Senior Financial Analyst - Operations Finance - Amazon

Position Overview

Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – Operations Finance who will be a trusted partner and advisor to our business leaders. In this role, you will evaluate and quantify new business ideas, manage weekly and monthly financial close processes, and perform data-intensive analyses to drive business improvement and cost reduction initiatives. You will also have the opportunity to lead teams, inspire innovative solutions, and work in a dynamic environment powered by a commitment to customer centricity. Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age

Key Responsibilities

• Manage or lead others and develop exceptional talent.
• Collect, analyze, and manage quantitative data to create meaningful reports that drive business improvement and cost reductions.
• Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs to improve competitive position and profitability.
• Oversee the development of weekly and monthly financial close, as well as planning, forecasting, and reporting models; continuously innovate processes and communicate with Operations partners.
• Collaborate with data source providers and technology teams to ensure accurate, automated, and timely key decision data.
• Provide level-headed guidance and manage competing priorities within your team during unexpected events.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline with an analytical bias.
• 5+ years relevant experience in roles requiring financial analysis and reporting.
• Proficiency with Excel macros, indexes, conditional lists, arrays, pivots, and lookups.
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and interpreting data results.
• 5+ years of experience performing financial and ad hoc analyses using data reporting tools in supply chain and logistics.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of full-time work experience.
• 3+ years of corporate finance experience.
• A commitment to learning new things, taking ownership, and delivering results.
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Ability to analyze financials, dive deep into datasets, and provide innovative recommendations to management and business partners.
• Proven capability to work with diverse teams to earn trust and build understanding.
• Demonstrated strong leadership with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) to influence other leaders in Finance and the business.
• Access to and knowledge of SQL.