Senior Financial Analyst, Amazon Photos | Finance
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Provide end-to-end financial modeling, planning, and strategic analysis for Amazon Photos and its growing hardware and software services.
The core of Amazon Photo’s Finance is to build financial models for new and ambiguous business opportunities and to clearly articulate the mechanics, risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs to business partners. The role is responsible for end-to-end financial support for major investments across a diverse set of categories including new device hardware investments, software services, monetization initiatives, and cost controllership. The SFA will support dedicated verticals within the Amazon Photo’s business with the opportunity to work with experienced leaders and teams across the world.
The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business partners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. The candidate incorporates data into their decision-making frameworks and has a strong desire to learn new models while enacting change across the business. The role requires a self-starter with the ability to be both strategic and analytical in their support of the business, with high expectations and room for growth.
Key job responsibilities
• Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data-driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision-making and growth.
• Support the core financial processes for the business, including: annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.
• Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.
• Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling for a variety of business initiatives and new business models.
• Lead customer analysis efforts to uncover key insights on behavior, retention, and lifetime value.
• Conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; identifying and communicating key drivers to support investment decisions.
• Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, and support them to make judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.
• Communicate information/data in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Articulate financial story clearly by adjusting style for different audiences. Your clarity in communication will be instrumental in facilitating informed decisions.
• Manage competing priorities, communicate status updates, and drive projects to completion.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis
- Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- 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
- MBA, or CPA
- 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- Experience in forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and interpreting financial results, or experience or equivalent experience in finance roles
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.
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, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually
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