Finance Manager, WW Grocery Stores FP&A

About the role

This role directly supports the senior leadership team within WW Grocery Stores and will have broad responsibilities, including supporting our established business i.e. Whole Foods Market, Fresh, on financial reporting and planning of Headcount and Operating Expenses, analyses and planning cycles as well as various strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Whole Foods Market, Fresh, and Go FP&A teams to drive improved/automated financial reporting and planning processes with particular focus on Headcount and OpEx.
• Build models that help us track current financial performance and forecast future periods.
• Drive strategic initiatives across WW Grocery businesses - Whole Foods Market, Fresh, and Go.
• Support WW Amazon Stores Finance (IPAT) and Corporate FP&A to communicate WW Grocery Stores plans to Amazon's senior leadership.
• Work cross functionally with finance teams and senior leadership on ad-hoc analyses and deep dives.
• Communicate financial and business results and plans, including variance analyses to senior leaders.
• Identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues.
• Improve controls to address financial risk and support frugality.
• Create an environment that facilitates the development of challenging goals, business plans and financial plans and then help the business achieve these results.
• Simplify and automate planning tools and process across WW Grocery Stores.
• Establish a positive team culture and develop top talent.

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Preferred qualifications include:
• 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)
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter
• Collaborate and influence business partners
• Support thoughtful decision-making in a rapidly-evolving and ambiguous environment
• Think long-term

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit here.