Finance Manager, Business Strategy and Concepts

The Business Strategy & Concepts (BSC) Finance team supports Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics (FTR) leadership to shape Amazon’s future automation and technology roadmap. We provide the financial insights, portfolio governance, and strategic planning mechanisms that enable leadership to make informed investment decisions and align resources against Amazon’s long-term operational objectives.

This role serves as a key member of the BSC Finance team, owning financial planning, portfolio analytics, and executive reporting across FTR’s innovation and emerging technology investments. The position partners closely with business, product, and finance leaders to evaluate investment opportunities, monitor performance against strategic objectives, and deliver insights that influence multi-year planning and resource allocation decisions.

Key job responsibilities
ACES Finance Interface & Portfolio Accountability
- Serve as the single-threaded FTR finance point of contact for ACES Finance on all NACF portfolio matters, owning the relationship, cadence, and communication
- Drive alignment between FTR and ACES Finance on savings methodology, reporting standards, and financial validation of automation programs
- Resolve discrepancies between FTR and ACES financial systems proactively to ensure both teams operate from a single source of truth
- Validate projected savings at concept stage against actual realized savings post-deployment, closing the loop with ACES Finance
- Quantify the financial impact of deployment delays and stalled automation, providing data-backed escalations
- Define and maintain input metrics comparing FTR vs. ACES performance across the portfolio
- Support the FTR | ACES WBR with financial data, variance analysis, and portfolio health reporting

Build vs. Buy & Acquisition Analysis (FTR-Wide)
- Support sensitivity analyses for acquisition scenarios, identifying break-even thresholds, success scenarios, and walk-away points
- Develop custom financial models comparing internal development costs against acquisition and licensing alternatives where no historical Amazon benchmarks exist
- Evaluate total cost of ownership, time-to-value, scalability, and integration complexity across all five FTR business units (AFT, AR, OTS, WWDE, OMHS)

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
- 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- 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

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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, MA, Westboro - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 85,900.00 - 146,900.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually