Finance Analyst, Category and Sales Finance

About the role

Amazon seeks an experienced Finance Analyst to serve as a lead contributor on Category and Sales Finance team supporting the 3P business. You will generate insights that will guide 3P business growth opportunities across categories, sales teams and account management programs. Financial analysis is at the core of Amazon’s culture, and your work will have a direct impact on decision making and strategy for our team.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to provide financial analysis and insights that drive strategic decision-making for the US 3P Category team, challenging assumptions when necessary to ensure data-driven outcomes.
• Develop and maintain metrics, reporting, and forecasts that accurately reflect financial and business performance, ensuring reporting accuracy and compliance with internal and external policies.
• Create comprehensive financial models for cost-benefit analyses and business cases that support new initiatives, demonstrating strong appreciation for customer experience goals.
• Collaborate across teams to identify opportunities for process improvements, sharing findings and recommendations with senior leaders to influence strategic direction and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Qualifications

• MBA, or CPA preferred
• 4+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 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)

Skills

• Strong business acumen
• Ability to make data-driven conclusions
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Collaborative mindset

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $82,700.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually.

Schedule

Not specified.