Finance Manager, PXT Finance

DescriptionAt Amazon, we’re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, creative, and driven people. If you want to help make history and have fun, Amazon is the place for you.Within Amazon’s Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A), specifically supporting People Experience and Technology (PXT), we enjoy a unique vantage point into everything happening within Amazon. Our team provides strategic support to the SVP of PXT, her leadership team, and senior leadership on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. As the central place the entire company looks to for an understanding of financial performance, we play a major role in driving business decisions, especially those related to headcount and employee cost. We answer questions directly from Amazon leadership and give them the data and insights they need to make key decisions impacting all of Amazon.In this high visibility role, you will partner directly with members of the PXT SVP leadership team to provide strategic finance support, month-end reporting, prepare annual and quarterly financial forecasts and overall controllership for the organization. By joining us, you will have opportunities to interact with stakeholders at many levels all around the globe, deliver crisp and clear communication verbally and in writing, influence decision making, and apply your financial acumen to a wide variety of challenges.Key job responsibilities Serve as the key finance partner working directly with PXT LT covering the Amazon Devices & Services (Alexa, Echo, Fire TV, etc.) and Entertainment (Prime Video, Music and Games) businesses Own the design, development, and maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, analyses and dashboards to drive key business decisions Deliver the core planning processes including quarterly estimates, the annual operating plan/ 3-year forecast Partner closely with senior business leaders and cross business FP&A teams Complete cost benefit analyses and communicate key drivers and inputs to support business decisions Develop ad hoc business analysis and present recommendations to senior managementAbout the teamWe are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USABasic Qualifications

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

6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience

6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience

6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience

6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

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

Preferred Qualifications

6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience

6+ years of 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) experience

MBA, or CPA

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)

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

Experience communicating results to senior leadership

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/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.