Finance Manager, Advanced Robotics Finance

The Advanced Robotics Finance team seeks a Finance Manager to partner with the Engineering, Procurement and Accounting teams of the Advanced Robotics organization. The organization is a vertically integrated program spanning foundational AI, hardware engineering, procurement, and manufacturing at scale, with multi-billion-dollar capital investment and ambitious commercial milestones over the next three years.

This role will own financial strategy and governance for Advanced Robotics Capital Investment, drive capital optimization, controllership and provide early warning systems for supply chain disruption risks. The work will directly impact investment decisions, ensure financial discipline across long lead equipment, hardware & raw material procurement, inventory & working capital management, and also influence building appropriate tech tools and solutions for a vertically integrated program.

This is an opportunity to shape both the fixed and working capital management from inception rather than inherit one. The role will partner with engineering, equipment design, procurement, and operations leaders to model landed costs, govern purchase commitments, and optimize supplier relationships. The insights provided will influence make-vs-buy decisions, capital allocation, and risk mitigation strategies for our rapidly scaling robotics infrastructure. from day one.
The successful candidate will be comfortable operating with limited direction, deal with ambiguity, and partner with the aforementioned leaders with an entrepreneurial approach.

Key job responsibilities
1. Own the full capital governance lifecycle across sites including appropriation requests, capital project register, and Capital Work in Process (“CWIP”) to placed-in-service asset transition governance, depreciation schedules, and accurate recording of asset disposals.
2. Own long-lead equipment planning partnerships and associated financial governance, track commitments and financial exposure on equipment orders.
3. Own lease agreements, tenant improvement allowances, and real estate financial commitments across all sites, coordinating with legal, tax, and corporate real estate on multi-jurisdiction implications across Texas, California, Massachusetts, New York, and Washington.
5. Own raw material, WIP, and finished goods inventory financial oversight including min/max inventory level modeling, freight cost forecasting, and variance reporting against BOM logistics cost assumptions; coordinate with Amazon's existing fulfillment, logistics, and supply chain infrastructure.
7. Leverage AI and automate obsolescence/excess inventory risk flagging, landed cost models across a dynamic supplier base, purchase commitment exposure, and supplier financial health monitoring.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or a related analytical field
- 5+ years of finance experience, with at least 3 years in supply chain, procurement, or operations finance.
- 3+ years of finance experience in Capital Asset management, Capital spending against plan, budget tracking and reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA, or CPA
- 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
- 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
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- Knowledge of one or multiple accounting frameworks (including US GAAP, IFRS, or local GAAP frameworks), with the ability to apply them in day-to-day financial activities

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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, N.Reading - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually