Strategic Finance Manager, Grocery Fulfillment

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a seasoned Finance leader to own long-range planning and entitlement modeling for the Grocery Fulfillment network. You will develop forecasts linking volume, productivity, and network topology to P&L outcomes across freight, variable, fixed costs, and delivery.

Collaborating with Ops, Tech, and cross-functional Finance, you will stress-test savings initiatives, build robust planning infrastructure, and prepare narratives for VP and SVP reviews to guide strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in finance and accounting roles.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or related analytical field.
• MBA or CPA preferred.
• SQL/ETL knowledge.
• Experience with data mining and reporting tools (SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and financial systems (Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards).
• Experience forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Own short and long-range financial planning and entitlement modeling across the Grocery Fulfillment network, including annual operating plans and 3-year and 10-year cost-to-serve glidepaths
• Build and maintain forecasting models that connect operational inputs (volume, productivity, network topology) to financial outcomes across cost lines including freight, variable cost, fixed cost, delivery, and shipping supplies
• Develop and stress-test savings entitlements for automation, technology, and operational improvement initiatives; translate project-level assumptions into P&L impact
• Partner with Ops, Tech, and cross-functional Finance teams to align on plan assumptions, validate rate builds, and ensure end-to-end financial integrity from investment thesis through to P&L realization
• Benchmark actuals against plan across planning cycles (OP1, OP2, guidance); identify structural vs timing-driven variances and surface clear recommendations to leadership
• Support senior leadership review cycles by preparing financial narratives, bridges, and variance analysis at the VP and SVP level
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to business leads: synthesizing complex cost dynamics, flagging risks, and framing the "so what" that drives planning decisions
• Maintain planning infrastructure including scenario models, input tracking tools, and reporting cadences that connect investment to financial outcomes

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Data interpretation

Strategic thinking

Education

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

MBA

CPA

Tools

SQL/ETL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Amazon is seeking a seasoned Finance leader to own long-range planning and entitlement modeling for the Grocery Fulfillment network. You will develop forecasts linking volume, productivity, and network topology to P&L outcomes across freight, variable, fixed costs, and delivery.

Collaborating with Ops, Tech, and cross-functional Finance, you will stress-test savings initiatives, build robust planning infrastructure, and prepare narratives for VP and SVP reviews to guide strategic decisions.