Location: New York,NY, USA
DESCRIPTION
Do you want to be part of an organization that is designing and launching a large scale Grocery business? Do you enjoy breaking down and solving complex problems for the benefit of a quickly expanding customer base, focusing first on customers and working backwards? If so, the Amazon Grocery Logistics (AGL) Operations Finance team is looking for an experienced leader with a record of achieving results.
The AGL Finance team seeks a Finance Manager to partner with our Supply Chain business partners on operational performance, financial analysis, long term strategy and execution. Experience in this team opens up several career opportunities across Amazon.
The successful candidate will have passion for data and analytics, be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, and an ability to work in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also critical in this role.
Key job responsibilities
* Identifies basic control risks, evaluates impact, proposes changes, and implements improvements to remediate gaps.
* Delivers weekly/monthly financial close. Uses financial systems and advanced MS Excel functions to work with large data sets. Outputs plans, forecasts, budgets, and consolidations.
* Works with a variety of data sources. Identifies incomplete or inaccurate data, identifies root causes of data issues, escalates discrepancies, fixes data where possible or partners to deliver a solution.
* Uses active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjusts style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly.
* Identifies and implements solutions to resolve, improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance processes.
* Makes thoughtful time management decisions independently. Prioritizes work, resolves issues, meets deadlines, and seeks feedback from your manager. Discerns between urgent and non-urgent issues and acts accordingly to solve them.
About the team
The AGL team owns the unique operational capabilities required to support Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market Online. Our Finance teams partner closely with our operations teams to influence the strategic direction of the business, drive operations excellence, and make sound investment and expansion decisions, with the primary goal of continuously improving the customer experience while driving long-term profitability for our Grocery businesses. Our teams experiment, fail fast, learn, and scale rapidly, and we have a culture of data-driven decision-making.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* 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
* 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
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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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.