Commercial Finance Manager

AI in this role

Amazon Australia is redefining how customers shop online, and we're just getting started. We have a rare opportunity for a Commercial Finance Manager to join our team in Sydney. Reporting to the Head of Retail Finance, you’ll partner with our Outdoor Home & Leisure category team to fuel growth and raise the bar in Australian e-commerce.

This is not your average finance role at an average retailer. You'll serve as a trusted commercial advisor to Category Leaders; shaping strategy, driving decision-making, identifying risks and opportunities, and building the business cases that underpin our most important investments. If you're excited about making history, read on.

Why Amazon?

Beyond joining one of the world's most customer-centric companies, you'll enjoy a range of benefits that make Amazon a great place to work:

- Dogs at Work: our popular program proven to lower stress and boost morale, running successfully across our Australian corporate offices
- Commuter benefits, helping you save on the cost of your daily commute
- Subsidised health insurance for you and your dependents, on top of salary continuance (income protection) and life insurance
- Inclusive culture: Amazon celebrates diversity of background, experience, and thought as a key driver of innovation and our mission to be the most customer-centric company in the world

This position requires full-time in-office presence 5 days per week at our Sydney CBD location.

Key job responsibilities
• Partner strategically with the Category Leader and Vendor Managers, delivering data-driven insights and recommendations to optimise pricing, promotion, and inventory decisions
• Lead deep-dive analyses into product selection and sourcing performance, uncovering opportunities to improve long-term Free Cash Flow
• Own P&L controllership for assigned categories, including variance analysis vs plan, key drivers and risk and opportunities management
• Drive business reviews and planning cycles, synthesising complex performance data into clear narratives with actionable recommendations
• Build financial models to evaluate new business opportunities — including category launches, strategic investments, and commercial programs
• Lead the annual operating plan for your subcategories, partnering with stakeholders on sales forecasts, margin plans, and marketing investment strategies
• Support commercial negotiations with rigorous financial analysis, scenario planning, and ROI assessments
• Finance support for our long tail vendor management including program profitability review, cohort analysis, and development of selection onboarding guardrails

Basic qualifications

- 7+ years' experience in a similar Finance Manager or Senior Finance Business Partner role
- Proven ability to build and manage financial models for forecasting and problem-solving
- Strong track record of communicating insights and recommendations to senior leadership
- Ability to work independently on complex problems and exercise strong commercial judgement
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

Preferred qualifications

- MBA or CPA qualification
- Working knowledge of SQL/ETL
- Demonstrated impact through financial modelling, analysis, and recommendations (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)
- Experience in FMCG, Retail, or eCommerce industries

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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.

How we rate this

Commercial Finance Manager at Amazon rates 38 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.