At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. Operations is at the heart of what we do, delivering hundreds of thousands of packages each day and fulfilling customer orders from all over the world. Amazon is seeking a Financial Analyst to help lead and oversee critical functions within this rapidly growing organization. This Financial Analyst will be primarily responsible for business partnering, decision support, financial modeling, controllership and operations cost reduction. This person will partner with multiple stakeholders to provide timely analysis, insightful guidance, and financial leadership to this high-growth organization. This role requires extensive cross-functional partnership with various procurement, transportation, and finance teams to identify best practices across the network and lead cost improvement efforts for operations. The Financial Analyst will also lead variance analysis for monthly/quarterly business reviews as well as execute ad-hoc
· BA/BS Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering and/or similar discipline with analytical bias · 2+ years’ relevant experience in positions that require analysis, reporting financial results, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and data interpretation of business impact and results · 2+ years’ experience performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools · 2+ years’ experience with Excel advanced functions (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups) · General understanding of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles • Proven track record