Senior Finance Strategist - Data-Driven Forecasting

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Principal Finance professional within NACF Finance to build predictive models and deploy automated solutions for forecasting insights used by senior leadership. You will pull data from databases using SQL and deliver actionable recommendations to drive decisions impacting millions of customers globally.

You will influence cross-functional stakeholders across Sales & Operations Planning, Central Programs, Process Engineering, Procurement, and Technology teams, shaping

Qualifications

• 8+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field.
• MBA, or CPA preferred.
• 7+ years of spearheading strategic cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable financial results and advance organizational objectives.
• 7+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy.
• 7+ years of finance technology, forecast & budgeting, or other finance-focused competency experience.
• Experience with Tableau, Python, SQB, Quicksight, Cognos or other BI packages.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic financial analyses and models to solve complex challenges facing the business, using solid financial knowledge and business acumen with minimal guidance to deliver actionable recommendations.
• Influence business owners and senior leaders through data-driven recommendations, supporting strategic decision-making across the organization.
• Identify and implement opportunities to resolve finance issues, improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes across teams and organizations.
• Negotiate priorities and resources across multiple teams to facilitate timely and high-quality solutions while maintaining the highest standards of financial controllership.

Skills

Finance experience

Leadership experience

Cross-functional initiatives

Financial data analysis

Finance technology / budgeting

BI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or CPA

Tools

Tableau

Python

SQB

Quicksight

Cognos

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Principal Finance professional within NACF Finance to build predictive models and deploy automated solutions for forecasting insights used by senior leadership. You will pull data from databases using SQL and deliver actionable recommendations to drive decisions impacting millions of customers globally.

You will influence cross-functional stakeholders across Sales & Operations Planning, Central Programs, Process Engineering, Procurement, and Technology teams, shaping