Sr. Financial Analyst, US Performance Marketing

Amazon seeks a Finance Manger to join the Marketing Finance team. We are responsible for managing a portfolio of marketing investments across a diverse set of channels which are used to drive new and existing customers to the Amazon store. We measure and track these investments with the aim of optimizing long term free cash flow.

The Finance Manager will be the direct finance partner for the Outbound Communications business, which manages all interactions with customers through channels such as push notifications and email. They will be provide strategic guidance and thought leadership for short and long-range investment decisions, build mechanisms and tools to surface key analytical insights, dive deep into large sets of data, prioritize and deliver projects that aim to continuously improve our scale and efficiency, and manage the controllership. Specifically, they will lead the launch of new channels across Emerging countries, develop investment frameworks and define willingness to pay for those new channels, work with data scientists to build message optimization guidance, and help deliver strong growth plans.

This role requires a self-starter with business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, a track record of influencing business partners with data-driven decision making, and the ability to move fast. Communication and collaboration are key, as the individual must interact with members across product, marketing, tech, finance and various leadership teams.

Key job responsibilities
- Drive investment strategy discussions via insightful and relevant analysis on historical and projected performance
- Manage controllership with a high degree of accuracy across planning and reporting
- Lead Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews
- Partner with Senior leadership to evaluate the financial impact of decisions
- Be a steward for maximizing long term free cash flow of investments
- Partner with various business and tech teams to become a subject matter expert on systems and outcomes