Finance Operations Business Partner (m/f/d), FinOps BP

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Operations Business Partner to enhance order-to-cash processes. This role involves driving program objectives, collaborating with global teams, and defining key performance indicators to ensure operational excellence. The ideal candidate will leverage their analytical skills and financial expertise to identify improvement opportunities and streamline processes. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in finance operations, where your contributions will significantly impact vendor relationships and data quality. If you are passionate about driving change and improving processes, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in tax, finance, or analytical roles.

Responsibilities

• Define project plans and manage implementation activities.
• Collaborate globally to ensure process excellence.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Reporting

Process Improvement

Collaboration

KPI Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MBA or CPA

Tools

SQL

ETL

Job description

Finance Operations Business Partner (m/f/d), FinOps BP

The Finance Operations Business Partnering (BP) team is seeking a Finance Manager (m/f/d) who will be a key member of the worldwide Retail BP team. This individual will be located in Munich and will primarily support finance operations related to the order-to-cash (O2C) processes. Our team focuses on reducing defects within the O2C process that impact customers and vendors.

We advocate for global improvements through technology and collaboration with various teams to define, design, and prioritize enhancements in ordering, fulfillment, billing, collection, and dispute resolution processes with vendors. The candidate will diagnose current Amazon processes and metrics, identify opportunities, work with business partners on tools/systems improvements, and validate these efforts.

You will be a key player in a team of high-performing operations excellence and finance professionals, driving upstream systems and process initiatives to improve data quality and billing accuracy for vendors. We are looking for an experienced Finance/Program Manager to partner with our upstream business and technical teams.

Key job responsibilities

1. Drive program objectives – Define project plans, manage implementation activities, and develop processes, documentation, and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support.
2. Scale services and tools – Design processes and procedures that accommodate business growth in volume, complexity, and global reach.
3. Define key performance indicators – Develop metrics and service level agreements, and monitor delivery against these objectives.
4. Collaborate and build relationships – Work with system and business owners globally to ensure process excellence and controllership.
5. Negotiate processes and policies – Streamline dependencies and eliminate defects across partner teams.
6. Cross-organizational collaboration – Identify opportunities in processes, technology, and human interfaces, and develop plans to leverage these opportunities, measuring success and impact.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics, business, or related quantitative field, or equivalent experience
• Experience in tax, finance, or analytical roles
• Experience in accounts receivable or payable
• Ability to apply KPIs to analyses and build financial/operational reports
• Experience in process improvements, automation, and continuous improvement projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA or CPA
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• Experience with data quality issues and root cause analysis
• Proven impact through financial models, analysis, and recommendations
• Experience with large-scale data tools and financial systems
• Experience in forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis

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