JP Ops Sr. Financial Analyst, FP&A

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly analytical and resourceful Financial Analyst to support their dynamic supply chain operations. This role involves analyzing complex data to drive decision-making, contributing to financial planning and reporting processes, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and a keen eye for detail. This position offers long-term growth opportunities within the finance team and a chance to influence key business decisions in a fast-paced environment. Join a company committed to inclusivity and excellence in financial performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance or analytical experience required.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Operations performance and manage projects to streamline processes.
• Prepare analytical reports and provide business commentary.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Education

BA/BS degree

MBA or CPA

Tools

Excel

Tableau

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Amazon Finance:
Finance is all about the numbers… unless you work at Amazon; it’s knowing the numbers and so much more.
Enthusiasm and energy help us deliver new ideas and solutions. Do you like supply chain operations and are interested in analyzing the extremely complicated yet highly efficient Amazon supply chain?
Do you view problems as treasures and are you willing to dive deep to develop solutions and deliver results?
Will you seek to challenge the status quo and accept that your ideas and mechanisms may be tested daily?
Do you get excited by huge amounts of data, looking for trends and modeling that data to drive decision-making?

We are looking for a highly analytical, curious, and resourceful Financial Analyst to support planning/forecasting exercises, analyze the impact of existing programs, root cause issues as they come up, identify and quantify opportunities for cost savings, and partner with internal stakeholders to increase efficiency and transparency of our financial reporting processes.

JP Operations FP&A:
JP Operations Financial Planning and Analysis leads month-end close variance analysis, manages the current year's forecast, and plans for the operations-wide financials for the following year and long term.
We are a team of analysts, each specializing in particular operational costs performance, providing a consolidated view to senior leadership. Our engagement with each business and their controlling finance teams is diverse and frequent. FP&A offers a broad and detailed view of financial performance.
This role presents long-term opportunities to grow into other parts of Operations and the global Finance team.

The Sr. Financial Analyst will execute financial planning and reporting processes for our fulfillment network, coordinating with Operations business stakeholders and finance management in Tokyo and other locations.
He/She will identify relevant insights, prepare analytical reports, and provide business commentary to enable leaders to make sound decisions.
Responsibilities include analyzing recent Operations performance, communicating impacts to retail businesses, managing projects to streamline planning/reporting processes, and assessing financial impacts of new initiatives.
The position is based at our Tokyo headquarters with occasional travel.

More Information (Japanese Only)
・Department: Finance
・Job: Finance
・Location: Tokyo Office

Learn more about the Japan Operations Finance team: Finance team

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- BA/BS degree
- 3+ years of finance or analytical experience
- Business-level Japanese and English skills (reading, writing, speaking)
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Variance Analysis, IF functions, etc.)
- Strong communication skills to convey complex information effectively
- Proven ability to solve complex problems using data and metrics
- Ability to develop strategic relationships with business partners
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 4+ years of experience in continuous improvement projects with measurable results
- MBA or CPA
- Knowledge of Tableau
- Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and financial systems (Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)

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