Service Desk Analyst

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American Express is seeking an experienced professional to join the Global Merchant & Network Technology Services (GMNTS) team as a Service Delivery Analyst. The team responsibilities include supporting authorization transaction connections and more than 250 unique functions globally. Additional team responsibilities include identification, balancing and mitigation of problematic files, maintenance of system tables for 10+ systems, creating tables to facilitate the financial routing and system flow of new AMEX products and financial partners while ensuring compliance policies, protocols and PRSA management are adhered to. The GMNTS team is the First Point Of Contact for Merchants, Finance, Third Party Processors (TPPs) and Global Network Services (GNS) Partners and acts as an interface between Internal/External technical support teams having to do with Authorizations and File Transfer.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Accountable for accuracy of data files - authority to hold Amex batch processing due to irregularities.
• Accountable to customers (internal and external) to resolve their technical issues whether directly or through engage other teams as necessary to drive the resolution - authority to initiate enterprise-wide support bridge calls.
• Identify and communicate issues and solutions to all levels of management, business partners and technical support.
• Identify, escalate, and actively work with colleagues throughout the company to support the resolution of issues including but not limited to authorization transaction connections, the balancing of problematic files, currency rates and control points for all regions.
• Support the end-to-end delivery of all aspects of Global Card AR & AP ensuring controls and compliance for all processes. This position will actively support the department Control Role inclusive of SOX testing and compliance, PRSA and Loss Event reporting.
• Monitor, document and track daily processing in accordance with established SLAs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize urgent tasks, demonstrated attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment under minimal supervision within the framework of a team.
• The successful candidate is expected to take the lead in resolving BAU processing requirements. To accomplish this, the candidate must have demonstrated proficiency in the major systems and processes we support: Transaction Authorizations, IMS, TSO, CAS, ServiceNow, Control M, ARCHER, SFT, JCL and UNITECH.
• Strong people relationship skills and the ability to influence without authority.
• Analytical skills, troubleshooting, and the ability to quickly grasp process/data/accounting/transaction flows and understand downstream effects.
• Strong oral and written communications skills are required - Bilingual Spanish a plus.
• Solid PC skills required.
• Excellent soft skills including: Listening, Self-Control, Positivity, Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution, Empathy, Depersonalization & Taking Responsibility
• Experience with business processes or operations around authorizations, submissions & file transfers
• Basic knowledge of information technology application platforms and networking

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred degree in Computer Science, Network, Finance, or related field
• Preferred experience with incident solutioning and providing root cause analysis to support the reduction of repetitive incident creation
• A good general knowledge of management accounting and reporting principles is preferred.
• Preferred previous call center, help/service desk experience and able to demonstrate professional and courteous communication skills

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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.

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.

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