Finance Manager, Buyer Risk Prevention - Amazon

Description The Buyer Risk Prevention (BRP) team is looking for a Finance Manager to manage Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and headcount management for BRP. BRP is part of the Worldwide Customer Trust, which organization employees over 20,000 employees who provide support to Amazon's Selling Partners while also ensuring that we protect Amazon customers from bad actors. In this role you will support headcount and expense forecasting and reporting for the organization. Additionally, you will help support the Buyer Abuse and Account Integrity teams who work to prevent abuse of our concessions policies and take actions to protect customer accounts. This role actively helps the business identify areas to reduce costs while maintaining a high quality of service for Amazon's Customers. Key job responsibilities Key responsibilities include: - Drive standardization and automation of planning and reporting processes, adhering to deadlines - Analyze Opex variances vs. plan and provide insight to business partners including cost-saving and process improvement recommendations - Partner with the business to make trade-off decisions regarding headcount resourcing and support levels - Support internal customer groups in all finance matters including budgeting, forecasting and financial controls Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - 5+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience - 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience - 5+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience - 5+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field Preferred Qualifications - 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 - 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) - Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results 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. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/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.