Freight Audit Payment Analyst, ISCAP - Var
About the role
AWS Infrastructure is looking for a talented, driven, and highly analytical Freight Audit Payment Specialist with a hunger for driving change and impact at a global scale to join the Amazon Web Services team. The successful candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, and have a passion for using data to drive business decisions. You are analytical and creative, and you don't quit until you solve the problem. You thrive by providing data-driven decision support and business intelligence that is timely, accurate, and actionable.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.
Responsibilities
- Develop auditing automation strategies for transportation freight invoices and ensure proper controls are in place in freight auditing and invoice payment systems
- Create a "learn by doing" environment by engaging with financial analysts and business partners to promote and encourage continued customer focus and cost reduction
- Partner with your team and oversee auditing operations, develop analytical models/automation efforts while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations and other business partners
- Work with technology teams and payable teams to ensure timely freight invoice payments and provide excellent carrier experience
- Manage and participate in finance and accounting activities globally with multiple currencies
- Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in accurately estimating freight cost and ensure payment accuracy
- Identify, develop, manage, and execute analyses to uncover areas of opportunity and present written business recommendations
- Analyze and solve business problems at their root
A day in the life
As a Cost Controller, the Builder starts the day reviewing freight invoices, auditing for billing issues and ensuring proper financial controls are in place. The Builder then performs analytics while promoting innovative ideas to advance auditing. The Builder partners extensively with Accounts Payable and Finance to guarantee timely vendor payments. Builder afternoons often involves advanced data analysis, creating outlier reports to flag abnormal spend, and compiling monthly evaluations benchmarking disruption trends. The Builder ends each day connecting with cross-functional business partners, reviewing gaps and providing direction.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
- 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
- Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations
- Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years of program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process experience
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
Pay
USA, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave