Finance Manager - Program Finance, JP Store Finance

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager to support strategic initiatives in the Japan Retail organization. This role requires a talented individual who excels in financial planning, analysis, and controllership, with a strong ability to influence business decisions through data-driven insights. The ideal candidate will thrive in dynamic environments, managing multiple priorities effectively while collaborating across functions. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise and make a significant impact on key business strategies. If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in finance or related analytical fields.
• Experience in building financial models for forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate investments for long-term strategies and provide insights.
• Synthesize data into presentations for senior leadership.

Skills

Financial Planning

Data Analysis

Leadership

Advanced Excel

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

MBA

CPA

Tools

SQL

ETL

Oracle

SAP

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Job description

Finance Manager - Program Finance, JP Store Finance

At Amazon, we aim to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To achieve this, we seek exceptionally talented, driven, and strategic leaders. We are hiring a Finance Manager in JP Store Finance to partner with teams across the Japan Retail organization on strategic initiatives. In this role, you will provide financial planning, analysis, controllership, and insights to enable data-driven decision-making and long-term growth. If you are excited to work in extensive cross-functional partnerships, think big, and dive deep into complex problems to make the right decisions, this role is for you.

Key job responsibilities

As Finance Manager for JP Store - Retail Programs, you'll be a crucial thought partner to the leadership team, supporting business growth through strategic financial management. Your role involves evaluating investments for long-term strategies, providing data-driven insights, establishing control frameworks, synthesizing data into compelling presentations for senior leadership, managing shifting priorities, leading long-term planning, and overseeing cost efficiency impacting JP Store's P&L.

The ideal candidate

possesses exceptional finance and data management skills, strong leadership abilities, and is comfortable influencing business decisions through analysis and data. You should excel at cross-functional partnerships, manage multiple deliverables efficiently, and communicate clearly with leaders and peers. We seek someone who is self-driven, has a bias for action, dives deep into critical details, and partners effectively across functions.

Opportunities

This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your financial and business strategy expertise to support Amazon Japan's top priority initiatives. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are ready to make a significant impact, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of experience in finance or a related analytical field
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
• Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel
• Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving
• Language requirements: Business fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of experience identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, root cause analysis, and creating/implementing escalation plans
• 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations with proven impact
• MBA or CPA
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and data interpretation

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