Financial Analyst MEATR FP&A, MEATR Stores FP&A

Amazon Middle East and North Africa FZ-LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in Dubai is seeking a Financial Analyst to join their FP&A team. The role involves providing insightful financial results reporting, supporting review processes, and identifying cost reduction opportunities. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in finance, excellent communication skills, and expertise in financial data analysis. This position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Experience with financial data sets to influence business decisions.
• Skills in process improvements, automation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and insightful reporting of financial results.
• Support financial review processes including planning and forecasting.
• Drive standardization and streamlining of planning processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial data analysis

Communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Power Query

Power Pivot

Job description

At Amazon we strive to be the most customer-centric company on earth. We are currently looking for a highly analytical and forward-thinking Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team in Dubai. The role will be part of the AMET (Africa, Middle East and Turkey) Stores Financial Planning and Analysis team. You will partner closely with finance and business stakeholders, in the MENA region as well as Turkey stakeholders, and with IES FP&A team across other Amazon marketplaces to provide timely analysis and insights. You will work closely with the rest of the team on controllership, reporting and planning activities, and also have a focus on identifying and driving cost reduction opportunities. You will partner closely with the Turkey Finance team for variance analysis for monthly / quarterly business reviews as well as partner with our Tech and Business Intelligence teams to support key business decisions, execute ad-hoc projects, and provide insights as needed.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide timely and insightful reporting of financial results
• Support financial review processes including monthly financial and quarterly business reviews, planning, forecasting, and ad hoc analytics
• Drive continual standardization and streamlining of planning and forecasting processes
• Develop tools to drive better understanding of MENA performance and metric trends
• Work with data source providers to ensure that data is accurate, automated and timely available

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience, working on budgeting, planning, forecasting and reporting

Experience working with financial data sets to influence business decisions

Process improvements, automation and analysis experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent

Advanced written and oral English communication skills

Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience working with large-scale data processing and reporting tools (i.e., SQL, Power Query, Power Pivot)

Financial analysis and modeling skills

Exceptional interpersonal skills — including written and verbal communication skills

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