Amazon

Finance Manager, Alexa Finance

Amazon$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in tax, finance, or related analytical field
  • 5+ years in various finance and accounting roles
  • 5+ years experience applying key financial KPIs
  • 5+ years building financial and operational reports
  • 5+ years in continuous improvement projects
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics, or business
  • 5+ years leading cross-functional initiatives to drive financial performance
  • 5+ years dissecting financial data for business strategy

Responsibilities

  • Lead financial planning and forecasting for Alexa+ initiatives
  • Build and present KPI dashboards and business insights
  • Own finance communication on performance and risks with teams
  • Drive automation of financial reporting for process simplification
  • Conduct deep dives into cost drivers for month-end reviews

Benefits

  • Collaboration with executives across various business units
  • Opportunities to influence business strategy
  • Work in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment
  • Incorporate innovative approaches to financial analysis
  • Enhance skills in big data and statistical concepts
Full Job Description
As a Finance Manager, you will work directly with business leaders to support resource management and controllership functions, identify opportunities, and develop business cases. The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. The role requires a self-starter with the ability to be strategic, analytical, and have a demonstrated ability to effectively manage the financial responsibilities of a complex business. It requires strong business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate must have the aptitude to incorporate new approaches and methodologies (including statistical concepts) while dealing with big data. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Key job responsibilities
• Leading the financial planning and forecasting process for business initiatives under Alexa+
• Building and presenting KPI dashboards with monthly and quarterly financial and business insights
• Owning finance communication with the business teams on performance, long term planning, risks, and opportunities
• Driving automation and scale of financial reporting in order to simplify processes for internal stakeholders
• Lead deep dives into key cost drivers for month end reviews, forecasts, and annual operating plans

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 applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience

- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making 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

- 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

- 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy 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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Amazon Careers

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Founded
1994
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