Finance Manager, FBA Product and Technology

$85,900 - $179,500/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

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About the position

Amazon's World-Wide Fulfillment By Amazon (WW FBA) organization is seeking an innovative, results-oriented, and strategic Finance Manager to partner with the WW FBA Product, Tech, and Operations leadership team. This role is pivotal in leading the growth into a complex but fast-growing space, requiring a finance professional who is both strategic and operationally-minded. The ideal candidate will excel in ambiguous situations, balancing attention to detail with a broader perspective, and will take ownership of some of the organization's most visible mechanisms and artifacts, such as weekly business reviews, quarterly business reviews, annual operating plans, and 3-year vision plans. In this role, the Finance Manager will collaborate closely with the WW FBA Product, Tech, and Operations leadership team to develop and drive operational processes, including Business Reviews, Finance and Operations, and Goal Management. The candidate must possess the ability to understand complex technology-driven initiatives and programs, influencing stakeholders at all levels. A successful Finance Manager will be a strong organizer, take initiative, and operate effectively across various teams, ensuring that the team is set up for success in achieving organizational goals. Key responsibilities include overseeing financial reporting for the business area, understanding input drivers, and validating the integrity of reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning. The Finance Manager will develop and implement forecasting processes and best practices to improve accuracy and quickly identify risks and opportunities. Prioritizing controllership, the candidate will identify and resolve complex data integrity issues, improve controls to address financial risks, and support frugality. Additionally, the Finance Manager will educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, communicate data clearly, and collect and analyze data to develop insightful reports that drive business performance and cost reductions. The role also involves fostering constructive dialogues, mentoring the Finance community, and sponsoring Finance-wide professional development initiatives, including inclusion and diversity initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting for your business area and validate the integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning.
• Develop and implement forecast processes and best practices that improve accuracy and quickly identify risks and opportunities.
• Identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues while improving controls to address financial risk.
• Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs and make thoughtful judgement calls in ambiguous environments.
• Communicate data clearly and concisely, adjusting style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues.
• Collect and analyze data to develop insightful reports that drive business performance and cost reductions.
• Foster constructive dialogues, harmonize conflicting views, resolve issues, and drive decisions.
• Actively recruit talent, continuously develop your team, and mentor the Finance community.
• Identify and sponsor Finance-wide professional development and engagement initiatives, including inclusion and diversity initiatives.
• Contribute to work-life harmony and model operations excellence and efficiency.

Requirements

• 5+ years of finance work with progressively increasing levels of responsibility experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in finance or a related analytical field.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, financial, and other benefits packages.
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation packages.