Finance Manager Amazon EMEA Ads Sales

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational advertising company in Dubai is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the EMEA Ads Sales Finance team. This role involves ownership of revenue forecasts, collaboration with the leadership team, and preparation of business reviews. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of finance experience and a background in building financial models and analyzing KPIs. An MBA or CPA and knowledge of SQL and financial systems are preferred. This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in a rapidly evolving sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in multiple finance and accounting roles.
• 6+ years using key financial performance indicators for analysis.
• Experience building financial and operational reports.

Responsibilities

• Own short and long-term revenue forecasts for EMEA Ads.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across various teams.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Process improvement

SQL knowledge

KPI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

MBA or CPA

Tools

SQL

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Amazon Ads is growing rapidly in Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and we are dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers, agencies and entrepreneurs. We offer our customers a range of flexible pricing and buying models including self‑service, managed service and programmatic ad buying. These solutions help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales and more.

Amazon Ads seeks a Finance Manager to lead EMEA Ads Sales Finance. This role is the primary Finance partner to the General Manager of EMEA and sits on the EMEA Ads Leadership team.

A successful candidate will operate independently in a rapidly growing and evolving business. The ideal candidate will be as comfortable building and refining financial models as they are with challenging and refining business strategies.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Own the short and long‑term revenue forecasts for EMEA Ads
• Partner closely with the EMEA Ads GM and EMEA Ads leadership team
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews
• Represent Amazon Ads EMEA to internal stakeholder teams across Ads Finance, Stores Finance, FP&A, Legal, Accounting and Tax teams
• Optimize and prioritize investments based on a deep understanding of the EMEA Ads landscape across industry verticals, agency partners and advertiser growth trajectory

A Day in the Life

This role will be the leader of EMEA Ads Sales Finance and will interact with a diverse group of stakeholders across locales, functions and levels.

About the Team

This role is part of an international and decentralized team supporting over 30 recently launched Ads businesses across Asia, Europe, North and South America and Australia.

Qualifications

• 5 years in multiple finance and accounting roles
• 6 years applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
• 6 years building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision‑making
• 6 years creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or equivalent quantitative background (engineering, process re‑engineering, quality assurance)
• 6 years identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, pinpointing root causes and implementing escalation plans
• 6 years solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements or customer benefits)
• MBA or CPA
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• Experience working with large‑scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis and interpreting results

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Required Experience

Manager