Candidates should have experience working with data, reporting systems, and data discrepancies. This role will require the ability to understand complex data, coming back to simple talking points for non-finance stakeholders. Candidates should have experience working in high visibility roles and be comfortable presenting to senior leadership. A polished professional presence and the ability to influence is critical. Candidates should also have a meaningful track record of making good judgment calls, strong independent initiative, and the ability to deliver high quality work without a lot of oversight. This role provides a great opportunity to demonstrate capabilities to dive deep, deliver results, think big, invent and simplify, and earn trust. In addition, exposure to the regulatory and litigation framework in which Amazon operates offers aspiring finance professionals an opportunity to become well-rounded in their career path.
Key job responsibilities
- Partnering with stakeholders in Legal, Finance, and Accounting on requests from Legal that include financial data, with responsibility to help identify stakeholders, broker conversations on data options, and drive alignment on approach
- Overseeing that the process for responding to Legal requests and final work product meet Amazon’s exceptionally high standards for this work
- Working closely with the Finance technology team on internal tools and technology.
- In some instances, supporting specific Legal requests to coordinate or consolidate data pulls, write summary narrative docs, and oversee process components such as approvals
- Developing a strong working expertise on Amazon’s core financial reporting, including nuance that may be relevant for reporting in this context, and using that expertise to educate stakeholders and advise on approach
- Designing a strong set of training materials and running training for Finance teams
- Building reporting and other communication mechanisms to keep leadership apprised of activity in this space
- Successfully articulating and then advocating for targeted process and technology recommendations that operate effectively at scale and solve for efficiency, controllership, and/or quality objectives for this work
About the team
Corporate FP&A is the CFO's Finance team. It includes a technology team, several analytics and reporting teams, and G&A Finance support functions. The Planning & Insights team helps manage business and finance deliverables and serves several controllership functions, including training and overseeing how our Finance teams respond to Legal requests.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA, or CPA
- Experience with Oracle, Essbase, TM1 and similar tools
- Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel
- Experience communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
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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.