FinanceAnalyst

Amazon seeks a Finance Analyst to be a key member of its marketplace finance team. The person would play a key role in driving the business agenda and would work as copilot in delivering the business results and will drive the P&L for one of our business verticals. This includes, among other things, responsibility for financial metrics, reporting, forecasting and to help business in decision support through data analysis & business insight. Key job responsibilities Performing financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses and financial modeling. Presenting recommendations to business leadership on strategic decisions and planned future initiatives Provide controllership to the business and build processes that augments transparency and improves controls. Facilitate financial reviews with business group and work with business leaders to ensure effective finance and cost management. Work closely with the business team to drive critical business goals and contribute to Free cash flows Manage financial planning and analysis, forecasting product lines using the key input levers to the business. Facilitate weekly/ monthly/ quarterly reviews with data analysis and follow through with category leader on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time Work with accounting team to drive monthly, quarterly and annual financial-book close process for the category. Perform ad-hoc business analyses, and financial modeling. Present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions and planned future initiatives. Track P&L cost line items, benchmark the same internally and externally to spotlight opportunity areas. Basic Qualifications: - 1+ years of finance experience - 2+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience - 2+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience - Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills - Experience using data to influence bu