Senior Financial Analyst, Inbound Finance Insights, Analytics and Automation
Amazon · Arlington, VA · 2 wk ago
AccountingFull-time
Key job responsibilities
- Serve as an expert in Finance and Data bridging gaps of knowledge between finance and data teams.
- Expertise collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful metrics and tools to drive business improvement and cost reductions.
- Write systems queries to gather finance data and perform data-mining and analysis using tools including MS Excel, SQL (required) and Python.
- Root cause analysis and uncovering core issues using data, then assisting Ops team improve its competitive position and profitability.
- Enable IB finance stakeholders to navigate data driven solutions and datasets to ensure they can effectively self-service their needs.
- Work with data source providers and tech teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities & providing level-headed guidance during unexpected events.
- Strong organizational skills, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple documents while coordinating inputs from several stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, or CPA
- 3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results 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)