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• Overview

  American Express is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst in Berkeley, CA.

• Role description

  If you live in spreadsheets and think in margins, our Senior Financial Analyst opening in Berkeley, CA may be your next move. Take stock: $142,000 - $204,000, full-time, 6 years of Resilience, and a senior title that grows teeth as you prove yourself.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Manage fixed-asset schedules, depreciation, and capital expenditure tracking
  • Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy
  • Build variance commentary executives actually read top to bottom
  • Steer the full-time grant reporting that keeps funders confident
  • Keep the full-time commission calc transparent enough to survive a dispute
  • Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies

  What You'll Bring

  • Working understanding of both General Ledger and Variance Analysis in real-world settings
  • Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Design-led problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
  • Familiarity with General Ledger and related tools or frameworks

  The story of American Express is really the story of Berkeley, CA betting on an outcome-focused idea about finance and being proven right. Trust is the default setting at American Express; you have to actively spend it to lose it.

  We answer the money question first with $142,000 - $204,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible full-time schedule.

  Hot off the queue today, American Express wants to hear from you this week.

  The fastest way to learn more about this senior role is to apply and ask us directly.

• Required skills

  • CFA Certification
  • ACA
  • Forecasting
  • General Ledger
  • Financial Statements
  • Variance Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Resilience
  • Organization
  • People Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Corporate gym and entertainment discounts
  • Work from anywhere policy
  • Dental Insurance
  • Subscription to industry publications
  • Free Meals
  • Company Outings

• Apply before 2026-08-10

  Submit your application for this Full-time finance position.