Would you enjoy providing support for our CFO's decision making, uncovering insights into Amazon's many businesses and investments, and building the tools to do this at scale? We're seeking a self-starter with strong critical thinking and a passion for finding better ways to do things. This role will interest candidates looking for experience analyzing Amazon at a macro level, creating new ways to measure business performance, and helping craft the narrative around our company's near and mid-term outlook.
This Finance Manager position on the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis team will work closely with various stakeholders including Accounting, Finance, and Financial systems teams to solve complex problems that directly impacts Amazon’s internal and external financial reporting. The successful candidate will be able to interpret financial results, effectively communicate a business narrative, and implement mechanisms for new reporting insights at scale with a goal to make our data more actionable. Additionally, this team member will own several reporting functions for close, planning, and reporting cycles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design new financial insights
- Enhance existing financial reporting
- Present ad hoc business analysis and recommendations to senior management.
- Own corporate finance reporting definitions and ensure uses of those definitions are being used consistently across the finance organization.
- Serve as a liaison between accounting and system teams to drive accurate close.
- Recommend improvements and provide scoping documents for system enhancements.
This role will sit in Amazon offices in Seattle, WA.
Key job responsibilities
Design new financial insights
Enhance existing financial reporting
Present ad hoc business analysis and recommendations to senior management.
Own corporate finance reporting definitions and ensure uses of those definitions are being used consistently across the finance organization.
Serve as a liaison between accounting and system teams to drive accurate close.
Recommend improvements and provide scoping documents for system enhancements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- 5+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- 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)
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.