Senior Financial Analyst, Global Procurement Finance
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Drive strategic financial analysis, risk management, and procurement optimization as a Senior Financial Analyst.
Who we are: Global Procurement Organization Finance (GPOF) is dedicated to answering the questions above, which drive the Amazon flywheel. The GPOF team validates procurement methodologies, supports vendor negotiations and strategy, and delivers analysis to identify controls and risks opportunities and benefits impacting category management and procurement operations. We are looking for a curious person who wants to learn, develop and grow. The candidate will collaborate with many procurement colleagues and is a trustworthy business partner for our engineering teams. You value diversity, have fun on the job and want to be part of a growing company and team.
Team Exposure: This role collaborates closely with a broad range of global finance and business leaders in Procurement, Engineering, Construction, and Operations teams towards controllership and risk functions. The role also partners with stakeholders across technical projects & software development teams, capital planning, compliance, risks and controls. This role involves driving initiatives, collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports to lead business improvement and driving controls and policy compliance across the global procurement organization. This role also maintains project oversight, drives initiatives and policy reviews and partners with category management on strategic input drivers to continuously improve the scalability and efficiency of the procurement organization.
Success in this role: The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they drive strategic decisions and provide thought leadership to influence senior business owners, while challenging assumptions and plans with data-driven recommendations. They navigate ambiguous environments independently and design long-term solutions with limited guidance. They collaborate effectively with executives and various business units across Amazon, building trust through expertise and high judgment. They bring superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex finance issues to non-Finance senior partners and adjust their style based on audience. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to innovate by architecting creative solutions with large-scale data mining tools, identifying strategic priorities that drive long-term value, and solving significantly complex problems that impact company-wide decisions. They lead initiatives that may be undefined and work across organizations to implement scalable solutions. The role requires demonstrated expertise in determining where to simplify or extend solutions for optimal outcomes, while effectively balancing short-term versus long-term needs.
About the role: Amazon is seeking a Finance Manager within Global Procurement Operations Finance to own and drive strategic initiatives that shape global procurement decisions. This role will independently lead high-impact, business-critical processes with significant visibility to senior leadership, including frequent interactions with Directors within Operations and Finance. You will develop and implement robust financial controls while building and maintaining strategic partnerships across multiple organizations, including Operations business teams, engineering services, and Finance teams throughout Worldwide Operations. You will lead complex financial analyses and modeling efforts that drive strategic decision-making, while architecting and implementing scalable solutions that enhance planning/reporting mechanisms. The role involves identifying and driving long-term investment strategies and cost optimization opportunities across the Fulfillment Center network, while managing multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously. Success in this role requires the ability to navigate ambiguous environments, challenge assumptions with data-driven insights, and influence cross-functional stakeholders to drive meaningful change.
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
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)
- 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 3+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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