Finance Manager, Amazon Grocery Stores, Amazon Grocery Stores Finance

Do you want to be part of an organization that is designing and launching a large scale Grocery business? Do you enjoy breaking down and solving complex problems for the benefit of a quickly expanding customer base, focusing first on customers and working backwards? If so, the Amazon Grocery (AG) team is looking for an experienced leader with a record of achieving results.The AG Finance team seeks a Finance Manager to partner with our business partners on operational performance, financial analysis, long term strategy and execution. Experience in this team opens up several career opportunities across Amazon.The successful candidate will have passion for data and analytics, be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, and an ability to work in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also critical in this role.Key job responsibilities- Identifies basic control risks, evaluates impact, proposes changes, and implements improvements to remediate gaps.- Delivers weekly/monthly financial close. Uses financial systems and advanced MS Excel functions to work with large data sets. Outputs plans, forecasts, budgets, and consolidations.- Works with a variety of data sources. Identifies incomplete or inaccurate data, identifies root causes of data issues, escalates discrepancies, fixes data where possible or partners to deliver a solution.- Uses active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjusts style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly.- Identifies and implements solutions to resolve, improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance processes.- Makes thoughtful time management decisions independently. Prioritizes work, resolves issues, meets deadlines, and seeks feedback from your manager. Discerns between urgent and non-urgent issues and acts accordingly to solve them.About the teamThe Grocery Finance organization is dedicated to shaping the long-term strategy and future of grocery, omni-channel and new physical store formats across Amazon.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree ...

Financial Analyst , Finance and Business Integration (FBI)

This team focuses on strategy to accelerate the automation of technical debt for the Stores accounting organization and is part of Amazon.com. This position will lead a number of initiatives across the Stores Accounting organization, partnering with business and tech to reduce manual effort. This is a great time to join the team as there are many exciting, large scale projects in the pipeline. You will have the opportunity to influence the overall vision and strategy to automate Stores tech debt. Project size ranges from medium to large, and generally entail significant net new requirements due to the nature of tech debt automation. Some of our projects are cross-domain i.e. Retail inventory, Seller, Vendor funding and will allow the PM to learn the end to end Stores processes. Our projects focus on upstream systems and business automation. Many of our programs have funded headcount in tech teams and robust tech debt reduction roadmaps that aim to solve high impact tech debt in the next 2 - 4 yearKey job responsibilitieso Partner with tech teams and global Stores Accounting to develop, influence and prioritize tech debt reduction roadmaps. Evaluate trade-offs for roadmap prioritization with Accounting and tech teams. o Own end to end delivery of complex and high visibility tech debt automation projects, working across tech teams and Accounting. This includes planning, requirements gathering, design, testing and launch.o Develop SME knowledge in domain(s) such as Inventory, Vendor funding, Marketplace etc by deep diving into the business models, systems and transaction flows. o Participate in system and automation design discussions with tech and Accounting to design scalable automation solutions.o Identify automation paths for uncommitted tech debt with Accounting & Tech partners. o Writes executive level documents to influence core stakeholders to take action to accelerate our automation path.A day in the lifeDay to day activities will look like as follows:- Project Management- Delivering accounting requirements to business & tech- UAT testing- Communicate program updates to relevant stakeholdersBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field- 3+ years of accounting, finance, or a related analytical field experience ...

Internal Auditor, Amazon Internal Audit, World Wide Stores

At Amazon we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Are you ready to partner with Amazon’s innovative business and engineering groups to identify areas of risk? Do you see security, compliance, and risk management as business enablers? The Internal Audit team is seeking an auditor to perform assessments of Amazon’s WW Stores functions. You will have the opportunity to leverage and grow your internal audit skills, expand your knowledge of Amazon Stores business and technology, and provide opportunities to problem solve with some of the best minds in the industry!The position is based out of Arlington, VA and may require up to 10 - 20% travel, including some international travel.Join us and help us to continue to raise the operations and security bar for Amazon!Key job responsibilities- The ideal candidate is interested in diving deep into a variety of complex processes and ensuring WW Stores functions are designed and operating effectively. - You will support the planning, scoping, execution, and reporting based on identified risks. Assessment scope may include business controls and IT general controls including identity and access management and data security/privacy.- You will bring independent and objective points of view to provide support to service teams and their partners to identify opportunities for control improvements to mitigate risks, ensure compliance and improve operational performance. In this capacity, you will gain valuable exposure to many areas of our global business.- This position will challenge your current understanding of Amazon services. You will have the ability to learn new business and technology concepts quickly. You are someone who is curious and known for diving deep into subject matter, taking ownership, and encouraging innovative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems. - In addition, you will have solid business judgment, enthusiasm for risk management, the ability to gain trust and respect of business leaders, and the capability to guide a fast-paced organization to the right results.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- BA/BS degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, accounting, finance, math or related field. - 2+ years in Operations and IT internal auditing, risk management, controls & compliance, project management and information security. ...

Senior Finance Analyst, Prime Video International Finance

Prime Video finance is looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to partner with Finance, Strategy, and Analytics teams to drive better understanding and optimization of content (TV/film) investments across Prime Video’s key international markets. This opportunity is ideal for a finance professional who is passionate about the streaming video industry and looking for a challenge in a high-growth, new business environment. The successful candidate knows and loves working with business intelligence tools (Excel, SQL), and can partner with finance and business leaders to deep-dive complex business problems to deliver actionable insights. This role requires a self-starter who is comfortable working in an ambiguous environment with strong data gathering and analytical skills.Key job responsibilities· Enhance controllership mechanisms around P&L and balance sheet, driving learnings around spend variances to plan and forecasting· Analyze ROI of different content programs to optimize investments globally· Partner with Analytics teams to expand and scale our core data platforms and investment appraisal toolkitBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 2+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) ...

Principal Finance Manager, Advertising Creative, Trust and Support (ACTS)

Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of digital display advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers reach Amazon customers on Amazon.com, across our other owned and operated sites, on other high-quality sites across the web, and on millions of Kindles, tablets, and mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising experience with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place.ACTS Finance team is looking for an Principal Finance Manager to lead the finance support for Advertising Trust Operations (ATO). This team provides critical support to ensure that our customers have less likelihood of experiencing a defective Ad. ATO provides creative and policy moderation supports for both Sponsored Ads and DVA-SS focuses, playing a critical role in delivering Advertising self service revenue. This role will lead the end to end financial support for ATO, partnering closely with Director of operations. Principal finance manager will partner with business teams including both technology and operations in creating and reviewing business opportunities, setting up metrics, creating financial models and driving automation and productivity improvement. The successful candidate will be thoughtful, analytical, and has demonstrated ability to effectively influence the decisions of senior business leaders through clear verbal and written communication, financial analysis, and logical reasoning. The role operates in a fast-paced, global, autonomous and results-oriented environment, and will be an important member of the business leadership team. This role requires excellent communication and organization skills, including the ability to anticipate, identify and communicate risks to senior leadership (including directors and VPs) across geographies and time zones.Key job responsibilitiesKey job responsibilities* Develop financial insights and narratives during all planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.* Manage and develop the financial planning and analysis processes, including long range planning, and OP1/OP2 planning processes.* Partner with finance teams across Advertising to standardize, streamline, and prioritize improvements, remove roadblocks, and increase the reliability and efficiency of reporting.* Partner with the business team to drive alignment between financial forecast and business plan of record.* Support ad-hoc requests and assist in various requests from finance and business executives.* Identify and create business metrics to understand the operational and financial health of the business and drive improvement* Influence others, insist on the highest standards, have bias for action and challenge the status quo* Identify operating improvements, deep dive on cost structures, and analyze business opportunities/investments.* Assess impact of new business ideas and initiatives* Partner with Product, Tech and Science to drive the prioritization of the roadmaps to drive efficiency. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 7+ years of finance technology, forecast & budgeting, or other finance-focused competency experience- Experience with Tableau, Python, SQB, Quicksight, Cognos or or other BI packages ...

Finance Manager, AWS Marketing Finance

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Finance Manager to be a key member of AWS Marketing Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the fastest growing divisions within Amazon. This role will support the WW AWS Marketing organization to help drive growth of AWS business by providing analytical insights to business and finance leaders, driving core financial and business processes and goal setting.Key responsibilities:Develop high quality, data-driven financial analyses that drive business insights and support informed decision-making by leadershipDevelop relationships with business teams, implement new processes and drive continuous improvementPartner with stakeholders including Accounting, Finance Technology, Treasury, and Tax to identify opportunities and business requirements for financial systems, process improvement, and technology innovation/automationDrive planning and forecasting cycles for the AWS Marketing organizationThe successful candidate will have shown experiences in past roles influencing senior business leaders and supporting decision-making in rapidly evolving environments. This role requires a self-starter with strong modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Finance Manager, AWS, Supply Chain Finance

Do you enjoy designing financial models, transforming data into information, and using that information to influence business decisions? Amazon Web Services is the leading provider of cloud computing services around the world and across sectors. The AWS Supply Chain Finance team is looking for a passionate, insightful, and results-oriented Finance leader to join our team. This role will present an opportunity to improve financial mechanisms for the Procurement, Finance, and Engineering teams. As Finance Manager you will lead AWS Supply Chain Finance's Weekly Business Review (WBR) and Monthly Finance Review (MFR) mechanisms where you will work across the entire AWS Supply Chain organization to understand key outcomes and the inputs to drive those outcomes. You will leverage your superb communication skills to share insights with executive leadership on risks, opportunities, leading indicators, etc. that will shape strategic decision making and business strategy.Key job responsibilities- Provide key insights to Supply Chain VP, their directs, as well as Finance leadership.- Lead delivery of high quality Weekly Business Review (WBR) and Monthly Finance Review (MFR) and facilitate action oriented conversation on the materials with Supply Chain leadership (business and finance); inclusive of the business VP (business and finance).- Plan, coordinate, and manage programs to achieve goals. Includes mitigating delivery risks, tracking progress, communicating and driving alignment among stakeholders and project teams, and delivering results.- Earn Trust across AWS Infrastructure Business and Finance teams learning the business and making sure expectations from them and their teams are clear. - Identify risks and opportunities to the Supply Chains goals and communicate succinctly to leadership.- Coordinate ways to scale and automate the WBR and MFR. Think big on solutions to eliminate manual processes and achieve long term goals.- Matrix manage finance resources that support WBR and MFR mechanisms.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience- 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 4+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience ...

Finance Manager, North American Customer Fulfillment

Amazon’s North American Customer Fulfillment (NACF) Finance is looking for a Finance Manager to be the trusted finance partner located at one of our fulfillment centers supporting operational and functional leaders. Amazon operates the most complex retail networks in the world, delivering billions of packages to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses annually – and we have nearly doubled the size of our fulfillment network over the last two years! Come be part of this tremendous growth and join a dedicated team committed to operational and financial excellence where you will focus on the inputs, think like an owner and where every day is Day One.Success in RoleYou know your business and identify opportunities to decrease cost and/or improve customer and employee experience. You leverage appropriate resources to deep dive and make recommendations and influence leaders. You formulate how to deliver improvements and execute across all fulfillment centers. You play an active role in recruiting and coaching others – on your team or other teams. You understand controllership and are working to increase your knowledge here.Key job responsibilitiesBusiness Finance Support:- Use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build financial models and analyses with little guidance and draw conclusions and make recommendations that deliver results, and drive improvements.- Independently align financial and operational analyses with your business partners, challenging business partner assumptions when necessary.- Provide analysis and recommendations to business leaders to support operational and growth business decisions and action plans.- Proactively identify opportunities to resolve finance defects and improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes across teams and organizations.Controllership:- Own the financial reporting for a business area and may supervise or teach others in areas of financial reporting.- Identify and solve complex data integrity issues and collaborate with stakeholders on resolution, insisting on the highest standards.- Develop and execute data analysis processes that are scalable and auditable.Communication:- Intuitively utilize active listening skills to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner, adjusting your style based on audience, to articulate complex finance issues.- Create effective business partnership with Site Leaders, manage competing priorities, and provide guidance during unexpected events.- Have backbone and challenge business partner plans and assumptions when needed.Team Leadership:- Will be the proxy for the Senior Finance Manager when they are not available. A day in the lifeNo day in Operations is ever the same! As a Finance Manager in the North American Customer Fulfillment team you will work in a fast-paced, high-energy and ever-changing environment. You'll work alongside your Ops and Support teams to help make Amazon the Earth’s Best Employer: Production meetings, labor planning, business reviews and data driven analysis will encompass your days. You may even get to pack a box or two!About the teamThis role will partner closely with a broad range of Senior Leaders in Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, Accounting, HR and Technology. This role plays a critical role as a financial advocate and business partner. This role will design, develop, and maintain performance measurements and reporting on strategic input drivers to continuously improve the economics of the business.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience- 6+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience- 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Senior Financial Analyst, AWS SMGS FP&A

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Sr. Financial Analyst to be a key member in our AWS Sales & Marketing FP&A team. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of our fastest growing business division within Amazon. As a Finance Manager, you will work closely with finance leaders to develop financial models and analytical insights to assist in evaluating new business concepts, turning insights into operational measurements, and identifying paths to improve overall planning and forecasting process. Key job responsibilitiesYou will be the single threaded finance owner for the top-line performance for AWS. Primary responsibilities include:• Develop revenue forecasts in collaboration with key stakeholders • Create, improve, and maintain financial metrics, reports and scorecards used for consolidation reports.• Collect, analyze and manage quantitative data to create meaningful analyses and models that drive business decisions.• Lead processes to facilitate consolidation process and reports.• Partner with finance technology and BI team to streamline reporting infrastructure and automation• Lead month end close deep dives and consolidationBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience ...

Finance Manager, WW Operations Capex and Working Capital

Join our dynamic team as we revolutionize our financial strategies to streamline FP&A mechanisms for Capex and inventory operations. As a Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving transformative initiatives that improve Capex and Working Capital reporting framework, free cash flow management, and empower informed decision-making.Learning Opportunities:1. Gain exposure to complex global operations involving Capex and Working Capital operations, honing your skills in financial analysis, strategic planning, and risk management.2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, learning from seasoned professionals in finance, operations, and technology.3. Stay ahead of industry trends and best practices in inventory management, attending conferences and workshops to expand your knowledge and network.4. Take on leadership opportunities, driving change and innovation within the organization while enhancing your own professional development.Key job responsibilities• Drive planning and reporting mechanisms ensuring accuracy and timeliness.• Collaborate with business and finance teams to identify opportunities for optimizing resource allocation and enhancing overall financial performance.• Lead the automation of planning, reporting frameworks, and financial models, utilizing advanced technology to streamline processes and increase efficiency.• Develop and implement strategies to balance short-term operational needs with long-term investment decisions, aligning with overall business objectives.• Conduct regular reviews and analyses of key financial metrics, providing insights and recommendations to senior management for continuous improvement in resource management and decision-making.A day in the life1. Start the day by reviewing key metrics and performance indicators.2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and insights for ongoing inventory planning and optimization projects.3. Work closely with the finance team to automate reporting processes and develop dashboards for monitoring inventory performance.4. Engage in continuous learning and professional development activities to stay updated on industry trends and best practices in inventory management and cash flow optimization.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) ...

Senior Manager Program Planning, Project Kuiper - Public Sector

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion-dollar business and the Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) business is looking for an entrepreneurial minded Sr. Manager of Program Planning to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls with a focus on the public sector. The KGS team is focused on Government customers around the world, including U.S. DoD and other national security customers.The successful candidate will be responsible for building the program planning function within KGS, providing qualitative and quantitative data analysis for program performance management, ensuring the business meets critical deliverables, program schedules (Integrated Master Schedule), as well as risk and opportunity tracking, management, and mitigation. This leader will work cross functionally alongside the program finance team, as well as the program management and engineering teams to ensure Government funded programs are tracked and performed on cost and schedule. As KGS grows and takes on more complex contract types, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading Earned Value Management (EVM) activities. This includes recommending the tools needed for the business to meet EVM requirements including initial IBRs and delivering IPMRs on a monthly basis amongst other requirements. The Head of Program Planning must prepare the organization to support DCMA surveillance audits as required. While still in the start-up phase, KGS will be tracking EVM “lite” metrics from an internal management perspective for program performance. The program planning organization will have responsibility for aligning our product roadmaps with Kuiper availability, ensuring we have products Government customers can use when Kuiper service comes online. The planning organization will also be responsible for creating integrated schedules that lay in both government program commitments as well as internal deadlines, and then align with Kuiper commercial on product availability and dependencies.Key job responsibilities• Work with KGS program managers, engineering staff, and finance to standardize development of KGS program schedules (resource loaded)• Support KGS program managers and capture managers on development of proposal schedules in an ambiguous environment (outlining tasks, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables). • Work with KGS program managers and engineering staff on scheduling approaches for program dependencies • Develop, implement and report key financial and operating metrics and performance indicators to measure overall business performance, help develop the financials associated with internal and external review meetings and provide insights to finance and business leadership• Develop processes and tool suites that automate program planning in support of RFx responses, new program stand-up, and annual budget submission• Develop integrated KGS portfolio schedule that tracks key milestones and dependencies across all KGS programs• Build “what-if” scheduling tools/processes that support KGS program risk assessments and program trade studies• Security Clearance: Preferred for candidates to have an active US Government security clearance of TS/SCI or higher and be able to maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 10+ years of positions that require analysis and reporting financial results experience- 8+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 8+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience- 4+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 10+ years of US Government contract program planning experience- Experience with integrated planning and scheduling- Experience with scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Deltek Open Plan, Oracle Primavera or similar scheduling software- Experience with executive level project briefings- Ability to build strong relationships and work cross functionally (Program Management, Product Management, Finance, Subcontractors)- Experience with capture and proposal management process, and leading the development of program schedules for proposals- Experience with cost and schedule integration and Earned Value Management- Strong ability to deal with Ambiguity ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Data Center Innovation Finance

Amazon has a history and tradition of leading the world in Web-related technologies and services. The Harris Poll recently found Amazon to be the most trusted company in the United States, with products and services ranked over Apple and Google. One of those products is Amazon Web Services (AWS). Since early 2006, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure platform in the cloud. On the AWS Finance team you are surrounded by people that are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success. To support this quickly growing business, you must be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for analytics and accountability, setting high standards, and razor-sharp accuracy. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously and you should too! This role is on the AWS Infrastructure team. We provide end-to-end financial support driving AWS to be the low cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. This includes supporting business owners in building, operating and innovating our Cloud data centers. We support operations, business development, and engineering. You should be passionate about producing financial analysis enabling management to make breakthrough decisions, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers. Specifically, we are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst to join our worldwide Data Center Innovation Finance (DCIF) team. The DCIF team supports the Data Center Engineering team, responsible for designing and building data center capacity, and includes functions like procurement & supply chain, infrastructure energy, construction and design engineering. This role mainly collaborates with construction and design engineering. Key responsibilities in this role include: - Serve as the key business partner to the Design Engineering, Innovation and Controls teams working directly with AWS senior management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendations on electrical and mechanical innovations that should be included in the next generation of data center designs. - Develop ad-hoc business analysis and present recommendations to AWS senior management around design changes introduced to Colocation facilities and the DC capital improvement process. - Manage the financial planning and analysis effort and forecast various metrics for financial risks and opportunities. - Report on the financial performance and lead in the preparation of weekly, monthly and annual financial review. - Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and developing new processes and controls to support the fast-growing, global AWS business. A day in the lifeYou will support the Data Center Engineering (DCE) organization in the design, financial evaluation, execution, budgeting and monitoring of strategic initiative (SI) related to electrical, mechanical, power generation, and/or structural design of new data center generational designs. These strategic initiatives are critical for how AWS builds and operates DCs, and optimize for power, space, and cooling capacity ratios to support the latest hardware infrastructure, as well as incorporating the latest innovations in sustainability, availability, resiliency, and cost. You will support the financial evaluation of various engineering initiatives that will influence the future design of the datacenters. you will work with engineers and TPMs from a variety of disciplines like Electrical, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, and Environmental. This requires strong domain and deep technical subject matter expertise, and the ability to influence senior leadership in both verbal and written communications. About the teamThe DC Innovation Finance team is made up of subject matter experts for specific engineering or generational design fields that partner with the business to optimize the design of our DCs. As such, the team is known for having vast knowledge around engineering decisions that ultimately allows AWS to offer competitive prices to our customers. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience- 3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)- 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience ...

Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A, Planning & Insights

Within Amazon’s Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A), we enjoy a unique vantage point into everything happening within Amazon. Our team provides strategic support to the CFO, CEO and senior leadership on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. As the central place the entire company looks to for an understanding of financial performance, we play a major role in driving company-wide financial processes and business decisions. In this role, you will support key financial and business reporting routines and process excellence (including automation) projects essential to the heartbeat of Amazon Finance. The position will support multiple Finance leaders and will work closely with Corporate FP&A technology and reporting teams and business unit finance teams. The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, solution oriented and have a demonstrated ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, financial analysis, logical reasoning, and presentation of alternatives. Importantly, this role touches the design & delivery of global FP&A processes and thus, the successful candidate will work collaboratively across the organization to deliver against internal stakeholder and customer needs. This role is an individual contributor role, but will have opportunities to lead cross-functional project teams. Beyond the meaningful day-to-day responsibilities, this role offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. You will build partnerships across diverse finance teams, such as the Business FP&A, Reporting, Forecasting and Analysis (RFA) and Global Finance & Technology (GFT) teams, expanding your expertise and honing your collaboration and influencing skills. Key job responsibilities• Supports key business deliverables and reporting (such as company goals, company performance documents, operating plan business narratives) for Amazon’s senior leadership team and Board of Directors, working with a multitude of geographically and functionally dispersed teams to drive results. • Lead and support FP&A process improvement projects including AI-driven automation, collaborating with high performing finance and technology professionals to support our global FP&A process excellence roadmap.• Engage with a broad range of business unit finance teams for process effectiveness reviews. • Deliver company-wide analysis and overviews for senior leaders, providing insights on business priorities and outlook. • Effectively utilize Cognos/TM1 and other company financial systems to support deep dive analysis and results summarization in response to senior leadership needs.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in accounting, information systems, finance, or equivalent- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Experience communicating results to senior leadership- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results ...

Associate Director, Finance

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.ABOUT THIS ROLE Audible is seeking a finance professional with financial modeling and strategic advisory experience to join the Global Finance team. You will be responsible for shaping and managing strategic finance initiatives. You will be responsible for delivering analysis and complex modeling to enable fact-based decision making on Audible’s business, investments, and strategic partnerships. Your analysis will help functional leads understand the financial impact of strategic decisions and inform Audible business planning. This role also includes a reporting component which will require analysis and reporting to understand if desired returns have been achieved. Finally, this role will provide you with an excellent understanding of Audible’s business in a highly competitive subscription landscape.ABOUT YOUYou are a consumer-focused critical thinker that uses your own experience in conjunction with data to understand and highlight trends that are crucial to Audible’s continued success. You can work effectively with cross-functional teams and leadership both inside and outside of Finance. You can present compelling and well-researched analysis for use in shaping strategic decisions. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced competitive environment.As an Associate Director, Finance, you will...- Drive the global vision by partnering with cross-functional teams to manage financial reporting and analysis that will inform business decisions for overall growth and transformation- Manage Audible financial forecasting in partnership with Growth and Marketing teams with a specific focus on KPIs and strategies to drive growth across new member acquisition, customer retention, and engagement - Lead analysis and financial modeling for new initiatives, business models, and go-to-market strategies through scenario analysis, revenue/KPI sizing, ROI, and risk assessments- Strengthen our department’s use of automation and new technologies used for forecasting, financial modeling, and business intelligence activities- Develop and maintain relationships with key department personnel, data analytics teams, and Amazon Finance counterparts- Lead financial presentations and discussions for audiences of senior executives across the organizationABOUT AUDIBLE Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or other related areas- 5+ years of professional experience in financial planning, strategic financial advisory, or operational analysis within industries such as investment banking, corporate consulting, or a related media industry- Experience building financial models from scratch and advanced Excel background- Experience with financial systems such as Cognos TM1 or Hyperion ...

Data Analyst, Global Tax Services, Amazon Tax

Join Amazon’s Tax Team as a Data Analyst for LATAM compliance.Are you a dynamic Business Analyst with a passion for tax technology? Are you proficient with Data Analysis tools such as SQL? Amazon's Global Tax Services Team is seeking an enthusiastic individual eager to navigate new territories, learn rapidly, and handle confidential information with the utmost integrity.You're the ideal fit if you possess a blend of data proficiency, solution design skills, and a solid grasp of tax or accounting principles. Your ability to make informed judgments and adapt in a fast-paced environment sets you apart. As a self-starter, you excel in driving initiatives and thrive in a results-driven setting.Key job responsibilitiesIn this role, you'll have a diverse range of responsibilities, including:- Design and Delivery: Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable tax technology solutions. - Data Analysis: Conduct in-depth research and analysis of tax reporting data for specific tax jurisdictions, addressing data quality issues, and defining functional requirements for technical development.- Process Improvement: Collaborate with tax teams to enhance efficiency and controller-ship in current processes, educating them on data acquisition for reporting, planning, and controller-ship.- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, fostering relationships with the tax, business and engineering teams across Amazon.- Metrics Development: Support the creation of new metrics to quantify the value of various aspects of tax data.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience- 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience- Bachelor's degree or equivalent- Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights- Experience with SQL- Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders ...

Program Manager, FinOps PMO, Global Delivery | Digital, Devices+ Kuiper & Emerging

At Amazon we strive to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our passion for invention leads us to continually pioneer and globalize new businesses and customer offerings. As a result, Amazon continues to grow and evolve across many different business lines. In supporting this growth and evolution, Amazon Finance Operations (FinOps) goal is to deliver seamless procure-to-pay, order-to-cash and payroll processes that enable geographic and market expansion across all Amazon’s businesses, from Retail, Digital, Devices (including Kuiper), and Advertising through to AWS and Logistics, while ensuring regulatory and legal compliance. As part of this growth we now seek a Customer Obsessed, Results Driven Program Manager to join our expanding FinOps Program Management Office (PMO) in the North America region, primarily supporting Project Kuiper for AR. Revolutionize Amazon's Global Businesses as a Program Management Solution Enabler. This is no ordinary Program Management role. At Amazon, you will have the unparalleled opportunity to drive complex, high-impact programs that touch every aspect of our diverse, fast-paced global operations. As a Program Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale business transformations from initiation to successful, high-quality, on-time launch. Leveraging your PMO Excellence proven ability to quickly grasp intricate challenges, you will devise innovative solutions that optimize people, processes, policies, and technology. You will apply your superior communication skills to persuasively champion your ideas and align stakeholders at all levels in our supportive, growth-minded culture. Are you ready to redefine what's possible in Program Management? Apply now and join the Amazon team driving the future of global technology and innovation. Amazon highly values diversity and has a number of initiatives in place to facilitate career opportunities and support individual career growth, including flexible working. There is a structured and supportive on-boarding environment to support new starters in getting up to speed quickly. Key job responsibilities• Delivering complex, large scale programs and projects from initiation through delivery by leading cross-functional, geographically diverse project teams. • Understanding the business requirements and then ensuring these can be implemented from a people, process, policy and technology perspective by working with Amazon’s technical teams to effectively design, develop, test and launch scalable solutions that address customer needs while meeting our high controllership standards. • Ensuring consistent and efficient execution of projects, adhering to Amazon’s governance and project methodology frameworks, to deliver optimal, high-quality, scalable solutions. This includes effective communication of project progression to stakeholders across all levels of the organization. • Identifying and mitigating potential risks and obstacles by collaborating closely with business partners, key PMO Excellence stakeholders and team members. Ensuring Plan B’s are always in place. • Continually strengthening FinOps effectiveness with a relentless focus on identifying and delivering continuous improvement opportunities. Who are we looking for?We require someone who can apply structured and analytical thinking to solve problems, while motivating their project teams, through superior influencing and inter-personal skills, to resolve conflicts, drive cross-functional decision making and deliver results. About the teamThe successful candidate will bring a demonstrated ability to deliver large scale, complex business program implementations in fast-paced, deadline driven environments, ideally involving systems development and integration. Additionally, they will have a proven ability to learn quickly, distill complex scenarios into easily understandable synopses and communicate persuasively, in both written and oral form. Amazon highly values diversity and has a number of initiatives in place to facilitate career opportunities and support individual career growth, including flexible working. There is a structured and supportive on-boarding environment to support new starters in getting up to speed quickly. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of program or project management experience- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams- Basic Excel knowledge/experience ...

Senior Financial Analyst

Amazon seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to be a key partner for the high growth Sponsored Advertising business directly supporting the Creative Experience product org.This role will play a key role in evaluating ambiguous and complex opportunities in how our customers advertise on Amazon, creating models and reporting mechanisms that make our data more actionable, developing and communicating business insights through data analytics, and own reporting functions during the various business review and planning phases.The successful candidate will have shown experiences in past roles influencing business owners and supporting decision-making in rapidly evolving environments. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. In addition, this role requires strong business sense and capability to independently drive business partnership. Experience with big data using scalable analytics tools are a must.Key job responsibilities* Manage financial and operational performance metrics for the business e.g. weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews* Partner with Interactive Video Ads product team to anticipate business requirements, trends, and variances; develop action plans; measure and analyze initiatives and results; identify and drive growth and improvement opportunities* Support growth of the advertising business by evaluating and understanding shopper and advertiser needs and value drivers, supporting strategic initiatives, and forecasting high impact growth strategies* Uphold and enforce an environment of strong financial controllershipA day in the lifeIf you are a driven self starter and enjoy using analytical skills, diving deep and building new models this will be a good match. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to assist in simplifying and scaling our business through thoughtful analyses and partnerships with different stakeholders.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 2+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 2+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience ...

Senior Accounting Manager, AWS Supply Chain

Amazon is a fast-paced, dynamic, high-tech company founded in Seattle. Amazon’s finance team is searching for financial accounting professionals who consistently exceed expectations, who thrive in a challenging workplace, and who can actively contribute to our talented team. The global accounting organization supports our financial reporting, internal control, intercompany, and transfer pricing activities as well as supports new business launches globally for Amazon in the consumer products, digital initiatives, merchant, operations, logistics, payments, and cloud computing lines of business. Additionally, we strongly encourage rotation within the Accounting department and the company as a whole; we aim to hire people who will raise the bar, not just in their first position, but over their career at Amazon. Given the size and growth of the Accounting department and rotation to other Amazon departments, we are always looking for strong candidates to fill new positions and back-fill existing ones. Responsibilities This position will have responsibility for supporting all parts of our financial reporting process. In addition, this position will be expected to understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to influence the design of systems, processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities. Technical accounting research and position paper writing will also be a requirement of this position. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate they were top performers at their level. We are currently looking for candidates who are at the senior manager level. Successful candidates for this position will have the equivalent of 9+ years of professional experience with financial reporting and internal control related responsibilities. Many of our candidates for this position will also have held similar positions in larger public companies or who have held a senior manager level position with a Big 4 public accounting firm serving Fortune 500 clients for 2 or more years. Candidates for this position may have held controller or finance director positions in public or private companies. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges will be expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 7+ years of finance technology, forecast & budgeting, or other finance-focused competency experience- Experience with Tableau, Python, SQB, Quicksight, Cognos or or other BI packages ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Amazon Transportation Claims and Insurance

Amazon's "Last Mile" Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program is responsible for delivering packages (and smiles) to households/businesses across the planet. Our finance team closely partners to support this rapidly expanding business while building a portfolio of delivery stations, vans, and technology to deliver customers' packages on time - often next day, sometimes faster. We augment our traditional "deliver by van" with other models including Amazon Flex (gig economy drivers), Amazon Lockers, and more - all designed to deliver smiles to our customers. You will make history as you help build one of the largest carriers on the planet.Our team is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst, Amazon Transportation Claims and Insurance to play a key role supporting Amazon’s corporate claims focusing on Middle Mile. This is a fast-paced, high visibility role with stakeholders and leaders across Middle Mile operations, Safety, Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Risk. There will many opportunities to make a big impact.This role is responsible for month-end close, weekly forecasting, planning, and reporting for Middle Mile on-road corporate claims and admin costs. This role will partner closely with the Global Risk team to understand claim development trends, including case reserves and claim closure strategies that impact NA Operations P&L and balance sheet reserves. Key responsibilities include understanding and articulating overarching business trends in Middle Mile and Amazon Transportation, analyzing cost drivers, and supporting data-driven decision-making. This role also owns working with Middle Mile Finance to drive process improvement in claims allocation methodology to supply and channel type. The role requires consolidating financial data for planning cycles and leading strategic initiatives, including developing claim analytics to improve forecasting accuracy, contributing to leadership Business Review documents, and driving focus on underlying root cause of claims and safety incident reduction initiatives.To be successful, this role requires strong communication skills and executive presence to interface directly with both finance and non-finance leaders across multiple lines of business and influence without authority. At times, this may also mean revisiting decisions and re-aligning across multiple stakeholders on a new (sometimes unpopular) direction through presenting updated, compelling analysis to senior leadership. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and financial modeling skills, excel in stakeholder management, and demonstrate expertise in conducting thorough, insightful analyses of large datasets.Key job responsibilities- Identifies basic control risks, evaluates impact, proposes changes, and implements improvements to remediate gaps- Delivers weekly/monthly financial close. Uses financial systems and advanced MSExcel functions to work with large data sets. Outputs plans, forecasts, budgets, and consolidations.- Works with a variety of data sources. Identifies incomplete or inaccurate data, identifies root causes of data issues, escalates discrepancies, fixes data where possible or partners to deliver a solution.- Uses active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjusts style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly.- Identifies and implements solutions to resolve, improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance processes.- Makes thoughtful time management decisions independently. Prioritizes work, resolves issues, meets deadlines, and seeks feedback from your manager. Discerns between urgent and non-urgent issues and acts accordingly to solve them.- Drives own self-development in the Finance Community: seeks opportunities to expand finance expertise. Participates in events, initiatives, and projects, then shares gained knowledge in and outside of your team.- Contributes to work life harmony by being a positive, collaborative, and effective influencer to new team members as an indicator of operations excellence.About the teamThe Amazon Transportation Claims and Insurance Finance Team manages on-road claims and insurance costs across Last and Middle Mile operations. Our team also owns financial decision support for premium pricing and risk-based value added services for Delivery Service Partners (DSP). As a program-based finance team, we excel in distilling complexity around claims and insurance costs into actionable insights for North American Operations.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience ...

Finance Manager, AWS Global Services Finance

The AWS Finance team provides end-to-end financial support for this multi-billion dollar business, driving AWS to be the leader in customer experience while delivering best cost. On the AWS Finance team, you will be surrounded by people that are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success. You should be passionate about producing financial analysis enabling management to make breakthrough decisions, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers. The position will contribute to driving standardization and team efficiency across the Support Finance org. You will be responsible for coordinating and liaison with the Central FP&A on behalf of the Support Business Unit finance org. You will have ownership to how the organization plans and forecasts annual Revenue, Headcount and budget on a global basis. You will be the finance expert responsible for variance analysis and driving key financial metrics. You will partner across the BU finance teams to drive forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, and key financial decisions. You will also define and maintain internal finance controls for transactions and processes. This role will also support ad-hoc analysis and reporting. This is a highly visible role as your outputs are included in month end packages that go to senior leadership and decision makers.The FP&A team is responsible for managing the financial rhythms of the business, including the annual operating plan, long range plan, regular forecast process, and for providing analytical support to senior management. You will help establish the pace of the finance team to ensure it delivers actionable insights in a timely manner.Key job responsibilities- Partner with Support BU and GS Finance teams to meet finance objectives.- Drive month end reporting and variance analysis of actual spend versus projection.- Lead ad hoc analysis and month end financial commentary working cross functionally with BU finance, central finance, financial systems (TM1) and accounting teams.- Ensure compliance with finance and accounting controls and systems.- Monitor and enhance existing processes and controls.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...