Senior Finance Analyst, Amazon Payments Finance MENA

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A major e-commerce and technology firm is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst in Dubai. This role supports the firm's payment initiatives across MENA, South Africa, and Turkey. Responsibilities include financial modeling, business partnering, compliance, strategic analysis, project management, and month-end reporting. Candidates should have 4+ years of financial experience, a Bachelor's degree in finance or a related field, and expertise in SQL. Join us to drive financial insights and enhance payment strategies.

Benefits

Inclusive company culture

Workplace accommodations for disabilities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience.
• 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance tools and processes experience.
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage financial models for the Amazon Payment Experience.
• Partner with business stakeholders to challenge assumptions and drive decisions.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external financial policies.
• Conduct strategic analyses for cost optimization and revenue growth.
• Lead projects from start to finish, managing timelines and quality.
• Identify opportunities to enhance finance tools and processes.
• Manage month-end close processes and prepare key financial analyses.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to support business needs.

Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis

Business Partnering

Controllership & Compliance

Strategic Analysis & Recommendations

Project Management

Automation & Process Improvement

Ad-Hoc Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related field

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Description

Amazon Payments seeks a highly skilled and motivated Senior Finance Analyst to support the Amazon Payment Experience initiatives across the MENA (Middle East and North Africa), ZA (South Africa), and TR (Turkey) regions. This role is ideal for a finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is eager to take on a critical role in supporting Amazon's payments strategy in these key regions.

Key job responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Develop and manage financial models to support short- and long-term financial planning for the Amazon Payment Experience initiatives in the MENA, ZA, and TR regions. Prepare variance analysis, financial metrics, and reporting to provide insights into business performance.
• Business Partnering: Partner with key business stakeholders, including the Amazon Payments commercial team, to align financial and operational analyses, challenge assumptions, and drive data-driven decision-making. Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment on financial and business goals.
• Controllership & Compliance: Enhance finance controllership through the development and maintenance of models, reports, and processes. Ensure compliance with internal and external policies, including financial and tax-related regulations. Dive deep to ensure reporting accuracy and compliance.
• Strategic Analysis & Recommendations: Conduct financial and strategic analysis to identify opportunities for cost optimization, process improvements, and revenue growth. Provide recommendations to enhance payment experience and improve overall financial performance.
• Project Management: Lead individual projects from start to finish, including managing timelines, auditing quality/progress to plan, setting priorities, and resolving conflicts with minimal oversight. Demonstrate strong ownership and ensure that projects align with broader business and finance goals.
• Automation & Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes. Drive automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
• Month-End Close & Reporting: Manage month-end close processes, including the preparation of commentary and analysis on key drivers of financial performance. Provide risk and opportunity guidance and present findings to senior management.
• Ad-Hoc Analysis: Perform ad-hoc financial analysis as needed to support business needs and provide insights to senior management. Develop and deliver actionable insights based on data analysis.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses 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 finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or CPA
• 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)

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