At Amazon were working to be the most customercentric company on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people. If youd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online this is your chance to make history.
We are not an average retailer and this is definitely not your average finance position. We are currently looking for a highly analytical creative and forwardthinking Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Sydney or Melbourne Australia.
The Senior Financial Analyst/business partner will support the rapid growth of the Amazon Australia business by providing financial oversight and controllership on a wide range of Inbound logistics programs (Imports Inbound and Inventory placement) and how those contribute to our businesses bottomline profitability.
Core role activities will include modelling budgeting reporting auditing business case development and advising senior leadership on the best financial directions to take.
The successful candidate will work with broad range of internal business partners at all levels enjoying the challenges and rewards of working in a fastgrowing innovative international organisation.
The role will require an individual who is motivated to Think Big and is comfortable working in a fast paced ambiguous environment. The ideal candidate will be creative and capable of analytical problem solving with the ability to fulfill the Amazon motto to Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History.
Key job responsibilities
Partner with our Retail Cross Border Merchant fulfilled network and Fulfilled By Amazon business teams to manage costs and influence decision making that impacts our businesses bottomline profitability
Partner and liaise with all business channel teams and Supply Chain to launch new Inbound programs aimed at driving process improvements and cost savings for optimal inventory placement and movements
Work with key stakeholders to determine key performance indicators regular business metrics and monitor progress towards goals
Preparation of weekly monthly and quarterly results including variance analysis versus plan and forecast risks and opportunities
Month end close responsibilities including working with our Accounting team on financial treatment of transactions
Development of BI reports and provision of actionorientated analytics to support stakeholders with commercial decision support
Proactively work with the business owners on root cause analyses and solution implementation to optimise our network to drive cost outs and improve efficiencies
Improve tools processes scale existing solutions create new solutions as required based on stakeholder needs
Bachelors degree in finance accounting business economics or a related analytical field (e.g. engineering math computer science)
Experience in financial modeling P&L management or analysis
4 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
4 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
Experience with cube engine tools (e.g. TM1 Cognos or Essbase) SQL and Data warehouse
Experience working with stakeholders
MBA or CPA
4 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
Experience working with largescale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL MS Access Essbase Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle SAP Lawson JD Edwards)
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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