Finance Manager, WW FBA Product, Technology, and Operations

Amazon’s World-Wide Fulfillment By Amazon (WW FBA) organization is looking for an innovative, results-oriented, and strategic Finance Manager to partner with the WW FBA Product, Tech and Operations leadership team. This Finance professional will help steward our growth into this complex but fast-growing space as a strategic and operationally-minded leader who is not afraid of ambiguity and challenges the status quo.

The ideal candidate will shine in ambiguous situations, navigating between the details and big picture, playing a primary role as owner of some of our organization’s most visible mechanisms and artifacts (e.g., weekly business reviews, quarterly business reviews, annual operating plans, 3-year vision plans). They will partner with WW FBA Product, Tech and Operations leadership team to develop and drive operational processes (Business Reviews, Finance and Operations, Goal Management), people-driven programs, technical programs (ability to understand complex technology-driven initiatives and programs). They are able to influence successfully at all levels, think strategically, are a talented Finance Manager, strong organizer, take initiative, and operate effectively across many teams. This candidate sees around corners, is biased for action in ensuring the team is set up for success in achieving our goals.

Key job responsibilities
- Overseeing financial reporting for your business area. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning. Use data to identify disruptive ideas and provide advice to business leaders across the globe
- Prioritizing Controllership, identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve, complex data integrity issues. You improve controls to address financial risk and support frugality
- Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs. You make thoughtful judgment calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure
- You listen attentively and communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjust style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly. Your communications drive critical business decisions
- Collect and analyze data to develop insightful reports that drive business performance and cost reductions
- "Have backbone, disagree and commit" to foster constructive dialogues, harmonize conflicting views, resolve issues, and drive decisions
- You are a positive, collaborative, and effective influencer to new team members and model operations excellence and efficiency


About the team
Fulfillment by Amazon is a service that allows independent businesses to outsource order fulfillment to Amazon, providing them a seamless experience to leverage our physical and technical infrastructure to serve customers across the world with fast delivery.

The team’s mission is to create a best-in-class experience for sellers to operate and grow their business on Amazon by equipping sellers with tools, features, and storage/transportation options to maximize their financial returns.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or MBA and 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 5+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 5+ 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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These