Financial Analyst III - AMZ25382.7

Amazon Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Chicago is seeking a Financial Analyst III to support financial planning and operating expense management. You will analyze data, prepare reporting deliverables, and drive process improvements across the organization.

The role requires strong Excel skills, GAAP knowledge, and the ability to lead cross-functional projects and oversee the monthly close, reporting results to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related analytical field with 3 years of experience in finance or a related analytical field.
• Alternatively, 2 years of experience in finance or related analytical field as equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, and 3 years of experience in finance or related analytical field.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative economic, financial data to support financial planning and operating expense management.
• Prepare deliverables for internal and external financial reporting, including insightful financial performance analysis to achieve business goals.
• Take ownership, identify process improvement opportunities for existing processes, reporting and controls, and drive positive change.
• Understand GAAP and communicate its application to peers and business partners.
• Oversee the monthly close process with the finance team to ensure the validity of the financials and report results to senior management.
• Create and maintain reports; track data sources, validate data, and analyze variance across systems.

Skills

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Excel (advanced)

Financial reporting

Cross-functional projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUPs

Job description

Description

Employer: Amazon.com Services LLC

Position: Financial Analyst III - AMZ25382.7

Location: Chicago, IL

Multiple Positions Available:

Gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative economic, financial

and other data to support financial planning and operating expense

management. Prepare various deliverables to support both internal

and external financial reporting needs, including insightful financial

performance analysis to achieve business goals.

Take ownership, identify process improvement opportunities for

existing processes, reporting and controls, and drive positive change

across the organization. Understand relevant accounting principles and

communicate the application of GAAP to peers and business partners.

Participate in writing white papers to support a given accounting

position. Provide management and direction to junior analysts,

including overseeing and reviewing reporting and Excel spreadsheet

work papers. Document processes. Assess internal controls, identify

gaps in the control process, and design additional controls to solve

deficiencies. Oversee the monthly close process working closely with

finance team to ensure the validity of the financials and report results

to senior management. Act independently to complete multiple crossfunctional projects with complex objectives. Create and maintain

reports.

Track down and identify sources of data, determine the validity of the

data, and analyze the variance in the data between various systems

and reports.

(40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $106309 - $163200)

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

Basic Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related analytical field and 3 years of experience in finance or a related analytical field. In the alternative, employer will accept 2 years of experience in finance or related analytical field as equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree, and 3 years of experience in finance or related analytical field.

Must have one year of experience in the following skills:

• 1) building and managing financial models for business forecasting and variance analysis using advanced excel spreadsheet techniques such as vlookups and pivot tables;
• 2) analyzing business processes;
• 3) designing and implementing controls;
• 4) financial reporting;
• 5) managing cross-functional financial projects including project design, requirements and implementation.

The pay range for this position in Chicago, IL is $106309 - $163200 (yr); however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided by Illinois Equal Pay Act. Base pay information is based on market location.

Preferred Qualifications

All applicants must meet all the above listed requirements.

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.

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