At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, creative and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. Finance is all about the numbers, unless you work at Amazon; it is about knowing the numbers and so much more. As finance leaders, we’re not just a reporting function, but a core part of the business, developing strong partnerships and creating value through insightful analyses. If you want to be a part of a fast moving, dynamic initiative then this is the role for you!
Key job responsibilities
Amazon seeks a Financial Analyst II to support our Global Real Estate and Facilities team for APAC. This role will be primarily responsible for financial analysis and reporting, supporting monthly financial close activities, supporting preparation of annual budgeting and forecasting processes, and controllership. This person will partner with multiple stakeholders to provide timely analysis, insightful guidance, and financial leadership to this high-growth organization. The Financial Analyst will also lead variance analysis for monthly/quarterly business reviews as well as execute ad-hoc projects, business analysis, financial modeling as needed.
A day in the life
Driving quarterly, annual and multi-year forecasting and budgeting process.
• Partnering with the global leadership team to develop strategic multi-year plans and implementing processes to prioritize resource decisions and track the top investments and initiatives necessary to exceed future state targets
• Lead monthly reviews of financial and operating metrics, analyze variances to forecast and communicate key drivers to senior management
• Be an expert in managing data in financial systems and develop automation programs to create insightful reports to drive business improvement
• Produce regular metrics reviews, as well as analytical support through deep-dive analysis
• Monitor cost-center expenditures versus forecasts and budgets and provide controllership over operating costs
Review and Consolidation of Capex budget submission file for APAC
Top vendor spends analysis preparation post budget completion based on direction from Global finance team.
SOP preparation, review and finalization.
- 2+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 4+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
- 2+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 2+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
- 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- - CA, CMA, or equivalent with 6+ or more years of post-qualification experience/Any Post graduation equivalent with 9+ years in FP&A, closing of Books of accounts and reporting & analytics.- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of Tableau
- 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 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 in managing, evaluating, analyzing data quickly and creating meaningful business reporting.
- - Good financial acumen with problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- - Good in managing competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- - Excellent interpersonal skills — including written and oral communication skills.
- - Advanced proficiency in Excel.
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