Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to provide finance leadership for EU Same Day speed programs. In this role, you will be a core part of a small and fast growing team that is in charge of evaluating the launch of delivery programs allowing customers to benefit from speed and convenience across Amazon’s selection. To build this rapidly growing business, the successful candidate must be passionate about enabling management to make breakthrough decisions through financial analyses, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers.
You must have solid financial knowledge and business acumen while thinking strategically and dealing with ambiguity, constantly looking for insights from the numbers and communicating findings in a clear and concise manner. This role requires extensive partnership with various business, operations, transportation, and finance teams to identify areas of opportunities and generate improvements in program economics. This team works hard, has a great deal of fun, and definitely makes history!
Key job responsibilities
- Serve as a key financial leader for the Same Day speed programs operated in EU5
- Provide strategic guidance and decision support in this rapidly evolving space
- Influence cross-functionally to make sound business decisions, analyze opportunities, identify issues, and solve challenges
- Understand key business drivers to constantly look for insights from the data and push for improvement in program economics
- Communicate key inputs and findings in a crisp manner to drive decision-making
- Independently prepare financial analysis for key leaders in EU Stores and Operations leadership
About the team
The Delivery Experience (DEX) speed team's vision is to make Amazon customers' shopping preference for "need it now" items. Faster speed has become increasingly important for customers and Amazon continues to invest and innovate to meet customer obsession. This is a very fast-paced and ambiguous environment of strategic importance and the team remains nimble to capture the opportunity. If you are looking for a role that makes a direct impact on customer experience, this role is for you!- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
- Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- Experience in 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 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)
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