Finance is all about the numbers... unless you work at Amazon. For us, it’s knowing the numbers and so much more. Enthusiasm helps us deliver new ideas, and solutions. Do you view problems as treasures, and are you willing to dive deep to develop those solutions and deliver results? Will you seek to challenge the status quo, and accept that your ideas and mechanisms may be tested daily? At Amazon, we move with purpose and speed, and this requires we work with a dynamic network of Operations, HR, Tech and Retail partners. We employ every facet of data and communication to ensure our partners and our leaders have the most up to date and reliable information to help them make the best possible decision.
The Pickup and Return Points Finance team seeks a data driven Senior Finance Analyst to support the WW PARP business in Marketing, Advertising and Asset management. They will have a strong business and finance acumen, and will implement tracking models and decision making tools. They will be an integral part of the business team which owns a broad range of solutions for our customers.
This role is more than finance: it requires ability to invent, go beyond the standard business rules to “experiment” and “conceive” together with the business partners to find financial sustainable solutions to scale across the world. This role is strategic in nature (business partnering skills and curiosity are a must!). If you're interested in learning about and shaping the Pickup and Returns experience of the customers and thrive in complex, ambiguous environments - this may be the role for you!
The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they influence business owners, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly-evolving environment. They collaborate with executives and various business units across Amazon. They bring excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Key job responsibilities
- Partner/support senior leadership on product/project roadmap based on financial and operational efficiency improvements
- Build financial models to support new product and expansion initiatives
- Oversee financial reporting for your business area. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning.
- Identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues. You improve controls to address financial risk.
- Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs. You make thoughtful judgement calls in ambiguous environments where there data may be scarce or difficult to procure.
- Communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjust style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly.
About the team
The vision of the Pickup and Return Points (PARP) team is to provide every customer in every geography a safe, reliable pickup and returns experiences conveniently close to where they live or work with ship speeds, price and selection as good or better than home.
The PARP portfolio includes Commercial and Residential Lockers, Counters, Third-Party solutions (Managing networks that are owned end-to-end by commercial carriers), Quality improvement, Marketing, Advertising, International expansion and more. The PARP Finance team supports the business across each one of these segments. - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- 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)
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
