Financial Manager (Controllership) - Financial Manager American Express Employee Review

5.0
Jan 16, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Work Life balance - virtual working, a reasonable workload (compared to the big banks), generous vacation & sick day package. Very good compensation with great benefits (profit sharing, 401K match, etc) Really great culture - smart, nice people. Not a cuthroat environment at all, very supportive. Decent amount of fun company events, happy hours, etc. Compared to other Fortune 500 companies, this company really cares about its people. They make a real effort at all levels of management to listen to employees, give them opportunities, & treat them well.

Cons

company can be pretty beauracratic. Tends to be a "wait for your boss to quit" culture for promotion (very structured and heirarchial) - pretty difficult to get promoted outside of your immediate team. Not great with internal hiring (moving talent across different roles)

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5.0
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Pros

They have fantastic pay for the position you're in, and they teach you interesting and engaging utility of modern technology mixed with legacy fundamentals. I've learned quite a bit while AmEx while getting paid more than fairly - I'd recommend a stretch here to whomever may be reading this!

Cons

The Company is huge, and at times it may take more than a little time to get recognized for your abilities and the growth you've had. There's a reason there is a "only way up is out" reputation exists for some enterprise companies...

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