American Express Canada - Undergraduate Finance Summer Internship - Campus Recruitment

Job Description:

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
You Lead the Way. We've 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, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact-every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll 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.
Our industry is rapidly evolving, and we need courageous, quick thinkers who can shape the strategic decisions that lead our business forward. Whether it's negotiating with some of our largest global partners or creating next year's financial plan, you can influence both our day-to-day P&L and the future direction of the company. As part of the Finance team, you can have the opportunity to learn and use the latest data tools and technologies and explore a range of roles to grow your career.

How will you make an impact in this role?
The internship will be a general Finance internship that will provide opportunities to intern in one of the following functional areas of Finance: International Card Services Finance and Market Controllership.
All interns receive a project solving a real business challenge for the organization. Examples of past projects include:
* Enhancing big data and SQL to understand American Express Card Member spending behavior in certain industries, across different markets and among certain merchants to ascertain growth opportunities
* Assessing the efficiency of Card Members acquisition channels
* Creation of prototypes to enable financial analysis on mobile products
* Enhancements to Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) Stress Testing Analytics as part of annual Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) submission
* Assist with assessment and implementation of new or revised regulatory returns
* Support preparation of various financial analysis and statutory reports at month-end and quarter-end

Minimum Qualifications
* Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor's degree program
* Students must have a graduation date of December 2026 or later
Preferred Qualifications
* Financial Acumen - ability to link business trends to financial performance
* Analytical Skills - ability to manipulate large amounts of data, spot trends & generate meaningful insights
* Communication Skills - synthesize data into an easy-to-understand story & articulate key messages across multiple audiences
* Agile Approach - positive, can-do attitude, adapt to change, and highly motivated self-starter
* Leadership - act & lead with courage, build relationships, make decisions quickly & influence change
* Programming/coding skills are a plus

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
* Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
* Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
* Career development and training opportunities
American Express is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment in which all people who apply for positions or who work for or on behalf of Amex are treated with dignity and respect and are provided with equal treatment with respect to employment, regardless of that person's age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, colour, ancestry, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, family status, pregnancy, disability, record of offences, social condition or origin, political beliefs, association or activity or other factors prohibited under applicable Human Rights legislation (the "Prohibited Grounds").
If you have a disability and need accommodation, please speak with the Recruiter for more information.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations