DESCRIPTION

Amazon seeks a Sr. Financial Analyst to play a key role on the Amazon Payment Products Finance team supporting Payment Acceptance/Cost of Payments. This role is responsible for: assisting with key business initiative decision making through relevant analytical support, driving the annual operating plan and other forecasting processes, creating and maintaining adequate financial reporting and controls. A significant portion of the work will revolve around project based ad hoc analysis to support the growing business needs. The finance organization is a key partner to the business requiring candidates to be able to effectively communicate/interact with all cross functional stakeholder groups that support Amazon Payments.

Ideal candidates will have the following attributes:

· Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in a Finance, Accounting or other General Business related field

· Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment

· Can easily translate large amounts of data into useful information and actionable conclusions

· Exquisite written and oral communication skills combined with the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads

· An understanding of finance issues in an operational environment of rapid growth

· 5+ years of finance experience in a large, multinational organization with world-class processes

· Solid business judgment and controllership focus

· Strong PC modeling skills including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, and SQL

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· BA/BS degree

· 5+ years relevant Finance or Accounting experience

· 5+ years of using Microsoft Excel at advanced level (macros, pivots, lookups)

· Experience using tools to source data through standardized data tools

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· MBA/CPA preferred

· Experience with Cognos, Oracle Financials, or Essbase preferred

· Experience in setting up cost allocation methodologies using activity based costing concepts

· Strong leadership skills

· Highly analytical and detail oriented

· Proven ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions

· Proven ability to work successfully in an ambiguous environment

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation