Senior Business Analyst, Transportation Financial Systems - Amazon

Description Transportation Financial Systems (TFS) is one of the largest technological components within the transportation organization enabling the corporation to conduct global trade. These systems are a cornerstone to the success of all global program launches including retail expansions into new geographies and the establishment of new transportation arcs. TFS provides an end-to-end financial solution for all financial transactions including tax integration, financial document creation & management, expense auditing, accounting, payments, and cost allocation functions. We leverage the latest machine learning technologies to develop highly scalable next generation products driving real time financial accounting, reporting, and business insights. The role will support the development of a best in class financial system enabling the sustainable growth of the Amazon Transportation Network. We are looking for analytical, technically skilled, innovative, hands-on, and customer-obsessed Business Analyst to join our fast-paced dynamic team. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, relishes working with large volumes of data, enjoys the challenge of highly complex business contexts, and, above all else, is a passionate about data and analytics. This role will be pivotal in supporting our product, business, and tech team to meet their challenging goals by providing targeted and actionable insight. Transportation Financial Systems (TFS) is the largest financial technological component within the organization, enabling global trade. These systems are pivotal to the success of all service offerings, and program launches, including retail expansions into new regions and the establishment of new transportation arcs. TFS offers a comprehensive financial solution for all transactions, incorporating tax integration, financial document creation & management, expense auditing, accounting, payments, and cost allocation functions. We utilize the latest machine learning technologies to create highly scalable, next-gen products that drive real-time financial accounting, reporting, and business insights. This role will aid in the development of industry-leading financial system that supports the sustainable growth of the Amazon Transportation Network. We are seeking an analytical, technically proficient, innovative, hands-on, and customer-focused Business Analyst to join our dynamic, fast-paced team. The ideal candidate excels in a high-speed environment, enjoys working with large amounts of data, welcomes the challenge of highly complex business contexts, and is passionate about data and analytics. This role will play a critical part in helping our product, business, and tech team achieve their challenging objectives by providing focused and actionable insights. Key job responsibilities · Collaborate with stakeholders to anticipate their needs and facilitate business change · Manage strategic projects involving partner teams such as BI teams and Customer teams · Design, optimize, and compile queries for report generation in QuickSight, Tableau, and Excel · Deliver key metrics, reports, and performance indicators, and solve ambiguous analyses and identify root causes · Design and implement analytical models using statistical analysis · Translate complex or ambiguous business problems into analysis requirements · Understand the data required by the wider business for complex or comparative analysis · Design, develop and deliver scalable tools for seamless data exploration and analytics for our internal stakeholders and understand customer interactions, improve the customer experience, and meet our goals · Effectively communicate complex analytical insights and business implication We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Bellevue, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - Bachelor's degree - Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights - Experience with SQL - Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders - Design, develop and deliver scalable tools for seamless data exploration and analytics for our internal stakeholders and understand customer interactions, improve the customer experience, and meet our goals Preferred Qualifications - 7+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - Advanced technical degree (MS) - Experience leading large-scale analytics projects with BI solutions development using AWS technologies -Redshift, Athena, S3, EC2, Quicksight etc. - Proven success in designing and implementing ETL Pipelines, Query Performance Tuning, and other data engineering techniques - Experience in scripting languages for parsing and data analysis e.g. Python or VBA - Experience with Financial Reporting concepts - 2+ year of experience with logistics or transportation business 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 $94,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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.