Sr Financial Analyst, NAS - Inventory Operations & Controllership

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Finance partner to support the Inventory Management pillar. You will own recurring inventory financial reporting, track savings, and validate inputs across 10+ cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reflection in financial results.

You will work on daily to monthly cadence, including QBRs and MBRs, with a focus on controllership, data mining, and strategic analysis. A strong business partner mindset and experience with large datasets are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field.
• 3+ years of tax, finance or analytical field experience.
• Experience with SQL for data mining and BI.
• 3+ years contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance.
• 3+ years dissecting financial data to support business strategy.
• 4+ years participating in continuous improvement projects to scale controllership.

Responsibilities

• Own recurring inventory financial reporting including flash, monthly commentary, and P&L variance analysis for inventory cost lines.
• Track savings delivery across inventory defect programs by validating inputs and reconciling to P&L actuals.
• Partner with Operations, OIH, and Retail teams to gather inputs and ensure consistent methodology.
• Maintain and refresh inventory balance reports, aging analysis, and high-risk inventory profiles.
• Support the Inventory Management Lead with ad hoc financial analyses and deep dives.
• Own QBR, OP, and MBR deliverables.

Skills

Data mining

Tableau

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

P&L awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

MBA

CPA

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Finance partner supporting the Inventory Management pillar with a focus on controllership — tracking what happened, quantifying P&L impact, validating savings delivery, and producing recurring reporting for leadership. Owns the operational cadence of inventory financial reporting including monthly flash, QBR data preparation, savings tracking, and partner team input validation. Works closely with 10+ cross-functional partner teams to ensure inventory defect programs are accurately reflected in financial results.

Key job responsibilities

• Own recurring inventory financial reporting including WD8/WD10 flash, monthly commentary, and P&L variance analysis for inventory-related cost lines
• Track savings delivery across inventory defect programs by validating inputs from partner teams, applying approved methodologies, and reconciling to P&L actuals
• Partner with Operations, Overstock Inventory Handling (OIH), and Retail category teams to gather inputs and ensure consistent methodology application
• Maintain and refresh inventory balance reports, aging analysis, and high-risk inventory profiles
• Support the Inventory Management Lead with ad hoc financial analyses and deep dives
• Own QBR, OP, and MBR deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
• 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
• 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• MBA, or CPA
• Knowledge of Tableau
• 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)

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.

Salary

• USA, NY, New York - 73,600.00 - 128,800.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington - 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually