Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Rival; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RIVR, part of Amazon is seeking a Finance professional to accelerate integration into Amazon’s financial process, blending new business process development, optimization, automation and transition. The role begins with a heavily process-focused month before shifting toward FP&A and strategic product finance over time.

The position covers M&A integration finance support, month-end close, forecasting and planning.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 2+ years of finance or accounting experience.
• Experience building automated reporting solutions (AI Workflows, QuickSight, or similar).
• Experience with financial modeling and variance analysis for a Product or Service based industry (Tech, Manufacturing, Logistics etc.).
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, lookups) and financial systems.
• Experience with month-end close processes as well as SwissCo and GAAP accounting principles.

Aufgaben

• Support the financial integration of a newly acquired company into Amazon systems, processes, and reporting frameworks.
• Partner with Finance Ops, accounting, treasury, tax, and business teams to migrate financial data and processes.
• Manage manual components of the Finance process until integration into Amazon's automated systems (targeted for Q4 2026).
• Develop and maintain integration project trackers, identifying risks and escalating blockers to leadership.
• Build bridge reporting between legacy and Amazon financial systems during the transition period.
• Support Day 1 readiness activities including system cutover planning and validation.
• Create and document new SOPs for integrated financial processes.
• Own and execute month-end close activities with 3rd party Accounting and Amazon teams.
• Prepare and review financial and management reporting packages.
• Partner with accounting to ensure accurate and timely close within Amazon's reporting calendar.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce close cycle time.
• Ensure complete and accurate submissions of supporting documentation and general ledger.
• Build and maintain financial models to support monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual planning (OP1/OP2).
• Analyze financial results vs. forecast and prior periods with variance explanations.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop bottoms-up forecasts and identify cost-reduction opportunities.

Kenntnisse

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Automated reporting

AI workflows

Amazon integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

Tableau

QuickSight

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

RIVR, part of Amazon is a robotics company pioneering Physical AI through real-world doorstep delivery. Founded in 2024 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, RIVR developed wheeled-legged robots designed to operate in complex, unstructured environments such as stairs, gates, doors, and uneven urban terrain. We believe that achieving general physical intelligence requires solving real customer problems in the real world, where robots can learn from rich operational data at scale.

Following our acquisition by Amazon in March 2026, we are continuing this mission with greater reach and speed. By combining custom robot hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud-based coordination, RIVR, part of Amazon is building the next generation of safe, reliable autonomous robots for last-mile delivery

Job Description

We’re looking for a Finance professional who can jump in quickly to accelerate our integration into Amazon’s financial process. This will require a combination of new business process development, optimization, automation and transition. The first month of the job will be heavily process focused which will enable an in-depth understanding of RIVRs technology and business as well as Amazon. Once integration is stabilized the role will shift to more traditional FP&A, along with the addition of strategic product finance over time.

What you’ll be doing

M&A Integration Finance Support

• Support the financial integration of a newly acquired company into Amazon's systems, processes, and reporting frameworks
• Partner with Finance Ops, accounting, treasury, tax, and business teams to ensure seamless migration of financial data and processes
• Manage the manual components of the Finance process until integration into Amazon's Automated systems targeted for Q4’2026. (Develop interim automation if feasible)
• Develop and maintain integration project trackers, identifying risks and escalating blockers to leadership
• Build bridge reporting between legacy and Amazon financial systems during the transition period
• Support Day 1 readiness activities including system cutover planning and validation
• Create and document new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for integrated financial processes

Month-End Close

• Own and execute month-end close activities in conjunction with 3rd party Accounting professionals as well as Amazon Corporate Accounting and Finance teams.
• Prepare and review financial and management reporting packages
• Partner with accounting to ensure accurate and timely close within Amazon's reporting calendar
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce close cycle timeEnsure complete and accurate submissions of supporting documentation and general ledger

Forecasting & Planning

• Build and maintain financial models to support monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual planning (OP1/OP2)
• Analyze financial results vs. forecast and prior periods, providing clear explanations of variances
• Partner with business stakeholders to develop bottoms-up forecasts incorporating key business drivers
• Identify and Drive cost reduction opportunities in the design and operational implementation of the Automated Delivery Robot System
• Prepare WBR/MBR/QBR financial content and support leadership reviews
• Develop automated reporting solutions to improve forecast accuracy and reduce manual effort

What you must have

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 2+ years of finance or accounting experience
• Experience building automated reporting solutions (AI Workflows, QuickSight, or similar)
• Experience with financial modeling and variance analysis for a Product or Service based industry (Tech, Manufacturing, Logistics etc.)
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, lookups) and financial systems
• Experience with month-end close processes as well as SwissCo and GAAP accounting principles

Get some bonus points

• Experience supporting M&A integration or post-merger financial operations
• Experience building automated reporting solutions (Tableau, QuickSight, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence without authority

RIVR, part of Amazon is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that values every perspective. If you’re passionate about driving innovation in robotics and creating meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply and bring your unique self to our team.

We believe the best work is done when collaborating and therefore require in-person presence in our office locations.