Senior Financial Analyst, Prime Video Accounting

Amazon Digital Uk Limited; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Digital UK Limited's Prime Video team seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support EMEA operational accounting activities and ensure accurate financial reporting. The role requires strong analytical and stakeholder engagement across multiple countries.

You will own end-to-end processes, develop financial models, and collaborate with business partners to drive informed decision-making in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field or equivalent finance experience.
• Experience using financial models, KPIs, and data analysis to support business decisions.
• Fluent English in speaking, writing and reading.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting and reporting processes for Prime Video EMEA.
• Own end-to-end processes to support finance partners.
• Assess internal controls and design improved processes and controls.
• Execute judgments to ensure accurate reporting of financial results.
• Lead projects and provide accounting guidance to resolve issues with stakeholders.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

KPI tracking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Cognos

Redshift

Tableau

Job description

Amazon’s Prime Video team has an opening for a Senior Financial Analyst to support the EMEA operational accounting activities of Prime Video.

Amazon is a pioneering and dynamic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and innovative culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth’s most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.

When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action. Part of this propensity for continuous learning shows itself in Amazon’s strong encouragement of movement and growth within the Accounting department and within the company as a whole. We aim to hire and develop those who will raise the bar over the course of their career at Amazon (and not just in their first position).

The ideal candidate will be comfortable in dealing with ambiguity with a strong ability to prioritise multiple projects and to execute deliverables with excellent communication and to a high standard. The ability to influence stakeholders will also be essential to succeed in this role.

Key job responsibilities

• Supporting aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
• End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
• Understand internal control design concepts to assess the effectiveness of controls and design new effective processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Execute judgment and ensure the right decisions are reached to accurately report financial results.
• Drive projects, provide accounting guidance and often serve as first point of contact for finance and business partners to resolve issues.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or experience or equivalent experience in finance roles
• Knowledge of one or multiple accounting frameworks (including US GAAP, IFRS, or local GAAP frameworks), with the ability to apply them in day-to-day financial activities
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English
• Experience supporting month-end closing processes and contributing to financial reporting under established procedures
• Experience supporting the implementation of controls or contributing to audits over financial reporting environments
• Experience using financial models, KPIs, and data analysis to support business decisions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
• Knowledge of of financial reporting tools (Cognos, Redshift)
• Experience developing financial models in Excel with advanced functions (pivot tables, macros, VBA, Power Query)
• Experience with data analytics platforms (Power BI, Python, SQL, Tableau)