Financial Analyst III, GFS FinOPS Services FP&A

Amazon seeks a Finance Analyst to lead function/category specific Financial Planning & Analysis activity. The person would play a key role in driving the function /category agenda and would work as business partner in delivering the business result. The key task would be to help the business in decision support through data analysis and business insight. In Addition, this position supports and partners with various functions within Finance Business Services to develop annual plans, forecast, long term planning, analyze trends, create metrics and scenario analysis to support business decisions.

The Analyst is responsible to enable Accounts Receivable Leadership (Shared Services and otherwise) to plan, forecast and monitor their goal performance in manner that is detailed and reliable for making management decisions. This includes responsibility for financial metrics, reporting, forecasting and analysis. This individual will be an active member of the leadership team. The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to effectively manage the finances of a high-growth business. Save process effort by running standardized and integrated models.

Key job responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities

1) Own Headcount and Opesx forecasting (R&O), planning (OP1, OP2) and long-term planning (3YF): collectively referred to as ‘planning’ process
a) Own process requirements and timelines; channel requirements from global FP&A to process teams
b) Engage with AR leadership, global and SC, to capture and negotiate business need
c) Build & manage (=own) planning process, including:
i) Prepare, clarify, quality check assumptions
ii) Obtain & quality check input data
iii) Prepare process output
iv) Create regular cadence, manage stakeholders and drive outcomes (monthly, and OP cycles)
v) Agree process output w/ ‘business’ teams (see ‘business partnering’ below) -
d) Develop planning model (Excel, ...)
2) Own the outcome of the planning process
a) Own & manage the repository of planning data
b) Ensure and be custodian of quality (accuracy, consistency, comprehensiveness) assurance of planning
3) Be the trusted FP&A partner for AR business owners
a) Interact w/ AR leadership, global and SC, along the overall process. Specifically, obtain input and sound off planning outcomes.
b) Deliver input into global FP&A cycles, incl. R&O, OP1/OP2, 3YF
4) Drive automation agenda
a) Interact with Data Analytics regarding the automation of actuals reporting
b) Drive automation (e.g. RPA, etc.) in planning process and monthly reporting
c) Build (...or drive the building of) visualization, e.g. on the single AR leadership reporting platform, of planning content
d) Eliminate human effort in planning and reporting process to the maximum extent possible

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or a CPA and experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- Experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
- Experience in Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience in managing and troublshooting network
- Knowledge of cost metrics and ability to drive cost improvements as an enterprise program with operations and other stakeholders
- Experience demonstrating strong analytical abilities and confidence in the use of data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines
- Experience with written and verbal communication and presentation
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

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