Finance Manager, Ads Agencies

Amazon.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Ads seeks a Finance Manager to lead Agency Finance and Strategy across the global expansion portfolio. The role partners with agency leadership teams supporting a broad portfolio of international locales including Japan, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, UAE, TR, the Nordics, and others.

This role reports to the Finance Director for global expansion of Ads Sales. A successful candidate will build and refine financial models, drive planning cycles, and challenge assumptions with

Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing systems/tools utilized for CRM, variable compensation, revenue reporting, forecasting, Salesforce automation, etc.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Own the agency revenue plan across the IX+CA+JP portfolio, supporting rapid multi-year growth targets
• Build and maintain financial models supporting long-range scenarios, stepping stones, and sensitivity analyses
• Lead quarterly guidance, annual planning cycles, and variance analysis across dozens of deals and locales
• Model the economics of incentive structures (rebates, price terms, hybrid) that vary by market
• Partner with agency sales leadership to drive transformation workstreams and scale the independent agency segment

Skills

Excel proficiency

Forecasting

Strategic financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce automation

CRM tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Amazon Ads is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers, agencies, and entrepreneurs across our international markets. We offer 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 Agency Finance and Strategy across the global expansion portfolio. This role is the primary Finance partner to agency leadership teams supporting a broad portfolio of international locales including Japan, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, UAE, TR, the Nordics, and others. This locales and reports directly to the Finance Director supporting global expansion for Ads Sales.

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

Financial Planning & Modeling

• Own the agency revenue plan across the IX+CA+JP portfolio, supporting rapid multi-year growth targets
• Build and maintain financial models supporting long-range scenarios, stepping stones, and sensitivity analyses
• Lead quarterly guidance, annual planning cycles, and variance analysis across dozens of deals and locales
• Model the economics of incentive structures (rebates, price terms, hybrid) that vary by market

Strategy Development

• Partner with agency sales leadership to drive three simultaneous transformation workstreams: coverage expansion, incentive optimization, and partner segmentation
• Develop the strategy to significantly expand agency coverage and deepen engagement with agency partners
• Build the business case and roadmap for scaling the Independent agency segment
• Identify and close advertiser concentration and supply source gaps

Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor across agency leadership teams spanning multiple locales and holdco structures
• Translate complex, multi-market financial data into actionable narratives for senior leadership
• Challenge assumptions, pressure-test targets, and bring analytical rigor to investment decisions

A day in the life

The Agency landscape is a large, high-growth portfolio with an ambitious multi-year trajectory. It spans Big6 holdcos and Indies across diverse markets, with incentive structures that vary significantly by locale and coverage that must expand substantially over the planning horizon. This role will be at the center of that transformation.

About the team

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of Microsoft Excel experience
• Experience developing and implementing systems/tools utilized for CRM, variable compensation, revenue reporting, forecasting, Salesforce automation, etc.
• Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using Salesforce (or other CRM tool) or BI tools
• Experience presenting to senior leadership

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well‑being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 93,700.00 - 156,500.00 CAD annually