Sr Financial Analyst, CS Store Finance - Amazon

Description At Amazon, we are passionate about helping customers. We are insightful, influential, inquisitive, and analytical. We collaborate globally, celebrate and leverage diverse perspectives, and support our peers to excel both at work and away from work. We are Customer Service Finance (CSF), integral partners to one of the largest Customer Service teams anywhere on Earth (with more than 100K Customer Service Associates (CSAs) from 150+ sites across 40 countries in 20 languages!). Amazon Customer Service provides world class help to solve individual customer problems. But they also dig up root causes to prevent future problems from happening to other customers. If you too have a knack for applying local learnings to drive WW and long-lasting improvements on behalf of customers, you will be right at home with us. If you thrive in simplifying the complex, deriving insights from numbers, and enabling your team to move thoughtfully and quickly forward, we're the team for you. If you have a passion for elevating your business team's ability to deliver on key goals with a high bar for cost efficiency, look no further and join our team! As a team member in CSF, you will have broad visibility across Amazon departments and issues. We partner with Amazon Customer Service to assess opportunities, prioritize resourcing, and help the team nail its plan. We achieve this with robust financial controllership mechanisms, through model building and data analysis, by seeking an intimate knowledge of our business and key issues, and through leveraging each of our diverse experiences and backgrounds to uncover insights. With CSF 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. You will face ambiguous topics, help the business assess trade-offs, and scale and improve our controllership mechanisms. We think you will also have fun along the way, build long-lasting relationships with peers, and have opportunities to take great strides in your career growth. We are excited for you to join us! Key job responsibilities - Building new/improving existing accounting processes to ensure data integrity and efficient analyses - Providing financial analysis to prioritize and lead cost reduction efforts (including Kaizen/LEAN reduction efforts) - Providing analytical support for staffing optimization initiatives - Sourcing, analyzing, and reporting quantitative data; perform ad hoc analyses - Analyzing trends, formulating projections, and evaluating savings initiatives - Developing monthly/quarterly financial reporting (actual and forecast) and annual budgeting - Provide fact-based insights into variances and trends - Educating, communicating, and partnering with local leadership A day in the life To be Successful, you will have to: - Show ability to quickly build credibility and trust with internal customers - Demonstrate work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations - Perform financial analysis and financial modeling - Convince management of right decisions based on proven analysis and clear communications - Work with functional leaders and other finance functions to build scalable financial processes and metrics Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) Preferred Qualifications - 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience - 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 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 $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/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.