Finance Manager - Ad Revenue & P&L Strategy

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

IMDb, the world’s leading entertainment database, is seeking a Finance Manager to own its advertising P&L and shape financial strategy for Premium and Programmatic ads within the Amazon ecosystem. You will partner with IMDb leadership, drive forecasting, close processes, and deliver insightful analyses.

This role demands strong controllership, data-driven decision making, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience.
• 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience.
• 3+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience.
• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

• Own the IMDb advertising P&L end to end: lead OP1/OP2 and guidance cycles, run month-end close, and present the P&L, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Lead forecasting of revenue, OpEx, headcount, infrastructure, and allocations.
• Drive the weekly and monthly rhythm: kick off the bi-weekly Sales WBR, partner on the Ads and Sales MBRs (including the new P0 metrics mechanism), and own the quarterly QBR P&L and ads appendix.
• Own reporting across Premium, Programmatic, pro-forma (including Associates), and 3P revenue, partnering with BI to automate manual processes.
• Serve as SME for OpEx, COGS, headcount costs, and Ad/Business/Infrastructure allocations, upholding strong controllership.
• Lead the IMDb Leadership Team goals mechanism, including the Kingpin update and meeting.
• Partner with business owners to frame key questions and deliver ad hoc analysis on Entertainment and Non-Entertainment opportunities.

Skills

Finance experience

Analytical skills

Forecasting

Automation

KPIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tableau

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

IMDb, the world’s leading entertainment database, is seeking a Finance Manager to own its advertising P&L and shape financial strategy for Premium and Programmatic ads within the Amazon ecosystem. You will partner with IMDb leadership, drive forecasting, close processes, and deliver insightful analyses.

This role demands strong controllership, data-driven decision making, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.