Financial Analyst, Amazon Leo FP&A

Amazon Leo is building the next generation of satellite broadband connectivity and were looking for a talented Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. This is a unique opportunity to work in a high growth start-up environment within Amazon supporting financial planning and analysis for one of the companys most ambitious initiatives.

In this role you will support headcount and employee expense reporting and analysis for Amazon Leo partnering closely finance and business leaders to ensure accurate timely and insightful financial data. You will help build and maintain reporting tools support planning cycles and contribute to data driven decision making across the organization.

Key job responsibilities
Support end-to-end headcount reporting including monthly and quarterly actuals plan vs. actuals variance analysis attrition trends and cost per head (CPH) tracking for Amazon Leo
Assist in building and maintaining automated financial reports and dashboards that provide senior leadership with clear visibility into workforce costs and headcount movements
Support operating plan (OP1/OP2) and rolling forecast (R&O) cycles by consolidating headcount and employee expense inputs across cost centers
Perform variance analysis on employee-related opex (compensation benefits relocation and other headcount-driven expenses) identifying root causes and communicating findings to finance and business partners
Partner with cross functional teams to validate headcount data accuracy and reconcile discrepancies between planning systems and actuals
Assist in developing financial models to forecast headcount and employee expenses incorporating hiring ramps attrition assumptions and cost per head rates
Support monthly and quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR) by preparing headcount and employee expense data and narratives for senior leadership
Identify opportunities to improve and automate existing reporting processes reducing manual effort and increasing data accuracy
Support ad hoc analyses and special projects as needed to inform strategic workforce and financial decisions

- 1 years of finance experience
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g. Engineering Math and Computer Science)
- Experience in Excel (macros index conditional list arrays pivots lookups)

- 1 years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning forecasting and reporting
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
- Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
- Experience in managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously
- Familiarity with Amazons headcount reporting frameworks including CPH calculations and transfer-adjusted headcount
- Experience with headcount planning and reporting tools (e.g. Cognos/TM1 Brady Anaplan or similar workforce planning systems)

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 80200.00 - 99300.00 USD annually