Finance Manager, Payments, Amazon Payments Finance

At Amazon we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online this is your chance to make history.

The Payment Acceptance and Experience (PAE) mission is to build the most trusted intuitive and accessible payment experience on earth by providing customers the ability to pay on and off Amazon. PAE Finance manages a complex ecosystem that spans card networks payment processors and fintech companies that all Amazon businesses rely on to get paid. We are looking for strong Finance manager with the analytical prowess to understand drivers across the payments ecosystem in order to partner with stakeholders across Amazon including Stores Entertainment Advertising AWS and Kuiper businesses to plan Cost of Payments the companys 4th largest variable expense.

This is a highly visible role within Amazon Payments. The right candidate will be self-motivated have considerable financial acumen and be comfortable operating in ambiguity. The candidate must be able to balance challenging priorities meet tight deadlines and provide insights and recommendations through data driven analysis.


Key job responsibilities
Lead global planning and forecasting for Amazons Cost of Payments
Collaborate with global stakeholders to gather inputs on worldwide financial forecasts including the right mix of payment products
Drive controllership of Cost of Payments by improving controls and leading monthly reporting mechanisms
Build financial models/business cases to support cost of payments planning for senior leadership
Help the finance team drive standardization simplify processes and build scalable solutions


A day in the life
Depending on planning cycles the Finance Manager may be working on a variety of items whether its building out models to support annual planning cycles; tracking reporting and bridging against cost of payments inputs; working with business partners to assess the long-term viability of various product initiatives; and/or helping to kick off a new project to support key business objectives.

About the team
Our finance team works closely with the Payments business to manage the cost of payment negotiate with payment providers and launch new payment methods that customers prefer.

- 5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field 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
- Bachelors degree in finance accounting or related field

- 6 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 6 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6 years of identifying leading and executing opportunities to improve automate standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL MSAccess Essbase or Cognos) and providing recommendations based on results of ad hoc analyses to management for strategic decision-making
- MBA or CPA

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207000/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.