Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to join the XCM (Cross-Channel Marketing) Finance team. XCM is Amazon's largest Fixed Marketing team, with a vision to be the most culturally and contextually aware, creatively breakthrough, and effective marketing organization in the world. XCM has produced some of Amazon's most recognised TV, Radio, Print and Out of Home advertising, including Amazon's annual Holiday and Superbowl advertisements! We want you to come and be a part of making these happen!
The successful candidate will be passionate about numbers and influencing people. They will be analytical, detail oriented, data driven, and be able to effectively partner with stakeholders in other Finance, Marketing and Measurement teams. You'll have the opportunity to leverage AI-powered tools and advanced analytics to drive faster, more impactful decision-making - from automating financial models to uncovering insights that shape multi-million dollar marketing investments across channels. We are looking for someone who is highly analytical, resourceful, customer focused, team oriented, and has the ability to work independently under time constraints. Candidates will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, as well as an entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to earn trust with others, and experience of working in matrixed organizations.
This role sits at the intersection of finance and innovation and you'll help pioneer how AI reshapes marketing measurement, budget optimization, and ROI forecasting at a scale few organizations can offer.
Key job responsibilities
The XCM team owns the execution of Amazon's global mass marketing and branding campaigns to strengthen the Amazon brand, surprise and delight our customers, whilst also reducing the overall cost of Amazon's marketing efforts.
The XCM Finance team works hand in hand with our XCM business partners to provide the financial and analytical insights to achieve these objectives. This role will work directly with marketing managers and leadership to form balanced marketing portfolios based on effective measurement and efficient financial return.
In this role you will work directly with experienced marketing leaders to make informed decisions and financial trade-offs on how and where Amazon markets our products and services to customers. You will get the unique opportunity to influence marketing decisions and gain exposure to many other Amazon teams / business units through your partnership with marketing and measurement teams.
A day in the life
- Supporting the XCM team on a S-Team goal around (e.g.) the use of generative AI in Marketing (and the resulting financial benefits).
- Speaking to senior Finance stakeholders in the US on upcoming changes to the framework which determines which marketing campaigns should be prioritized in the upcoming round of budgeting.
- Discussing measurement techniques with the Campaign Measurement & Optimization data science team, and debating how we can best articulate the Financial benefits that result from our marketing activities to senior stakeholders.
- Going deep into the potential impact to Amazon's top line performance of moving budget from Online video advertising to TV advertising in the next financial guidance cycle.
- Going for lunch with your Marketing Finance team mates, and discussing who was the best performer at the recent social event.
- Helping the XCM Data Insights team refine their new reporting dashboard with the feedback you have received from global partners.
- Coaching new hires in the Marketing Finance team on how perception lifts are measured using the Amazon wide wiki you have built over the last three months.
- Spending some time finalizing the draft of the focus topic you own in the monthly finance review meeting at the end of the week.
- Partnering with the VP and their org in charge of US XCM to update them on initial month end results.
- Joining a LiFT (Learning in Finance Together) peer learning event for Finance Analysts, focused on improving your coaching skills
About the team
The Marketing Finance team works with one of the most impactful and exciting marketing teams at Amazon with very high visibility to SVPs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results 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
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
