Financial Analyst, Reverse Logistics Finance

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments and RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Financial Analyst to support the Reverse Logistics Operations by building forecasting models and repair-cost forecasts across product lines. You will interact with executives and cross-functional teams to drive decision-making.

This role requires strong data collection, SQL modeling, and communication skills, with insights presented to influence strategic choices and improve processes. Collaboration across business lines is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in tax, finance or related analytical field.
• 3+ years applying KPIs to analyses.
• 3+ years identifying and executing improvements to tools and processes.
• Bachelor's degree in BI/finance/engineering or related field.
• Experience with SQL for data mining and BI.
• 3+ years dissecting financial data to support strategy.

Responsibilities

• Build forecasting models for returned units and warranty expense across product lines.
• Develop break-even models to support end-of-repair decisions.
• Coordinate month-end and quarter-end close processes.
• Build models and metrics, and prepare commentary for weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews.
• Design scalable financial processes that grow with the business.
• Partner with BI Engineering to enhance internal dashboards.
• Audit dashboard data regularly for accuracy.

Skills

SQL for data mining

KPIs analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Data interpretation

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in BI/finance/engineering

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Oracle

SAP

MS Access

Job description

Amazon seeks a Financial Analyst to be a key member in our Devices Finance Reverse Logistics team.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Reverse Logistics business in a role where you will have regular interaction with executives and product lines across the organization.

Be the finance support for the Reverse Logistics Operations team which has grown from four product lines to newly acquired Amazon businesses. Partnering with the business leaders across product lines, you will work closely with business and finance teams to create financial models and repair cost forecasts to support Reverse Logistics Operations decision making.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills, data collection and modeling capabilities, a keen attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

The role also requires regular interaction with various business teams, providing reporting and business support for decision making and ability to influence decisions through logical reasoning, and the presentation of alternatives/scenarios.

Key job responsibilities

• Build forecasting models for returned units and warranty expense across product lines.
• Develop break-even models to support end-of-repair decision-making for the Reverse Logistics Operations team.
• Coordinate and own the month-end and quarter-end close processes.
• Build models and metrics, and prepare commentary for Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Design scalable financial processes that grow with the business.
• Partner with the Business Intelligence Engineering (BIE) team to drive continuous improvement of an internally built financial dashboard.
• Audit dashboard data regularly to ensure accuracy and integrity.

Basic 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 identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
• Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• MBA, or CPA
• Knowledge of Tableau
• 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 working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, or experience as a lean sensei
• Six Sigma Black Belt

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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.

Benefits & Compensation

• sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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
• parental leave

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

• USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 73,600.00 - 128,800.00 USD annually