Senior Finance Analyst, Amazon Payments Finance
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20 hours ago
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Job Summary
Amazon seeks a Finance Business Partner/ Snr Finance Analyst to play a key role on the Amazon Payment Products Finance team primarily supporting Amazons European credit products.
The person in this role is responsible for long and short term financial planning controllership of monthly financial reporting developing and reporting on weekly financial and operational performance metrics and providing analytical support for Senior Business Management. This position will be a key risk/controllership gateway for the payments business and requires a candidate with strong communication and leadership skills. A portion of the time will be spent on ad hoc analysis to support the growing business needs.
The finance team works closely with the business teams so any candidate should be able to work well with cross functional teams. The ideal candidate must have superior attention to detail project management skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously. Strong analytical skills are required.
At Amazon we believe that in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and innovation. While we allow flexibility for personal circumstances we generally expect employees to work from our offices five days a week. This approach has consistently shown that spontaneous interactions rapid problem-solving and the energy of in-person teamwork lead to better results for our particular our data shows that teams working together in person are more effective at making complex decisions onboarding new team members and fostering the kind of creative collaboration that has driven Amazons success. The serendipitous hallway conversations and impromptu whiteboarding sessions that happen naturally in an office environment have proven invaluable to our invention process and maintaining our high bar for excellence.
- Experience in finance or a related analytical field
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in identifying leading and executing opportunities to improve automate standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
- Experienced Commercial Finance Business Partner with expertise in supporting strategic initiatives and financial analysis within complex multinational environments.
- Bachelors degree in finance accounting business economics or a related analytical field (e.g. engineering math computer science)
- Experience with strong project management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in data analysis with the ability to interpret and draw insights from data to inform decision-making processes
- CFA or professionally accredited chartered accountant
- Strong written and oral communication skills combined with the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
- An understanding of finance issues in an operational environment of rapid growth.
- Solid business judgment and controllership focus.
- Strong PC modeling skills including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel Access and SQL.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The person in this role is responsible for long and short term financial planning controllership of monthly financial reporting developing and reporting on weekly financial and operational performance metrics and providing analytical support for Senior Business Management. This position will be a key risk/controllership gateway for the payments business and requires a candidate with strong communication and leadership skills. A portion of the time will be spent on ad hoc analysis to support the growing business needs.
The finance team works closely with the business teams so any candidate should be able to work well with cross functional teams. The ideal candidate must have superior attention to detail project management skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously. Strong analytical skills are required.
At Amazon we believe that in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and innovation. While we allow flexibility for personal circumstances we generally expect employees to work from our offices five days a week. This approach has consistently shown that spontaneous interactions rapid problem-solving and the energy of in-person teamwork lead to better results for our particular our data shows that teams working together in person are more effective at making complex decisions onboarding new team members and fostering the kind of creative collaboration that has driven Amazons success. The serendipitous hallway conversations and impromptu whiteboarding sessions that happen naturally in an office environment have proven invaluable to our invention process and maintaining our high bar for excellence.
- Experience in finance or a related analytical field
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in identifying leading and executing opportunities to improve automate standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
- Experienced Commercial Finance Business Partner with expertise in supporting strategic initiatives and financial analysis within complex multinational environments.
- Bachelors degree in finance accounting business economics or a related analytical field (e.g. engineering math computer science)
- Experience with strong project management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in data analysis with the ability to interpret and draw insights from data to inform decision-making processes
- CFA or professionally accredited chartered accountant
- Strong written and oral communication skills combined with the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
- An understanding of finance issues in an operational environment of rapid growth.
- Solid business judgment and controllership focus.
- Strong PC modeling skills including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel Access and SQL.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Accounting Software
- Time Management
- Accounts Administration
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Reconciliation
- Administrative Skill
- Leadership skills
- Accounting & Finance
- Accounts Management
- Communication
- Analysis Skills
- Relationship Management
- Team Player Spirit
- Budgeting Skills
- Accounts Payable
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