Amazon
Finance
SeniorFinancialAnalyst,GFS
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“Senior Financial Analyst, GFS at Amazon. Skills: Business advisory, Financial modeling. Perform business specific FP&A. Build financial reports”
Industry & Context.
Data analysis; Business insights
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years finance experience, 5+ years KPI analysis, 5+ years financial reports, 5+ years process improvements, English-language communication, Bachelor's degree, Advanced Excel skills, Manage stakeholders
Nice to Have
MBA or CPA, SQL experience, Power Query experience, Power Pivot experience, Financial systems experience
What You'll Do.
Perform business specific FP&A
Build financial reports
Build operational reports
Share findings with leaders
Provide data analysis
Provide business insights
Communicate financial data objectively
Summarize financial data
Answer finance questions
Drive senior manager communication
Articulate finance issues
Work with cross-functional teams
Collect quantitative financial data
Analyze quantitative financial data
Manage quantitative financial data
Create P&L analysis reports
Create financial forecast reports
Identify basic control risks
Evaluate control risk impact
Propose control improvements
Implement control improvements
Manage headcount forecast
Influence stakeholders on HC management
Provide insights for business reviews
Monitor forecast accuracy
Understand forecast variance drivers
Provide commentary on variances
Provide analysis on variances
Develop financial close activities
Develop planning models
Develop reporting models
Oversee model innovation
Communicate models to partners
Perform ad-hoc business analyses
Perform financial modeling
Present recommendations on decisions
Present recommendations on initiatives
Demonstrate accounting principles knowledge
Demonstrate internal controls knowledge
Identify finance tool improvements
Identify business tool improvements
Automate finance tools
Automate business tools
Standardize finance tools
Standardize business tools
Simplify finance tools
Simplify business tools
Lead tool improvement projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Senior manager level; Non-Finance partners
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Executive presentations
Full Job Description
Amazon is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified into many other categories, with a vision to be earth's most customer-centric company & to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Global Financial Services (GFS) team is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment and delivering great experiences for our customers is top priority. We are looking for a Financial Analyst II (individual contributor) to perform business specific Financial Planning & Analysis activities. The person will build financial and operational reports that influence decision-making. This person will become *the* trusted business advisor by sharing findings with business leaders, supporting them by providing data analysis and business insights. The successful candidate will remain objective when communicating financial data results, provide clear and concise summaries, and effectively answer questions in detail to drive results. The person will be in charge of driving communication at the senior manager level, and articulate finance issues to non-Finance partners. This person will be comfortable working with cross-functional teams and demonstrating strong leadership skills. The ideal candidate must have superior attention to detail and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously. Business Responsibilities • Use the expertise in the collection, analysis and management of quantitative financial data, creating reports for monthly P&L analysis and financial forecasts • Controllership will be top priority. You will work with a variety of data sources and will identify basic control risks, evaluate impact, propose changes, and implement improvements to remediate gaps • Manage monthly and quarterly forecast for both OPEX and headcount (HC) • Partner and influence the stakeholders on the definitio
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