Sr. Financial Analyst, Sponsored Products and Brands Finance

Key job responsibilities Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Serve as a finance partner for the SP product and engineering leaders on strategic initiatives, leading planning, business modeling, and financial analysis; Design and develop performance metrics, institute reporting mechanisms, and implement processes to drive insights related to business performance for stakeholders; Facilitate financial and operational metrics review meetings with product and finance leaders and work with business to drive effective execution; Develop financial models for new business initiatives, experimentation, and special projects; Collaborate with business intelligence engineers and data engineers to continually improve and enhance existing reporting and mechanisms, proactively identify performance issues and deep dive to investigate and uncover insights; A day in the life A day in the life of a Sr. Financial Analyst can include - leading a WBR to drive discussions with product teams on business performance, partner with product to investigate KPI trends and prepare a document to be reviewed with senior product leaders, collaborate with BIE and Data Engineering teams to design and implement a new set of metrics in multiple formats (WBR/MBR slides, dashboards) for business stakeholders.

Description As a Sr. Financial Analyst in the Sponsored Products finance organization, you will be a key member of the Sponsored Products advertising team. You will work side by side with product and finance leaders to develop business strategies, financial models and analytical insights that influence business decisions. As a finance partner, you will have the opportunity to work with large advertising data sets to influence the long-term evolution of our products and develop insights into various aspects of our business. Key job responsibilities Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Serve as a finance partner for the SP product and engineering leaders on strategic initiatives, leading planning, business modeling, and financial analysis; Design and develop performance metrics, institute reporting mechanisms, and implement processes to drive insights related to business performance for stakeholders; Facilitate financial and operational metrics review meetings with product and finance leaders and work with business to drive effective execution; Develop financial models for new business initiatives, experimentation, and special projects; Collaborate with business intelligence engineers and data engineers to continually improve and enhance existing reporting and mechanisms, proactively identify performance issues and deep dive to investigate and uncover insights; A day in the life A day in the life of a Sr. Financial Analyst can include - leading a WBR to drive discussions with product teams on business performance, partner with product to investigate KPI trends and prepare a document to be reviewed with senior product leaders, collaborate with BIE and Data Engineering teams to design and implement a new set of metrics in multiple formats (WBR/MBR slides, dashboards) for business stakeholders. About the team Sponsored Products (SP) Advertising is one of the largest and fast growing business segments within Amazon Advertising. The SPB Finance team partners with this business to provide data analytics and reporting, support product initiative launches and performance tracking, drive operational improvements, and deep dive into business performance to provide insights that can enable growth. Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - 4+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience - 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience - 4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience - 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience - Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience - Six Sigma Black Belt - Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence - Experience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer Preferred Qualifications - 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience - MBA, or CPA - Knowledge of Tableau - 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) 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 - 73,600.00 - 128,800.00 USD annually USA, WA, SEATTLE - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually