Finance Manager, North America (NA) Fresh Finance - Amazon

Description As the Finance Manager, NA Fresh Performance & Insights, you will support the NA Fresh business in evaluating our individual Store and FC level performance to ensure we are maximizing sales potential, while delivering meaningful cost reduction and margin expansion. This is a hands-on role where to be successful you will need to spend time both behind a desk and in our stores. Grocery is a key investment area for the company and growing rapidly, so there will be opportunity to increase scope and exposure in this role. Key job responsibilities - Partner with Product Managers, Instock Managers, Vendor Managers, and Operations to optimize Private Brand offerings to maximize revenue growth and margin expansion. - Drive accountability across Private Brands by first building and then leading mechanisms to review performance on a monthly and quarterly basis. - Create effective business partnerships, manage competing priorities, and provide guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events - Demonstrate controllership through implementing audit mechanisms to ensure team is tracking to OP1/OP2 and guidance plans, innovate and automate effective bridging mechanisms - Help to deliver weekly/monthly financial close. Uses financial systems and advanced MSExcel functions to work with large data sets. Output plans, forecasts, budgets, and consolidations. - Participate in hiring, developing, and mentoring peers and team members. Seek and leverage diverse perspectives in all activities. - Contribute to work life harmony by being a positive, collaborative, and effective influencer to new team members as an indicator of operations excellence. Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science) and 5+ years of finance experience, or Master's degree and 3+ years of finance experience Preferred Qualifications - MBA, or CPA - Knowledge of SQL/ETL - 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 - 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 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 $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.