Senior Financial Analyst, Returns Planning Finance

Amazon’s Returns Planning Finance is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to be the trusted finance partner supporting operational and functional leaders. Amazon operates the most complex retail networks in the world, delivering billions of packages to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses annually. Come be part of our journey and join a dedicated team committed to operational and financial excellence, where you will focus on the inputs, think like an owner, and where every day is Day One.







Key job responsibilities
Business Finance Support:

- Use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build financial models and analyses with some guidance. Draw conclusions and make recommendations that deliver results, and drive improvements.
- Align financial and operational analyses with your business partners, challenging business partner assumptions when necessary.
- Leverage AI tools to provide analysis and recommendations to business leaders to support operational and growth business decisions and action plans.
- Identify opportunities to resolve finance defects using AI. Improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes across teams and organizations.

Controllership:

- Own the financial planning and reporting for a business area and may teach others in areas of financial reporting.
- Identify and solve complex data integrity issues and collaborate with stakeholders on resolution, insisting on the highest standards.
- Develop and execute data analysis processes that are scalable and auditable.

Communication:

- Intuitively utilize active listening skills to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner, adjusting your style based on audience, to articulate complex finance issues.
- Create effective business partnership with Planning, CX, and MFN teams.
- Have backbone and challenge business partner plans and assumptions when needed.


About the team
This role will partner closely with a broad range of Senior Leaders in Finance, Returns Planning, CX, Operations, and Accounting. This role plays a critical role as a financial advocate and business partner. This role will design, develop, and maintain performance measurements and reporting on strategic input drivers to continuously improve the economics of the business.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis 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, or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience with cube engine tools (e.g. TM1, Cognos or Essbase), SQL and Data warehouse

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA, or CPA

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, TX, Irving - 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually