Are you interested in helping shape Amazon’s growth story in the APAC Region? We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader to head up the Amazon Transportation Finance teams in Australia & Singapore.
The Head of APAC Transportation Finance and her/his team of analysts support this mission by influencing decisions positively impacting safety, speed, quality and costs of our operations and
providing insightful analysis to optimize delivery experience increasing long-term free cash flow for the Company.
Ideal Experience
A Well-Rounded Athlete – Like a true athlete, you understand that we succeed or fail as a team. You are always ready to step up beyond your core responsibilities and go the extra mile for the project and your team. You nimbly overcome barriers to deliver the best products more quickly than expected.
A Perpetual Student – You seek knowledge and insight. You challenge yourself to turn moments into master’s classes. Whether closing a gap, developing a new skill, or staying ahead of your industry, you revel in the joy of learning and growing.
A Skilled Communicator – You excel when interacting with business and technical partners whether you are chatting, sending a written message, or conducting a presentation.
A Trusted Advisor – You work closely with stakeholders to define key business needs and deliver on commitments. You enable effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling it into a digestible and actionable format.
An Inventor at Heart – You innovate on behalf of your customer by proactively implementing improvements, enhancements, and customizations. Your customers marvel at your creative solutions to challenges they had not yet identified.
A Fear-less Explorer – You are drawn to take on the hardest problems, navigate ambiguity, and battle skepticism. You never settle, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, is analytical, detail oriented and will possess the ability to work well with cross-functional teams across Amazon. As this is a manager role, it is important that the leader in this role is experienced hiring, developing, and coaching a team.
Key job responsibilities
Be an active member of the APAC Leadership team, partnering with the Director of Operations.
Exhibits excellent judgment
Hires great people. Develops great people.
Has relentlessly high standards
Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution
Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
Thinks big and has convictions
Results oriented
Has the innate ability to inspire passion in others
Own all aspects of finance for Transportation and the communication with the APAC, International, and WW leadership teams on the health of business, along with key risks and opportunities.- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- Relevant work experience with progressively increasing levels of responsibility
- Well-developed interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture
- Exceptional business judgment capable of driving a diverse organization and competing priorities to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach
- Proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines with sense of urgency.
- Experience in a business partnership role · Proven track record of owning and driving results individually and through a team
- An eye towards continuous process improvement, including the ability to innovate and simplify both finance and operational processes- 5+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience
- 5+ years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
- MBA, or CPA
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or 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
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