Senior Financial Analyst, Returns Planning Finance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon’s Returns Planning Finance is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with operations and functional leaders, delivering financial insights and owning planning processes. You will build models, KPI-driven analyses, and leverage AI tools to inform decisions that improve efficiency and financial performance.

The role focuses on controllership, communication, and data-driven insights, with collaboration across Planning, CX, and MFN teams and senior leaders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• 3+ years of applying KPIs to analyses experience.
• 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience.
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial planning and reporting for a business area and may teach others in areas of financial reporting.
• Identify and solve complex data integrity issues and collaborate with stakeholders on resolution, insisting on the highest standards.
• Develop and execute data analysis processes that are scalable and auditable.
• Use solid financial knowledge to build models and analyses, draw conclusions, and make recommendations that deliver results.

Skills

KPI analysis

Process automation

Cross-functional initiatives

Finance modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Cube engine tools (TM1/Cognos/Essbase)

SQL

Data warehouse

Job description

Amazon’s Returns Planning Finance is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to be the trusted finance partner supporting operational and functional leaders. Amazon operates the most complex retail networks in the world, delivering billions of packages to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses annually. Come be part of our journey and join a dedicated team committed to operational and financial excellence, where you will focus on the inputs, think like an owner, and where every day is Day One.

Key job responsibilities

Business Finance Support

• Use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build financial models and analyses with some guidance. Draw conclusions and make recommendations that deliver results, and drive improvements.
• Align financial and operational analyses with your business partners, challenging business partner assumptions when necessary.
• Leverage AI tools to provide analysis and recommendations to business leaders to support operational and growth business decisions and action plans.
• Identify opportunities to resolve finance defects using AI. Improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes across teams and organizations.

Controllership

• Own the financial planning and reporting for a business area and may teach others in areas of financial reporting.
• Identify and solve complex data integrity issues and collaborate with stakeholders on resolution, insisting on the highest standards.
• Develop and execute data analysis processes that are scalable and auditable.

Communication

• Intuitively utilize active listening skills to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner, adjusting your style based on audience, to articulate complex finance issues.
• Create effective business partnership with Planning, CX, and MFN teams.
• Have backbone and challenge business partner plans and assumptions when needed.

About The Team

This role will partner closely with a broad range of Senior Leaders in Finance, Returns Planning, CX, Operations, and Accounting. This role plays a critical role as a financial advocate and business partner. This role will design, develop, and maintain performance measurements and reporting on strategic input drivers to continuously improve the economics of the business.

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 creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Experience with cube engine tools (e.g. TM1, Cognos or Essbase), SQL and Data warehouse

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or CPA

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. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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.

USA, TX, Irving - 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10430144