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Description
Our Fulfillment Centers (FCs) utilize cutting edge technologies and computer systems in order to serve millions of customers each day. We have doubled the size of our fulfillment network over the last two years - come be a part of this tremendous growth and join a dedicated team committed to ongoing operational and financial improvements!
The North America Customer Fulfillment (NACF) Central Operations team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to support productivity planning. This role will support our Inbound Cross Dock (IXD) and Traditional Sortable Softlines (TSSL) Process Engineering teams. IXD's role within NACF is expected to grow significantly in 2024 as the network transitions to a regionalized fulfillment model. Our team serves as proactive stewards, utilizing data to alert our business partners to the risks and opportunities of the business. We combine the known and unknowns to present the financial picture to lead the business forward.
Key job responsibilities
Central Operations Process Engineering (PE) Finance is responsible for the following:
• Independently deliver projects with limited oversight provided by manager to scale, improve controllership, or create value-add improvements
• Build financial and operational reports that influence decision-making.
• Dive deep to ensure reporting accuracy and regularly audit work
• Work with a variety of data sources and identify incomplete or inaccurate data, identify root causes, escalate discrepancies, execute fixes, and partner on the resolution, insisting on the highest standards
• Identify basic control risks, evaluate impact, propose changes, and implement improvements to remediate gaps
• Apply controllership principles and frugality to new initiatives
• Provide clear and concise summaries and effectively answer questions in detail to drive results
• Articulate finance issues to non-Finance partners and earn trust
• Develop working relationships with business partners, managers, and peers
• Seek learning opportunities to develop deeper or multiple areas of finance expertise and share knowledge in and outside of your team
• Contribute to Finance community events or programs (e.g., professional development, work/life harmony)
A day in the life
You may start your day off deep diving a particular cost area you are responsible for to understand the input metrics causing the variance, which fulfillment centers are driving the variance, and why. You’ll work with your PE team to understand what is happening "on the floor" and possible actions for reducing the variation. You partner with PE to scope entitlement for a new productivity initiative. You spend time giving back to the Finance community through professional development initiatives.
About the team
This role is a part of a four-person team that supports the IXD and TSSL network. This role will partner closely with a broad range of leaders in Finance, Process Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Accounting, HR and Technology. This role is critical as a financial advocate and business partner to deliver year over year productivity improvements.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Nashville, TN, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
MBA, or CPA
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)
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $56,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/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.