What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager, WW FBA Finance position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Sr Financial Analyst to lead Amazon's global 3P fee strategy for services related to Selling On Amazon. Our 3P (Third-Party) business includes Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) and Merchant Fulfillment Network (MFN) channels. With Sellers contributing to over 50% of Amazon’s online sales, 3P Fee strategy is integral to Amazon’s ability to deliver on its goal of offering a vast selection of products at low prices to customers.
The successful candidate will have strong analytical background, track record of effective business partnership, and ability to deliver results in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment. The candidate must have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders to understand topline and cost drivers, and deliver high quality insights to senior leaders to influence fee strategy.
Key job responsibilities
- The role will support the WW FBA Referral Fee & Emerging Market fee strategy domains including fee change analysis, cost reporting & analytics, and fee revenue forecasting.
- Develop financial models and advanced analytical tools to identify fee optimization opportunities and influence fee decisions
- Lead ad hoc analytics projects to guide fee strategy and data science work
- Support long range planning and quarterly revenue forecasting for Marketplace fees
- Build and maintain in depth knowledge across key business areas by staying current on initiatives, challenges and opportunities across the business.
- The role involves extensive coordination with multiple operations, regional finance, and fee strategy teams, and will support WW marketplaces.
A day in the life
As the Sr Financial Analyst, you will work closely with multiple business teams including fee strategy, fee science, product, econ, and operations, to shape the monetization of our 3P business. You will be responsible for identifying growth and profit opportunities, and partnering with the business teams to develop fee strategy for a global multi-Billion dollar revenue line.
About the team
The WW Fee Strategy Finance team focuses our effort on high impact analytical problem solving. Because of this unique focus we attract curious self-starters that thrive on developing new ideas. We have a tight business partnership with the WW Fee Strategy team where working groups organically coalesce to tackle big problems and opportunities.
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
- BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science) and 5 years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3 years of finance experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- 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
- 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 $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.
Salary : $85,900 - $179,500
