Finance Manager - Reporting, Corporate FP&A - Amazon

Description Within Amazon's Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A), we enjoy a unique vantage point into everything happening within Amazon. Our team provides strategic support to the CFO and senior leadership on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. As the central place the entire company looks to for an understanding of financial performance, we play a major role in driving business decisions. One of Amazon's key financial focus is long-term, sustainable growth in free cash flow. As part of the Corporate Free Cash Flow (FCF) team, the Finance Manager will be responsible for the production and administration of several key finance deliverables. In this role, you will own key processes essential to the heartbeat of Amazon Finance by focusing on developing best practices for Corporate FP&A which have impact company wide. Our team manages: - key month-end and quarter-end processes; - planning processes including quarterly estimates, the annual operating plan/ 3-year forecast; - company-wide S-team goal review processes; - other exciting ad-hoc projects for our leadership team and more. A day in the life This highly visible role will be responsible for the forecasting, reporting, and analysis of Amazon's Free Cash flow critical components, such as Capital Expenditures through close collaborations with business finance teams across Amazon. The Finance Manager will dive deep to gain a comprehensive understanding of the drivers of free cash flow and deliver insightful analyses and narratives to Amazon's CFO, CEO, and other executive team members. The Finance Manager drives key projects and will be a key business partner to the business finance teams, Finance Operations, Accounting, and Tax. We are looking for an experienced finance professional who is adaptable, capable of exercising high judgment, making informed decisions and insists on the highest standards. Other key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Lead executive level FCF related projects. - Consolidate and report actual FCF and P&L data and related variance analysis to plan. - Gather, define, and drive requirements for and prioritize projects to improve reporting functionality, accuracy, and automation. - Ad hoc financial analysis and data support for business teams and finance leadership. - Build executive level presentations highlighting the quarterly financial results and related guidance ranges. - Present ad hoc business analysis and recommendations to senior leadership. - Recommend and deliver improvements and provide scoping documents for system and process enhancements. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience - 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience - 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience - 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience - Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience - Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel - Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving 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 - Knowledge of SQL/ETL - 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. 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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.