Finance Manager, Advertising Finance

AMAZON UK; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Finance Manager to oversee financial planning, analysis, and reporting for its UK Advertising business. The role requires strong analytical abilities and exceptional communication skills, with responsibilities including collaboration with Sales teams and driving performance improvements. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant degree and experience in multiple finance roles.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance, accounting or analytical roles.
• Building operational reports/data sets for business decision-making.
• Creating process improvements and participating in continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue-generating projects and shape sales strategy.
• Support and partner with Advertising Sales teams for optimal business decisions.
• Evaluate revenue optimization opportunities and financial reporting.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Business acumen

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business

MBA or CPA

Tools

Salesforce

SQL

Tableau

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of advertising and eCommerce and offers a rich array of innovative advertising solutions across Amazon's mobile and desktop websites, proprietary devices and DSP solutions.

We are breaking fresh ground and pioneering a crucial platform for future Amazon growth. We are entrepreneurial and have a bias for action with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate.

The Advertising Sales organization is comprised of business leaders, sellers, and creative and operational teams. The successful candidate will help drive revenue-generating projects, conduct opportunity assessments, and shape overall sales strategy.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and highly motivated individual who will partner with the Head of Advertising Sales, UK as well as other senior leaders across the organization.

The role requires an individual with exceptional analytical abilities, outstanding communication skills and business acumen, and an ability to partner with others to build solutions. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, have strong attention to detail, and an ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Key job responsibilities
The Finance Manager's overall responsibility is the controllership, analysis, planning, forecasting, and reporting for the UK Advertising businesses.

Key job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Support Advertising Sales teams and the wider business, proactively developing forward-looking projects to scale the business
• Act as trusted partner to the Advertising Sales teams in making optimal business decisions and highlighting critical blockers, risks, and opportunities that impact ability to meet quarterly/annual goals.
• Drive performance improvements across the Advertising Sales organization and build the foundation for it to scale. This will include evaluating revenue optimization opportunities, strategic programs to enhance productivity, process redesign, and financial reporting & analysis.
• Assist with co-authoring highly visible and strategic business reporting to senior management.
• Use data systems such as Salesforce, SQL, and Tableau to identify insights and surface to management.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or a Bachelor's degree and experience in quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance)
- Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
- Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
- Experience in accounts receivable or account payable
- Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
- Experience in 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)
- 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)
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

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