About the position
Do you want to help drive innovation and customer experience across Amazon's technology platforms and specialized programs? Do you enjoy using data and analytics to deliver actionable insights that support critical business decisions? We are seeking a Finance Manager to drive strategic thinking and business partnership for the US Prime and Marketing Tech (UPMT) Tech and Programs teams. A successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, highly analytical, comfortable with creating data-driven narratives, and possess firm business judgment capable of driving organizations to the right results. They must be comfortable contributing to plans presented to senior leadership as well as having a high bar for data fidelity. This highly visible role will partner with UPMT Tech and Programs teams to support key finance activities, including investment decision support, program valuation, strategic planning/goal setting, financial modeling, and ad hoc analysis. The role will support multiple senior tech and program business leaders, with broad scope and autonomy. A successful candidate requires an exceptional ability to work across stakeholder groups and evaluate tradeoffs between business requirements, technical limitations, and program priorities.
Responsibilities
- Drive investment strategy discussions via insightful analysis on historical and projected performance across tech initiatives and programs
- Develop and standardize program valuation methodologies across various UPMT programs
- Lead strategic cost management initiatives for tech organizations
- Evaluate key initiatives to drive alignment and consistency in measurement of program performance
- Partner with Tech leadership to identify and execute on key areas where Finance can add the most value
- Manage controllership with high accuracy across planning and reporting
- Partner with Senior leadership to evaluate the financial impact of decisions
- Lead automation efforts of critical processes
Requirements
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science) and 5+ years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3+ years of finance experience
Nice-to-haves
- MBA, or CPA
- 6+ 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
Benefits
- Equity
- Sign-on payments
- Full range of medical benefits
- Financial benefits
