Senior Financial Analyst, Defect Cost & ROI

African American Talent; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Irving, TX is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for Defect Cost Controllership (DCC) to partner with operations and finance teams across the network. You will own forecast modeling, ROI analyses, and cost-bridges while building scalable reporting and automation to drive defect cost reductions.

The role sits in the NACF Finance organization, offering exposure to senior leaders and opportunities to shape cost controllership as DCC scales its efforts across the network.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance, accounting, or related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or a related analytical field.
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence.
• Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial planning cycles including forecast modeling, variance bridging, network partnership, and presentations to senior leadership.
• Analyze large-scale quantitative data to build meaningful reports that drive defect cost reduction strategy and business improvement.
• Validate project financials to ensure accurate return-on-investment insights and track financial impact against budget baselines.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align on cost strategy, challenge assumptions with data, and communicate financial insights clearly across audiences.
• Build and automate scalable processes that improve efficiency across finance workflows related to defect costs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Finance experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Amazon in Irving, TX is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for Defect Cost Controllership (DCC) to partner with operations and finance teams across the network. You will own forecast modeling, ROI analyses, and cost-bridges while building scalable reporting and automation to drive defect cost reductions.

The role sits in the NACF Finance organization, offering exposure to senior leaders and opportunities to shape cost controllership as DCC scales its efforts across the network.