Finance Manager- FBA Analytics, WW Fulfillment by Amazon, WW FBA

Description

The Selling Partner Services (SPS) team operates the business, technology, and seller services that make Amazon the best place on Earth for third-party sellers to start and grow a global business. Today, the vast majority of those sellers choose to do so, trusting Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to fully manage their selection from the factory floor to the customer door, allowing sellers to leverage the power of Amazon’s global fulfillment network. Our mission in Worldwide FBA (WW FBA) is to enable the long-term success of our sellers by building best-in-class processes and tools that make FBA the simplest, most reliable, and profitable channel for our sellers. Our store has enabled sellers of all sizes and origins to compete in an evolving global market, and today WW sellers serve tens of millions of items to customers globally. We are looking for a Finance Manager to help lead the FP&A Analytics space for third-party sellers who both sell on Amazon and have their products fulfilled by Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive the core financial process for WW FBA including Month-end close, annual operating plans, 3-year strategic plan, long range plan, and Monthly/Quarterly business reviews
• Generate insights from financial data, identify opportunities for greater efficiency, and communicate findings with the leadership team to drive business actions
• Build and maintain in-depth knowledge of third-party seller-related initiatives, challenges, and opportunities across the business
• Stretch projects to include partnership with fee strategy team to support fee changes and helping business teams reduce costs to serve
• Influence successfully at all levels, think strategically, be a talented finance manager, and a strong organizer, take initiative, and operate effectively across many teams

About The Team

You will be joining a high-performing, fast-paced Finance team whose mission is to be the trusted strategic advisor to the business, driving profitable growth and scale through innovation. Is a highly visible role within the finance team and requires a strong leader and open communicator. You will have direct impact on top and bottom lines with the ability to deliver improvements for our teams. You will be part of a growing, fast-paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work and you will see direct business improvements based on the results of your work.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance, or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• 6+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
• 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• 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