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Description

Join our team as a Financial Analyst III where you will challenge stakeholders, drive business decisions, and lead automation of planning modules across customer fulfillment networks. Your project management skills will be essential as you work with stakeholders (finance and non-finance) to consolidate Customer Fulfillment costs and influence key business decisions. You will evaluate financial planning inputs, ensure sensible modeling, and analyze data quickly to understand business repercussions.

This role requires someone who can prioritize effectively, think strategically, and communicate complex financial concepts with clarity. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by bringing financial acumen to cross-functional discussions and improving the status quo through innovative approaches to financial planning and analysis.

Key job responsibilities

- Partner with finance stakeholders across the USCF network to evaluate financial planning inputs, build analytical models, and ensure outputs generate sensible financial impacts that support strategic business decisions.

- Dive deep into complex data to build comprehensive analyses and financial narratives that challenge assumptions and deliver actionable insights for senior leadership.

- Identify opportunities and implement large-scale financial solutions to improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes across teams and organizations.

- Drive automation of planning modules by researching technical details, analyzing large datasets, and creating dynamic financial models that simulate different scenarios.

- Communicate finance topics with the right level of detail both verbally and in writing, enabling informed decision-making while navigating across organizations to identify the right teams for collaboration.

A day in the life

Your day begins by aligning input requirements with various stakeholders across the organization. You'll spend time modeling these inputs to generate sensible financial impacts and working collaboratively with business partners to build compelling narratives for senior leadership. As challenges arise, you'll analyze data quickly to understand repercussions and prioritize actions that will drive decisions steering the direction of the business. Throughout the day, you'll navigate between strategic thinking and detailed analysis, always focused on delivering insights that create value.

About the team

Our team is collaborative and knowledgeable, currently based in different cities across the US. We work in a supportive environment where expertise is shared freely and innovation is encouraged. There are numerous opportunities to improve the status quo by working with stakeholders across the USCF network, implementing better processes, and driving meaningful change through financial analysis and planning.

If you're looking for a good challenge where you can make a significant impact through financial expertise and analytical thinking, this is it. Our team values those who can think strategically, communicate effectively, and bring fresh perspectives to complex business problems.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles 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

- 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

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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.