Finance Manager, Cross Border
DESCRIPTION
At Amazon, we want to make it easier and most convenient for people to find the products they need with competitive prices and reliable international delivery. We believe in the best possible experiences for our customers, and the Amazon Cross Border Finance team works with the business team to make this vision a reality. Our Finance Team is dedicated to working closely with business leadership to drive insight into business performance and formulate the medium and long term financial and strategic plans for Amazon Cross Border. Have dreams of working in a start-up environment? Join the Amazon Cross Border Finance team. If you're a builder and looking to invent - this is the place for you!
We are looking for a Finance professional to help steward our growth into this complex but fast-growing space. We are looking for a strategic and operationally-minded leader to join our team, who is not afraid of ambiguity and challenges the status quo. Individuals in this role have advancement opportunities to support different businesses and multi-functional teams, to lead new programs and initiatives.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive investment strategy discussion via insightful and relevant analysis
- Partner with Senior leadership to evaluate the financial impact of decisions
- Be a steward for maximizing long term free cash flow of investments
- Build financial projections for innovative growth models
- Partner with various business and tech teams to become a subject matter expert on systems and outcomes
A day in the life
The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they influence business owners, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly-evolving environment. They collaborate with executives and various business units across Amazon. They hire and develop then best talent and deliver through their team. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to innovate, identifying the high-priority work and projects supporting and solving complex problems that effect strategic decisions.
About the team
You will be joining a high-performing, fast-paced Finance team whose mission is to be the trusted strategic advisor to the business, driving profitable growth and scale through innovation. This is a highly visible role within the finance team and requires a strong leader and open communicator. You will have a direct impact on our top and bottom line with the ability to deliver improvements for our teams. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work and you will see direct business improvements based on the results of your work.
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
- 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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