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Finance Manager Retail, Sub-Saharan Africa, ZA Stores Finance
Finance Manager Retail, Sub-Saharan Africa, ZA Stores Finance at Amazon scores 0 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it a Level 1 role on this board.
ZA, Cape Townmidfull-time
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Finance Manager to oversee financial controls, reporting, and data-backed business insights for retail in Sub-Saharan Africa.
business-intelligence
financial-analysisbudgetingreportingdata-analysis
Key job responsibilities
Build review routines with the local business, including roll-out and training on related tools
• Own and develop robust mechanisms to inspect growth and profitability of our business, working closely with related business teams
• Establish controllership and approval mechanisms to manage day-to-day profitability
• Invent, simplify, and automate management reporting, working closely with owners in business and Business Intelligence teams across the Amazon world
• Provide strategic guidance, tactical direction, and decision support to business and finance partners
• Lead key analytical projects and contribute to reviews that influence senior leadership decision making
• Develop financial plans for both short and long- term planning exercises, aligning inputs with senior stakeholders worldwide
A day in the life
As a Finance Managers at this level, you take a hands-on role to boost our business performance and efficiency. You establish tight controls over our financials and develop a deep understanding of the mechanics behind our data, ensuring financial reporting is always accurate. You’ll collaborate with partners in different areas worldwide to provide insights on improvements in our operational performance. That will involve deep diving into data, managing our planning processes, and giving team members guidance on more ambiguous areas of our financial environment.
Basic qualifications
- Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel
- Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving
Preferred qualifications
- 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 opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
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