Finance Manager, AWS EMEA, Amazon Web Services EMEA

Amazon UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global e-commerce company in Greater London is seeking a finance analyst to enhance business performance through strategic insights and process improvements. The role involves presenting financial summaries, driving financial planning, and ensuring internal controls are tight. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, experience in finance, and proficiency in SQL. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field.
• Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs).
• Experience in building financial and operational reports.

Responsibilities

• Present financial summary and business insights to senior management.
• Drive short- and long-term financial planning.
• Tighten internal controls.

Skills

Ownership of key reporting metrics

Process improvement

Financial analysis

Strategic support

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business

MBA or CPA

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Oracle

Job description

Primary responsibilities include:

• Ownership of key reporting metrics (KPI's) and narratives to help business partners understand the business performance
• Partner with business teams to implement new processes & tools and drive the improvement of existing processes & tools
• Provide strategic support to key business initiatives and investment
• Present financial summary and business insights to senior management
• Drive short- and long-term financial planning
• Tighten internal controls

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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