Arlington, VA, 22212, USA
1 day ago
Senior Financial Analyst, Finance Operations Business Partnership
Description The Senior Finance Analyst will be part of the Digital and Kuiper Business Partnership (BP) Team within Finance Operations (FinOps). The BP team is seeking an exceptionally talented and deeply focused Analyst who can build reporting objects and uses analytics to influence business outcomes. To support the growth of Digital and Kuiper businesses at Amazon, this candidate must possess a strong passion for accountability, setting high standards, raising the bar, and driving results through constant focus on improving existing and future state operations, systems, and processes. This role on the BP team will be a key driver of developing analytical solutions that empower one of the world’s largest Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams to operate at scale and resolve process defects. This includes driving process improvements across these businesses, tech teams, and other stakeholders in order to implement scalable solutions. Key job responsibilities * Business partner with AP and AR leaders across Service Centers and Headquarter locations to identify, plan and execute on analytical opportunities that enable identification and reduction of transactional defects and work drivers, goal performance measurements, new business expansion health metrics, and operational analysis. * Define key performance indicators – develop metrics and service level agreements for core programs and processes, and track delivery against program objectives. * Communicate new/updated programs, policies, and processes to leaders, employees, and cross functional organizations. * Drive resolution of critical issues for vendors as well as support processes/systems deep dives to ensure root cause analysis and correction resulting in improved customer experience. * Develop mechanisms to seamlessly support new program and tool launches worldwide. * Identifying and quantifying financial and operational risks and opportunities both internal to Finance Operations and to the business, driving ad-hoc projects as required. * Work cross-organizationally and functionally to identify key opportunities in process, technical, and human interfaces and developing and implementing plans to capitalize on those opportunities and measure and monitor success and impacts. A day in the life The Analyst will be in charge of building high-performing analytics products relying on SQL, Excel and Tableau / QuickSight. The role will business partner across global Finance Operations to become an expert in core business processes, and will work backwards to enhance metric governance, identify and action analytical opportunities, and leverage data to build compelling business cases that influence our operations. Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience - 5+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience - Knowledge of SQL/ETL - Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience Preferred Qualifications - 5+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience - 5+ years of 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 - 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) - MBA, or CPA - Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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