Finance Manager, Transportation Support

Amazon Inc.; Tennessee; On-site; USD 86,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Finance Manager for Amazon Logistics in Nashville, TN. You will lead a team of analysts, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive strategic decision support, financial controllership, and cost reduction across the network.

You will own planning, forecasting, and reporting models, while guiding long-term strategic initiatives and monthly business reviews for a high-growth transportation operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related analytical field.
• 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making.
• MBA or CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL and data mining tools.
• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic partnerships with business partners and influence decisions using data.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of analysts.
• Analyze quantitative data to drive cost reduction and business improvements.
• Recommend and implement policies to improve profitability and competitive position.
• Engage on-the-floor with associates to promote customer focus, and manage weekly/monthly close, planning and forecasting processes.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Cost control

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related analytical field

MBA, or CPA

Tools

SQL/ETL

Oracle/SAP/Lawson/JD Edwards

MS Access / Cognos / Essbase

Job description

Job ID: 10518424 | Amazon.com Services LLC

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. Operations is at the heart of what we do, delivering millions of packages each day and fulfilling customer orders from all over the world. Amazon is seeking a Finance Manager to help lead and oversee critical functions for Amazon Logistics – our rapidly expanding internal delivery operation, purpose-built to achieve and exceed the delivery quality and speed demands of Amazon customers.

A Finance Manager for Amazon Logistics will be the finance leader for disruptive new transportation initiatives, with a focus on business partnering, strategic decision support, financial controllership and cost reduction. Leading a team of analysts, this person will partner with multiple stakeholders to provide timely analysis, insightful guidance, and financial leadership to this high-growth organization. This role requires extensive cross-functional partnership with various retail, transportation, and finance teams to identify best practices across the network and lead cost improvement efforts. The manager will also lead long term strategic planning, annual planning, variance analysis for monthly/quarterly business reviews, and ad-hoc projects and analysis as needed.

Key job responsibilities

• - Proven ability to develop strategic relationships with your business partners – you influence the decisions. You can root cause issues quickly and uncover core issues using data, then assist, consult with, and teach the business how decisions affect costs in their sites and create new mechanisms as they are needed
• - Manage others, develop exceptional talent, and encourage your team to challenge assumptions
• - Expertise in collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful analyses to lead business improvement and cost reductions
• - Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability
• - Create a “learn by doing” environment by engaging with on-the-floor associates and managers to promote and encourage continued customer focus
• - Partner with your team and develop all weekly and monthly financial close activities, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations & other business partners

Basic Qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
• - 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience

Preferred Qualifications

• - 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• - 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
• - MBA, or CPA
• - Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• - Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
• - Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, TN, Nashville - 85,900.00 - 146,900.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.