Finance Manager, Private Brands Finance
DESCRIPTION
At Amazon, we are working to create the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven leaders to help us deliver a great customer experience. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Worldwide Amazon Private Brands (APB) Finance team. APB is a global brand portfolio including, but not limited to, Amazon Basics and Amazon Essentials, offering products that our customers love at great value within Hardlines, Consumables and Softlines.
The ideal candidate will be a creative and analytical problem solver who is comfortable in a fast-paced environment, a collaborative leader to work with a dynamic network of Business and Finance partners, and an innovator to drive continuous improvement and automations in both planning and reporting of P&L's of the APB business across NA, EU and FE. The successful candidate will manage financial planning, reporting, and analyses, will collaborate actively with business and finance partners to develop actionable insights and recommendations aimed at achieving organizational goals and initiatives. They enjoy working with a diverse group of individuals, and have a proven ability to dive deep to solve complex business and finance problems.
The pace and growth of the business along with its unique business model, make this an attractive role for someone looking to demonstrate themselves, and make a big impact to the business.
Key job responsibilities
1. Improve the financial models used in planning and reporting.
2. Enable clear understanding of variance drivers across both revenue and cost lines, and present findings to senior leadership.
3. Actively collaborate with Finance partners across NA, EU and FE to develop a WW Financial Plan
4. Partner with business and finance leaders to establish and track performance to plans, goals and initiatives
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
- 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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