Finance Manager, Project Kuiper FP&A

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager to join a dynamic team focused on innovative satellite technology. This role offers the chance to shape financial processes in a high-growth environment, emphasizing strategic insights and robust analytics. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, leveraging your analytical prowess to drive decision-making and enhance financial models. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a start-up atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and grow.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in tax, finance, or related analytical fields.
• Strong command of financial and accounting fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement revenue and gross profit analysis frameworks.
• Create and automate monthly financial reports for senior leadership.
• Provide strategic insights for data-driven decision making.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Job ID: 2847314 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world?

It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls.

Project Kuiper seeks a Finance Manager to build out the FP&A team's Insights and Analytics function, with a focus on revenue and gross profit analysis and monthly reporting. This is an exciting opportunity to shape financial processes from the ground up in a new, high-growth team.

The ideal candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have a demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. This role requires regular interaction with senior executives, various business units, and multiple stakeholders across Amazon, requiring strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Key job responsibilities:

1. Develop and implement robust revenue and gross profit analysis frameworks
2. Create and automate monthly financial reports for senior leadership
3. Build scalable financial models and processes to support the team's growth
4. Provide strategic insights to drive data-driven decision making
5. Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing businesses, develop business insights and KPI dashboards, and lead ad hoc analyses
6. Work with big data, transforming it into insights and information
7. Identify opportunities to proactively resolve defects; improve, scale, or simplify finance tools across teams and organizations
8. Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activities

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of experience delivering cross functional projects.
- 5+ years of experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, Tableau, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards).
- Relevant experience in positions that require analysis and reporting financial results.
- Strong command of Financial and Accounting fundamentals.
- Advanced financial modelling and excel skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence decisions through effective verbal and written communication, logical reasoning and the presentation of options and their implications including insights into interactions with other areas of the business.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.