Amazon

Finance Manager, Echo Sales and Marketing

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in tax, finance, or analytical fields
  • Strong background in multiple finance and accounting roles
  • Proficiency in applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Experience building operational reports and data sets for decision-making
  • Ability to create process improvements through automation
  • History of participating in continuous improvement initiatives
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or similar
  • Experience in leading cross-functional initiatives that enhance financial performance

Responsibilities

  • Own the P&L for assigned Echo device programs, including revenue forecasting and variance analysis
  • Lead financial planning for sales events and provide performance readouts to leadership
  • Build and maintain financial models for pricing strategies and channel optimization
  • Deliver business review inputs highlighting financial impacts and risk assessments
  • Drive cost reduction initiatives and collaborate on mitigation strategies
  • Develop and automate reporting solutions for faster insights
  • Identify trends and patterns in financial data to support strategic decisions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a high-visibility team in a fast-paced environment
  • Access to a unique product line with significant market influence
  • Collaborative cross-functional engagement with diverse teams
  • Emphasis on strategic partnerships in financial decision-making
  • Focus on continuous personal and professional improvement within the finance domain
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Finance Manager to join the Alexa Sales & Marketing Finance team within Amazon Devices & Services. This role will serve as a strategic finance partner to the Echo Devices Sales and Marketing organization, owning financial planning, forecasting, and business insights that drive investment decisions across product launches, promotional events (e.g., Prime Day, Holiday), and go-to-market strategies. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, can translate complex data into actionable recommendations for senior leaders, and demonstrates a bias for action in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.

Key job responsibilities

- Own the P&L for assigned Echo device programs, including revenue forecasting, cost modeling (BOM, promotional spend), and variance analysis across monthly and quarterly planning cycles (OP1/OP2, QBR, MBR).

- Lead financial planning for sales events sizing deal economics, promotional spend, and delivering post-event performance readouts to leadership team

- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate pricing strategies, MSRP changes, channel mix optimization

- Deliver weekly and monthly business review inputs including highlights, lowlights, and forward-looking risk/opportunity callouts with quantified financial impact.

- Drive cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives by identifying structural cost trends (BOM escalation, rate variance) and partnering cross-functionally on mitigation strategies.

- Develop and automate reporting solutions that improve speed-to-insight for the broader finance and business 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 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 creating process improvements with automation and analysis 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 finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)

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

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience

- 5+ 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

- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

About Amazon

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