Planning Lead, FP&A, NA Fresh Stores FP&A
DESCRIPTION
North America Fresh Stores with Amazon Grocery is hiring for a Finance Planning lead for the NA Fresh Stores FP&A team. The Fresh business spans Stores and Operations for all of North America.
Key job responsibilities
• Compile and lead financial results and operational plan reviews including reporting for all planning cycles Guidance/OP1/3YF/OP2
• Provide strategic guidance, tactical direction, and decision support to business and finance partners
• Be the single threaded leader and SME for all planning related deliverables for NA Fresh and partner with WW Grocery FP&A teams,
• Drive automation and scale of financial reporting. Simplify process for internal stakeholders (e.g., finance peers, and business partners)
• Drive finance communication with partner teams on product performance and financial impact, including identification of risks and opportunities
• Provide insights and clarity on team opportunities to leadership and stakeholders.
• Partner with business teams and Finance stakeholders to help develop short- and long-term reporting, models and forecasts
• Lead key analytical projects that influence senior leadership decision making
A day in the life
We are looking for an L6 with strong modeling skills and financial acumen. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who is passionate about the customer experience, who thinks/acts globally, and who will contribute with strategic and impactful reporting. This role requires a self-starter with bar raising skills in financial modelling and project management, as well as a keen attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations. They will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a wide range of problem-solving situations requiring extensive use of data modeling and analysis, as well as working with stakeholders across the org to operationalize and scale new and existing planning processes and tools. They need to be a proficient communicator and writer, and be able to consolidate complex strategies into a concise and simple narrative for the NA Fresh Stores leadership (L10s and L8s).
This role garners high visibility with regular interactions with various finance, business and tech teams and leaders across Amazon to grow your career and scope.
About the team
Be a Part of a Unique Growth Story!
Grocery is the next great growth opportunity for Amazon! With the 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods, and rapid growth in new store formats and online delivery, Grocery has quickly become a must win category. Amazon Fresh Stores Finance is well positioned to help the business drive growth, and unlock the full potential of the Amazon flywheel.
As our team continues to grow, we are looking for individuals that enjoy a challenge and have a desire for professional growth opportunities and continuous learning. Experience in this team opens up several career opportunities across Amazon and within the broader Amazon Fresh Finance team and Operations Finance organization. Individuals in this role have advancement opportunities to support different businesses and multifunctional teams, to lead new programs and projects.
This role partners regularly with a broad range of finance and business leaders across the Amazon Physical Stores, Retail, Tech, Grocery, Whole Foods Market, and WW Operations organizations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field 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
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
- 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.