicate Frequently, Candidly &Clearly, Make Decisions Quickly & Effectively, Live the Blue Box Values, Great Leadership Demands Courag

Compliance LanguageWe 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.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.

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