Finance Analyst, Category and Sales Finance
Amazon.com Services LLC•4h ago
United StatesOnsite$82.7K–$117.1KFull-timeMid Level5+ yrs exp
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- Amazon seeks an experienced Finance Analyst to serve as a lead contributor on Category and Sales Finance team supporting the 3P business. You will generate insights that will guide 3P business growth opportunities across categories, sales teams and account management programs. Financial analysis is at the core Amazon’s culture
- your work will have a direct impact on decision making and strategy for our team. You will be gathering customer insights, mining data, making recommendations
- helping senior leaders make key business decisions. You will have the opportunity to work with a large and complex data warehouse to gather insights using data from across Amazon. These efforts will improve the ways in which we service our sellers and improve the business performance for The North America Seller Business and Programs (NASBP) business. The Finance Analyst will also focus on streamlining finance reports, owning shadow P&Ls queries and perform ad-hoc business decision support analysis. We are looking for someone with a broad technical background in data analytics, strong business acumen, who takes ownership of their work
- is focused on customer needs. The successful candidate will communicate crisply in non-technical terms to senior management. They will have an ability to make data-driven conclusions and will be comfortable with ambiguity while working in a fast-paced dynamic environment. The candidate will also need to be a collaborator who can work with internal and external teams to define and implement solutions that will yield benefits to Amazon customers around the world. Key job responsibilities - Partner with business leaders to provide financial analysis and insights that drive strategic decision-making for the US 3P Category team, challenging assumptions when necessary to ensure data-driven outcomes. - Develop and maintain metrics, reporting
- forecasts that accurately reflect financial and business performance, ensuring reporting accuracy and compliance with internal and external policies. - Build monthly forecasts and long-range plans for key topline and profitability metrics, creating scalable and auditable data analysis processes that deliver results for the business. - Create comprehensive financial models for cost-benefit analyses and business cases that support new initiatives, demonstrating strong appreciation for customer experience goals. - Collaborate across teams to identify opportunities for process improvements, sharing findings and recommendations with senior leaders to influence strategic direction and operational efficiency. A day in the life Your day begins with reviewing topline growth and profitability for the US 3P Category and Sales team. You'll collaborate with cross-functional partners to build strategic relationships and ensure program success. Throughout the day, you'll develop forecasts for key business metrics, create financial models to evaluate new initiatives
- prepare insights for upcoming leadership meetings. You might find yourself diving deep into data to identify trends, building comprehensive business cases
- working with teammates to optimize processes and reporting mechanisms.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience - Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence - 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
- CPA - 4+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience - 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) Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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
- 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
- parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually
Required skills
SQLdata miningfinancial analysisbusiness intelligencefinancial modelingreportingforecastingdata analysis