About American Express:

American Express Company is an American multinational financial services corporation that specializes in payment cards. Headquartered in New York City, it is one of the most valuable companies in the world and one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 

Responsibilities of the Intern:

  • Understand the core business of AXP and the levers behind various decisions 
  • Understand regulatory reporting instructions and changes proposed by the regulators
  • Act to implement the changes and collaborate with stakeholders
  • Understand the card economics and how loyalty programs drive those economics
  • Contribute to critical business initiatives and other initiatives identified by leadership to transform current processes
  • Understand the specific business problem at hand and analyze relevant data to derive business insights and translate it into implementable solutions
  • Develop KPIs and reporting to ensure effective governance and create transparency with stakeholders on key metrics, potential issues and developing risks
  • Support strategic analysis on business unit margins, profitability enhancements etc
  • Drive transformational agenda including developing driver-based planning models
  • Analyze & develop useful, actionable insights on key performance metrics, revenue & expenses

Requirements:

  • Ability to manipulate large amounts of data, spot trends and generate meaningful insights
  • willingness to explore analytics or reporting tools to provide solutions to problem at hand
  •  synthesize data into an easy-to-understand story and articulate key messages across multiple audiences
  •  positive, can-do attitude, adapt to change, and highly motivated self-starter
  •  act and lead with courage, build relationships, make decisions quickly & influence change
  • Good Accounting Knowledge and understanding of financial statements is desirable
  • Self-starter, ability to drive insights from data, provide action steps and drive results in a fast-paced environment
  • Work knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with knowledge of Macros/VBA a plus
  • Work knowledge of data analytics tools like SQL, Python, yellowbrick and data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI will be an advantage
  • Good understanding of Capital markets, banking products and Financial Management
  • An understanding of financial statements is desirable
  • Currently enrolled in a full-time master’s degree program

How to Apply?

Internships, Management