Financial Analyst II - AMZ8193575 - Amazon

Description MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Company: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Position Title: Financial Analyst II Location: Seattle, Washington Position Responsibilities: 1. Gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative economic, financial and other data to support financial planning and operating expense management. 2. Prepare various deliverables to support both internal and external financial reporting needs, including insightful financial performance analysis to achieve business goals. 3. Take ownership, identify process improvement opportunities for existing processes, reporting and controls, and drive positive change across the organization. 4. Understand relevant accounting principles and communicate the application of GAAP to peers and business partners. 5. Participate in writing white papers to support a given accounting position. 6. Provide management and direction to junior analysts, including overseeing and reviewing reporting and Excel spreadsheet work papers. 7. Document processes. 8. Assess internal controls, identify gaps in the control process, and design additional controls to solve deficiencies. 9. Oversee the monthly close process working closely with finance team to ensure the validity of the financials and report results to senior management. 10. Act independently to complete multiple cross-functional projects with complex objectives. 11. Create and maintain reports. 12. Track down and identify sources of data, determine the validity of the data, and analyze the variance in the data between various systems and reports. 13. Telecommuting benefits available. 40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $78,957/year to $117,100/year. Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation #0000 We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications Position Requirements: A bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Business Administration/Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Math, or related discipline and 1 year of experience in financial analysis, accounting analysis, or data analysis. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, employer will accept 2 additional years of experience in financial analysis, accounting analysis, or data analysis. Experience must include: (1) 1 year of experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and variance analysis using advanced excel spreadsheet techniques such as v-lookups and pivot tables. (2) 1 year of experience analyzing business processes. (3) 1 year of experience in financial reporting. (4) 1 year of experience managing cross-functional financial projects including project design, requirements and implementation. #0000 Preferred Qualifications Please see job description and the position requirements above. 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.