Campus Graduate MBA Summer Internship Program - 2027 Finance, Finance - New York, NY

Business Unit/Role Specific Info

The Finance Organization drives business value by being a strategic partner in every decision made in support of the Company’s success. We bring a powerful combination of financial expertise, a deep understanding of complex analytics, a thorough knowledge of the risk environment, and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of financial integrity.

The internship will be a general Finance internship that will provide opportunities to intern in one of the following functional areas of Finance: Corporate Planning & Analysis, Global Commercial Services Finance, US Consumer Services Finance, Global Merchant and Network Finance, Controllership, and Global Treasury.

This position will be based in New York, NY

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time MBA degree program
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
• 2 plus years of prior relevant full-time work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to analyze and manipulate large amounts of data, spot trends, generate meaningful insights and develop recommendations to drive growth
• Strategic thought leadership and creativity in synthesizing data into an easy-to-understand story and articulate key messages across multiple audiences
• A strong work-ethic, positive attitude, and highly motivated self-starter with robust interpersonal skills, adapting to change and showcasing the ability to build trust-based relationships within the Finance team and with business partners across locations / geographies
• Acting and leading with courage, making decisions quickly, initiating and driving change management processes
• Programming skills a plus
• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Responsibilities

• How will you make an impact in this role?
• All interns receive a project solving a real business challenge for the organization. Examples of past projects include:
• Leveraging big data to understand American Express Card Member spending behavior in certain industries, across different markets and among certain merchants to ascertain growth opportunities
• Business-to-Business (B2B) Industry Overview and recommendation of potential acquisition targets across markets
• Assessing the efficiency of acquiring US Consumer Card Members through the Direct Mail acquisition channel
• Creation of prototype to enable financial analysis on mobile products
• Analysis of the profitability of our U.S. Small Merchants
• Enhancements to Comprehensive Capital Analysis & Review (CCAR) Stress Testing Analytics as part of annual Federal Reserve Board submission