Senior Financial Analyst, Amazon Photos | Finance

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Photo’s Finance seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to own end-to-end financial support for major investments across devices, software, monetization, and cost controls. You will build models, analyze revenue and customer trends, and communicate clear financial stories to business partners worldwide.

Join a fast-paced team that shapes strategic decisions, partners with senior leaders, and drives growth across multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Web, Desktop, and devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related analytical field.
• 3+ years of tax, finance or related analytical field experience.
• Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis.
• Experience applying KPIs to analyses.
• 3+ years dissecting financial data to support business strategy.
• 3+ years contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy.
• MBA or CPA preferred.
• 3+ years building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data-driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision-making and growth.
• Support core financial processes including: annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.
• Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.
• Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling for various initiatives.
• Lead customer analysis to uncover insights on behavior, retention and lifetime value.
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis; identify key drivers to support investment decisions.
• Educate partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs to support decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Communicate data clearly and adjust storytelling for different audiences to facilitate informed decisions.
• Manage competing priorities and drive projects to completion.

Skills

Financial modeling

P&L management

KPI analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/business/economics

MBA or CPA (preferred)

Job description

Description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join the Amazon Photo’s Finance team. Amazon Photos empowers consumers to preserve and relive their cherished memories. As part of this mission, our service offers unlimited photo storage for Prime members and is accessible through multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Web, Desktop, Fire Tablet, and Fire TV. Integrated with Alexa-enabled devices like the Echo Show and Echo Spot, Amazon Photos emerges as a next-generation digital service, building on the successful launches of Amazon Music and Amazon Video. We have ambitious goals to scale growth and adoption of the service around the world and delight our customers with a great product. The core of Amazon Photo’s Finance is to build financial models for new and ambiguous business opportunities and to clearly articulate the mechanics, risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs to business partners. The role is responsible for end-to-end financial support for major investments across a diverse set of categories including new device hardware investments, software services, monetization initiatives, and cost controllership. The SFA will support dedicated verticals within the Amazon Photo’s business with the opportunity to work with experienced leaders and teams across the world. The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business partners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. The candidate incorporates data into their decision‑making frameworks and has a strong desire to learn new models while enacting change across the business. The role requires a self‑starter with the ability to be both strategic and analytical in their support of the business, with high expectations and room for growth.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data‑driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision‑making and growth.
• Support the core financial processes for the business, including: annual operating plan, three‑year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.
• Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.
• Perform financial reporting, ad‑hoc project analysis and financial modeling for a variety of business initiatives and new business models.
• Lead customer analysis efforts to uncover key insights on behavior, retention, and lifetime value.
• Conduct comprehensive cost‑benefit analysis; identifying and communicating key drivers to support investment decisions.
• Educate business partners on financial and non‑financial trade‑offs, and support them to make judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.
• Communicate information/data in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Articulate financial story clearly by adjusting style for different audiences. Your clarity in communication will be instrumental in facilitating informed decisions.
• Manage competing priorities, communicate status updates, and drive projects to completion.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis
• Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
• 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

• MBA, or CPA
• 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision‑making experience
• Experience in forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and interpreting financial results, or experience or equivalent experience in finance roles

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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, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10559401