Africa Retail Finance Manager: Data-Driven Growth

Amazon; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd is hiring a Finance Manager to establish and maintain robust financial controls and reporting across inputs and outputs. You will analyze large data sets, partner with business and BI teams, and translate insights into executive-ready terms.

This role requires collaboration with internal and external teams to push projects to completion in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles.
• Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making.
• Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel.
• Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop robust mechanisms to inspect growth and profitability of our business, working closely with related business teams
• Establish controllership and approval mechanisms to manage day-to-day profitability
• Invent, simplify, and automate management reporting, working closely with owners in business and Business Intelligence teams across the Amazon world
• Provide strategic guidance, tactical direction, and decision support to business and finance partners
• Lead key analytical projects and contribute to reviews that influence senior leadership decision making
• Develop financial plans for both short and long- term planning exercises, aligning inputs with senior stakeholders worldwide

Skills

Finance & accounting experience

Financial reporting & data analysis

Advanced Excel ad hoc analysis

Financial modeling & forecasting

Education

MBA or CPA

Tools

SQL/ETL

BI tools

Oracle

SAP

JD Edwards

Essbase

Cognos

Job description

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd is hiring a Finance Manager to establish and maintain robust financial controls and reporting across inputs and outputs. You will analyze large data sets, partner with business and BI teams, and translate insights into executive-ready terms.

This role requires collaboration with internal and external teams to push projects to completion in a fast-paced, global environment.