Finance Manager, ACES - Amazon

Description Who we are: Global Customer Fulfillment (GCF) Central Functions Finance provides optimized, effective, and timely analysis to drive the Fulfillment Center dual charter of lower cost and faster delivery. Our finance team provides analytical support varying between macro level strategic issues with our Steam business partner, to micro level crisp financial analyses that indicate go/no-go recommendations on specific capacity and savings projects. Our partner teams include GCF supply chain and capacity, Amazon Customer Excellence Systems (ACES), Fulfillment by Amazon, and our FP&A team supports the entire GCF organization. Career Opportunities: GCF Central Functions Finance seeks a Senior Financial Analyst on the GCF ACES team. Team Exposure/Scope: This position partners with our Global Customer Fulfillment (GCF) Amazon Customer Excellence (ACES). The team supports Consumer Fulfillment by managing cross functional projects that address complex challenges with elegant solutions through partnership with our tech teams. GCF ACES consistently focuses on customer experience (speed, selection and cost) by supporting the field operators through projects focused on system driven decision making, operator tool optimization and process transformation. GCF ACES serves as an innovation engine and works with incredibly talented teams and cutting edge technology! Success in this role: The person in this role will support various leaders in this group providing financial insight and leadership. The role will function in a controllership capacity managing overall spend, investment ask, review and execution. In addition, the role will partner on strategic initiatives as the network scales in size to eliminate execution risk and improve cost efficiency. The successful candidate will enjoy the challenges and rewards of working in a fast-growing organization and be able to handle ambiguity. This is a high visibility position with big scope of creativity and self-development. The ideal candidate will be creative and an analytical problem solver with the ability to fulfill the Amazon motto to "Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History." Key Responsibilities: Manage others, develop exceptional talent, and encourage your team to challenge assumptions Partner with your team and develop all weekly and monthly financial close activities, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations & other business partners Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely. Manage and participate in finance and accounting activities across several locations. Promote recruiting efforts across the network to continually hire and develop the best Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability Create a "learn by doing" environment by engaging with on-the-floor associates and managers to promote and encourage continued customer focus Key job responsibilities Partner with your team and develop all weekly and monthly financial close activities, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations & other business partners Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely. Manage and participate in finance and accounting activities across several locations. Promote recruiting efforts across the network to continually hire and develop the best Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability Create a "learn by doing" environment by engaging with on-the-floor associates and managers to promote and encourage continued customer focus We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Bellevue, WA, USA | Dallas, TX, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | Washington Dc, DC, USA Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field Preferred Qualifications - Knowledge of SQL/ETL - Knowledge of statistical modeling - MBA - 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) Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.