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Description
Want to help scale Earth’s leading e-commerce finance team? At Amazon, it’s our goal to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. The US Home and Lifestyle (HnL) organization seeks a talented Finance Manager to help build and scale profitable customer fulfillment in one of our largest networks. We are looking for an analytical, self-driven, and innovative leader who is able to distill complex problems into solutions that drive business insights and finance controllership.
The role is an opportunity to lead key workstreams and controllership processes as the US Non-Sort Leader for Home and LifeStyle Finance. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to perform analysis, create metrics, and develop forecasts/insights that drive strategic business decisions for senior stakeholders. While this role is within the HnL org, the frameworks created will deliver impact across US stores translating into a high visibility and high impact position. The successful candidate in this role will have a self-starter and builder mindset, passion for diving deep into data and strong ability to influence without authority.
Key job responsibilities
P&L ownership – analysis of the financial outputs, connecting them with the underlying input drivers and translating them into insights
Drive core financial processes for the Everyday Essentials business including Annual Operating Plan, long range Strategic Plan and Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews
Work with business leaders and cross-functional teams to present business results and statistical analysis and recommendations to senior management for decision making.
Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc data analysis, and financial modeling using a broad range of tools including Excel, SQL, and COGNOS
Conduct financial analysis and strategic planning in support of business groups. Use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build financial models, interpret data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations that deliver results, drive improvements, and influence leaders throughout Amazon. These decisions can have global impact.
Design scalable solutions that automate reporting of key performance metrics and analysis to achieve business goals.
Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.
Use 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.
A day in the life
You’ll collaborate with business, technical and finance stakeholders both within and outside US Consumables. You will be managing periodic reporting and planning, deep diving into data and dissecting ambiguous problems. You’ll also help and collaborate with other global Consumables Finance teams to gain access to vital insights and drive scalable solutions.
About the team
We are an entrepreneurial team within US Consumables Finance org supporting Everyday Essentials Program, Selection & Pricing and Marketing. We work in a highly collaborative environment. You will engage with partners in different areas throughout Amazon. Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of customers.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science) and 5+ years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3+ years of finance experience
Preferred Qualifications
MBA, or CPA
Knowledge of SQL/ETL
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
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
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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.