Amazon seeks a Financial Manager to join the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. This position will work closely with various stakeholders including Accounting, Finance, and Financial system teams to solve complex problems that directly impact Amazon's financial reporting. The successful candidate will lead company-wide finance transformation projects that change how Amazon consumes, stores, and analyzes financial data.Key job responsibilitiesLead large-scale change management initiatives and provide strategic direction on how to optimize the way finance organizations function across Amazon.Partner with Business Finance teams to allocate operating expenses to appropriate businesses monthly and for planning cycles.Generate business insights based on financial results and use them to influence strategic decisions being made about the businesses.Partner with Accounting and Business Intelligence teams to define requirements for and prioritize projects to improve reporting accuracy and automation.Supporting operations partners in areas that include, but are not limited to, planning, productivity goals, defect tracking, metrics and performance measurement, and operations cost reduction projects.Ad hoc financial analysis and data support for business team.A day in the lifeThis is an excellent opportunity to shape a growing business in an entrepreneurial environment. This person will dive deep to understand the intricacies of data and its sources, combine multiple sources of data to build a complete picture of business performance, partner with business teams to address reporting needs, and concisely communicate performance drivers to business partners and finance leadership. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.About the teamCorporate Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) provides strategic support to Amazon's CFO and executive team (S-team) on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. Our team is responsible for the production and administration of several key finance deliverables.We manage:key month-end and quarter-end processes;planning processes including quarterly estimates, the annual operating plan, and the 3-year forecast;company-wide S-team goal review processes;headcount-related reporting; andother exciting ad-hoc projects for our leadership team.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- 5+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience- 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- MBA, or CPA- 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)- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results- Experience in Chart of account and financial systems in a global company.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geogra