Role at a glance
- Job function
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Accounting, Tax & Corporate Finance Corporate Finance, FP&A & Treasury
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Experience
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related field
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Role Summary
The Senior Financial Analyst supports the Global Purchasing Program (GPP) as a finance partner to its leadership and advances AI adoption in GPP finance. The role covers financial planning and business analysis alongside the development and adoption of AI-enabled finance processes.
What You'll Do
- Advise GPP leaders on investment decisions, cost optimization, vendor economics, and program scalability.
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, quarterly reviews, variance analysis, and business-case development for the program.
- Assess financial risks and opportunities and partner with vendor, in-stock, product, and category teams on financial alignment.
- Develop and implement an AI/ML roadmap, piloting and scaling tools to improve finance workflows and decision-making.
- Promote AI adoption through training and best practices, coordinate data strategy and governance, and measure the impact of AI initiatives.
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View full postingQualifications
3+ years of tax, finance, or a related analytical field experience; bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
Preferred
- 4+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
- 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results, or experience in financial modeling
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Key job responsibilities
Finance Business Partnering GPP
- Serve as the primary finance partner to Global Purchasing Program leaders — providing strategic financial counsel on investment decisions, cost optimization, vendor economics, and program scalability
- Own the financial planning cycle for GPP including annual operating plans, long-range forecasts, and quarterly business reviews with a focus on purchasing spend, savings targets, and program ROI
- Deliver insightful variance analysis, bridge walks, and executive narratives that connect business performance to broader P&L and cash flow outcomes
- Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities within the GPP portfolio — surfacing trade-offs and recommendations to leadership
- Partner cross-functionally with vendor managers, in-stock managers, product, and Category teams to ensure financial alignment on initiatives
- Influence program prioritization and resource allocation through rigorous financial frameworks and business case development
- Support due diligence and financial evaluation of new purchasing programs, vendor onboarding, and strategic sourcing initiatives
AI-First Finance Transformation
- Define the AI Vision for GPP Finance: Develop and execute a roadmap to embed AI/ML capabilities across finance processes supporting the Global Purchasing Program — from spend forecasting and savings tracking to automated vendor financial assessments
- Build & Deploy AI Solutions: Identify, pilot, and scale AI-powered tools that reduce manual effort and improve decision quality
- Champion an AI-First Mindset: Evangelize the use of AI across the GPP finance function; lead training sessions, create playbooks, and establish best practices for AI adoption
- Automate & Optimize: Identify repetitive, low-value tasks within GPP finance workflows and design AI/automation solutions to eliminate them — freeing up capacity for strategic business partnering
- Data Strategy & Governance: Partner with data engineering, global finance solutions, and analytics teams to ensure clean, accessible, and well-governed data pipelines that power AI models
- Measure AI Impact: Define success metrics for AI initiatives (e.g., forecast accuracy improvement, hours saved, cycle time reduction in financial reviews) and report progress to leadership
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience- 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
- 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results, or experience in financial modeling
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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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