Finance Manager, Engineering Finance in Bellevue, Washington

Description

Amazon seeks a highly motivated finance professional to play a lead role in Operations Finance supporting the Operations Engineering Services team.

Ops Engineering Services supports the design, construction, and launch of facilities across the Amazon Operations Network. This role will consistently engage with business and finance leaders to provide visibility and reduce Operations’ infrastructure costs. Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial, wear many hats, and work in a highly collaborative environment that’s more start-up than big company. Given the highly visible nature of this role, excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical. The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they are a self-starter, have a strong sense of ownership, collaborate with and influence business partners, support thoughtful decision-making in a rapidly-evolving and ambiguous environment, and think long-term.

Key job responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting for a critical Operations team. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning

• Lead long- and short-term financial planning, including financial reviews with senior business partners

• Develop partnerships across Operations and use data to influence leadership decision-making

• Manage competing priorities to complete both ad-hoc and strategic projects

• Communicate financial insights (both written and verbal) in a clear and concise manner. Adapt communication based on intended audience to clearly articulate complex financial considerations.

• Seek opportunities to resolve defects proactively

• Improve, scale, and simplify finance tools across teams and organizations

• Promote a positive and collaborative culture.

About the team

Amazon operates an industry leading logistics network across the world. To support Ops Engineering Services, Finance is looking for individuals that enjoy tackling challenges, seek opportunities to influence senior leaders and have a desire for professional growth. Experience in this team opens up several career opportunities across Amazon and within the broader Finance organization. Individuals in this role have advancement opportunities to support different businesses and multi-functional teams, to lead new programs and initiatives, and to manage larger teams within the company.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making

• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

• Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or CPA

• Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan

• Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.