Amazon·E-commerce·7 days ago
7 days ago
Financial Analyst, Amazon Advertising, Amazon Publisher Monetization Finance
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What you'll do
- Support finance, and product teams and the wider business by building scalable models and analyses on revenue drivers and advertiser performance to drive key inspection mechanisms for the business
- Assist with co-authoring and providing data for highly visible business mechanisms
- Provide financial insights for periodic business reviews with key stakeholders
- Partner with the Finance Manager to provide critical data and strategic insights that drive our quarterly and annual financial plans
- Work with BIE and Data Science to build for scale: streamline/automate processes and reports with AI tooling and dashboards
- Deliver targeted ad-hoc analyses and financial models, drawing conclusions from data and helping develop actionable recommendations for business partners
- Participate in continuous improvement projects that automate processes, reduce defects, and improve overall performance, while creating documentation to support knowledge transfer
- Identify and investigate data discrepancies, implement and operate financial controls, and escalate complex issues while proposing improvements to existing processes.
What they're looking for
- 1+ years of finance experience
- 1+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)
- 1+ years of experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
Nice to have
- 2+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Are you passionate about turning data into meaningful insights that shape business decisions? As a Financial Analyst at Amazon, you will play a key role in building financial and operational reports, conducting ad-hoc analyses, and helping drive recommendations that directly impact how we serve our customers. This is an opportunity to grow your analytical skills in a fast-paced environment where your curiosity and attention to detail will make a real difference.
We are looking for a Financial analyst to support our high growth Amazon Advertising business, namely on our owned and operated devices Alexa and Fire Tablet. This role will lead reporting on key business drivers across classic Alexa, and AI powered Alexa+ Conversational Ads and Fire Tablet. This position involves analytics, a drive to automate and dive deep into data, and strong partnership skills to work with stakeholders and track how Amazon Ads performs on our devices. This job can be located in either New York or Seattle.
Key job responsibilities
- Support finance, and product teams and the wider business by building scalable models and analyses on revenue drivers and advertiser performance to drive key inspection mechanisms for the business
- Assist with co-authoring and providing data for highly visible business mechanisms
- Provide financial insights for periodic business reviews with key stakeholders
- Partner with the Finance Manager to provide critical data and strategic insights that drive our quarterly and annual financial plans
-Work with BIE and Data Science to build for scale: streamline/automate processes and reports with AI tooling and dashboards
- Deliver targeted ad-hoc analyses and financial models, drawing conclusions from data and helping develop actionable recommendations for business partners
- Participate in continuous improvement projects that automate processes, reduce defects, and improve overall performance, while creating documentation to support knowledge transfer
- Identify and investigate data discrepancies, implement and operate financial controls, and escalate complex issues while proposing improvements to existing processes.
A day in the life
You might start your morning reviewing a variance report, digging into the numbers to understand what changed and why. From there, you could join a working session with your team to refine a financial model or troubleshoot a data discrepancy. If you enjoy using analytical skills to dive deep into data and understand risks and opportunities, this is a great role for you. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to assist in simplifying and scaling reporting and provide quality insights to our stakeholders
About the team
This position will directly partner with the Finance Manager and Product and Engineering leaders on a daily basis and will be responsible for overall financial reports on a weekly and monthly basis for business reviews
- 1+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)
- 1+ years of experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
- Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
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.
USA, NY, New York - 66,300.00 - 109,200.00 USD annually
We are looking for a Financial analyst to support our high growth Amazon Advertising business, namely on our owned and operated devices Alexa and Fire Tablet. This role will lead reporting on key business drivers across classic Alexa, and AI powered Alexa+ Conversational Ads and Fire Tablet. This position involves analytics, a drive to automate and dive deep into data, and strong partnership skills to work with stakeholders and track how Amazon Ads performs on our devices. This job can be located in either New York or Seattle.
Key job responsibilities
- Support finance, and product teams and the wider business by building scalable models and analyses on revenue drivers and advertiser performance to drive key inspection mechanisms for the business
- Assist with co-authoring and providing data for highly visible business mechanisms
- Provide financial insights for periodic business reviews with key stakeholders
- Partner with the Finance Manager to provide critical data and strategic insights that drive our quarterly and annual financial plans
-Work with BIE and Data Science to build for scale: streamline/automate processes and reports with AI tooling and dashboards
- Deliver targeted ad-hoc analyses and financial models, drawing conclusions from data and helping develop actionable recommendations for business partners
- Participate in continuous improvement projects that automate processes, reduce defects, and improve overall performance, while creating documentation to support knowledge transfer
- Identify and investigate data discrepancies, implement and operate financial controls, and escalate complex issues while proposing improvements to existing processes.
A day in the life
You might start your morning reviewing a variance report, digging into the numbers to understand what changed and why. From there, you could join a working session with your team to refine a financial model or troubleshoot a data discrepancy. If you enjoy using analytical skills to dive deep into data and understand risks and opportunities, this is a great role for you. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to assist in simplifying and scaling reporting and provide quality insights to our stakeholders
About the team
This position will directly partner with the Finance Manager and Product and Engineering leaders on a daily basis and will be responsible for overall financial reports on a weekly and monthly basis for business reviews
Basic Qualifications
- 1+ years of finance experience- 1+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)
- 1+ years of experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience- Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
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, NY, New York - 66,300.00 - 109,200.00 USD annually
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