Senior Financial Analyst, WW Ops Finance

Socket.dev; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon’s Worldwide Operations Finance Central Headcount & Opex FP&A team seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to partner in delivering consolidated financial views for strategic decisions across global fulfillment, freight, and services. You’ll influence headcount strategy, expense management, and workforce productivity with data-driven insights.

You will lead planning cycles, provide analytics to inform budgeting, and collaborate with FP&A stakeholders to drive improvements and timely month-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in finance, accounting, or related analytical field.
• 3+ years in finance or analytical roles with reporting experience.
• 3+ years building financial/operational reports for decision making.
• 3+ years cross-functional initiatives affecting financial performance and strategy.
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data for strategic insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual planning and forecasting cycles with FP&A partners.
• Provide analytics for headcount planning, employee and operating expense management.
• Prepare trend and variance analysis with root-cause identification.
• Drive cross-functional process improvements with automation and ML to improve data health.
• Build partnerships with finance stakeholders for alignment across planning and close reporting.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Financial planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related analytical field

Master's degree MBA or professional accounting qualification

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

JD Edwards

Excel

Job description

Are you passionate about driving strategic business decisions through financial modeling and data-driven insights? Amazon's Worldwide Operations (WW Ops) Finance Central Headcount & Operating Expense (CHC & Opex) Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to serve as a critical partner in delivering consolidated financial views that shape investment decisions for one of the world's largest operations networks. You will work at the intersection of finance and operations, transforming complex data into actionable intelligence that influences senior leadership decisions.

In this high-impact role, you'll act as a central finance lead for financial planning, reporting and consolidation across Amazon's global fulfillment, freight, air, distribution, delivery, and services businesses. Your analytical work will provide leadership visibility into headcount strategy, employee expense management, and workforce productivity—directly influencing how Amazon makes strategic business decisions at scale.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead central consolidation of monthly, quarterly and annual planning and forecasting cycles, partnering with key FP&A stakeholders across Worldwide Operations to deliver comprehensive financial views that drive strategic investment decisions
• Provide data-driven analytics and insights that support key business decisions for headcount planning, employee and operating expense management, and workforce productivity across Amazon's global operations network
• Prepare trend and variance analysis monthly reporting, identifying root causes of discrepancies, and partnering with stakeholders on end to end resolution
• Drive cross-functional process improvement initiatives, implementing scalable solutions through automation and machine learning that enhance system data health and improving financial controllership
• Build trusted partnerships with key finance stakeholders to ensure effective alignment and efficient decision making across planning and forecasting cycles and month end close reporting

A day in the life

Each day, you'll engage in intriguing and analytical planning and forecasting activities with your CHC Finance team, collaborating with FP&A partners to deliver consolidated financial views for monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets. Your day involves analyzing business headcount and employee expense data to provide insights on trends, operating expenses, and variance analysis that inform the next forecasting cycle and key business decisions. You'll apply critical thinking skills to support budget planning cadence execution, working with speed, accuracy, agility, and flexibility in a fast-paced and exciting environment.

About the team

The WW Ops Finance Central Headcount & Opex FP&A team supports consolidated forecasting, planning, and reporting across Amazon's Worldwide Operations that moves tens of millions of units annually to customers all around the world. Our team partners with Business, Finance and FP&A leaders to deliver financial clarity that drives highly impactful strategic and investment business decisions. We foster an inclusive team environment where collaboration and continuous learning are central to our mission.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a finance role leading a project or program and partnering with multiple stakeholders within a business
• Master's degree (MBA or related discipline), or Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
• Experience developing financial models in Excel with advanced functions (pivot tables, macros, VBA, Power Query)
• 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)
• 3+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience

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.

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.

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