Senior Financial Analyst, Alexa Devices Finance

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Provide financial planning, forecasting, and reporting support for Alexa Home Devices.

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Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join the Alexa Home Devices Finance team. The SFA will be a key member of the Alexa team, providing finance support to business partners. This is an exciting opportunity to join at an early stage for one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon.

The right candidate have be self-motivated, have strong business judgment and considerable financial acumen. This role requires the ability to interact and collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, sales & marketing, engineering and finance teams.

The candidate must be able to balance challenging priorities, meet tight deadlines and provide insights & recommendations backed by data driven analysis.

Key job responsibilities
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Own financial reporting across Alexa Home
- Drive annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process, perform month end close related activities, including variance commentary, R&O updates, weekly reporting, etc
- Provide strong controllership environment and improve controls over operational and financial metrics

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
- 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Preferred qualifications

- 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)
- 5+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience

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 include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 73,600.00 - 128,800.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Senior Financial Analyst, Alexa Devices Finance at Amazon rates 0 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.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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