Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A
DESCRIPTION
Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to join the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. This position will work closely with various stakeholders including Accounting, Finance, and Financial system teams to solve complex problems that directly impact Amazon’s financial reporting. The successful candidate will lead company-wide finance transformation projects that change how Amazon consumes, stores, and analyzes financial data.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead large-scale change management initiatives and provide strategic direction on how to optimize the way finance organizations function across Amazon.
- Partner with Business Finance teams to drive cost assignment and allocation to appropriate businesses for each monthly and planning cycle.
- Generate business insights based on financial results and use them to influence strategic decisions being made about the businesses.
- Partner with Accounting and Business Intelligence teams to define requirements for and prioritize projects to improve reporting accuracy and automation.
- Supporting operations partners in areas that include, but are not limited to, planning, productivity goals, defect tracking, metrics and performance measurement, and operations cost reduction projects.
- Ad hoc financial analysis and data support for business team.
A day in the life
This is an excellent opportunity to shape a growing business in an entrepreneurial environment. This person will dive deep to understand the intricacies of data and its sources, combine multiple sources of data to build a complete picture of business performance, partner with business teams to address reporting needs, and concisely communicate performance drivers to business partners and finance leadership. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.
About the team
Corporate Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) provides strategic support to Amazon’s CFO and executive team (S-team) on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. Our team is responsible for the production and administration of several key finance deliverables.
We manage:
- key month-end and quarter-end processes;
- planning processes including quarterly estimates, the annual operating plan, and the 3-year forecast;
- company-wide S-team goal review processes; and
- other exciting ad-hoc projects for our leadership team.
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 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
- 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.