Description

Amazon seeks a highly effective Finance Manager to be a key member of the Global Engineering Services (GES) Finance team. GES supports the greater Global Operations organization with end-to-end project lifecycle planning, design, execution, and integration.

The finance lead will partner with the engineering leadership and team with an emphasis on identifying and supporting the team on driving efficiencies, synergies and productivity. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon

Key job responsibilities

Oversee financial reporting. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning.

Use data to identify disruptive ideas and provide advice to business leaders. With Controllership as the top priority, you identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues.

Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs.

Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.

Partner with services finance and operations leadership to build a bottoms up operating plan and establish key initiatives to achieve topline and bottom line targets.

A day in the life

This role will suit an individual who enjoys a fast pace and helps clarify ambiguous situations and is comfortable with working with multiple stakeholders No two days will be the same, but some examples of work include:

1) Partnering with the teams on headcount gearing modelling (forecasting headcount requirements based on project plans)

2) Supporting the teams during the planning cycle

3) Dive deep into current data and processes with a view to driving automation and efficiencies

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or a Bachelor's degree and experience in quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance)

Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making

Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis

Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses

Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field

Preferred Qualifications

MBA, or CPA

Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan

Experience in 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 delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

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