Senior Financial Analyst, Books, Demand Finance

Love books Want to shape worldwide strategies that connect millions of readers with their next favorite read while building the finance function behind two of the worlds most beloved book businesses

Amazons Books Finance team is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join WW Programs supporting Goodreads and AbeBooks two distinct fast-growing subsidiaries united by a shared mission to connect people with books they love. Goodreads is the worlds largest site for readers and book recommendations helping millions of avid and casual readers discover new books share ratings track their reading and connect with authors. AbeBooks is one of the worlds leading marketplaces for new used rare and collectible books operating across multiple entities and currencies globally.

This is a high-impact role with end-to-end financial ownership across both businesses. You will serve as a trusted finance partner to senior leadership delivering clear insights that drive strategic decisions across financial reporting planning business partnership and controllership. The successful candidate will be thoughtful analytical and self-driven with a demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders through financial analysis logical reasoning and clear communication. The role operates in a fast-paced global results-oriented environment.

Key job responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Develop long-term annual and quarterly financial forecasts across WW Programs providing variance analyses and insights to senior Finance and business leadership
- Support end-to-end planning cycles (budget and multi-year forecast) including data gathering financial modeling and submission across topline headcount and operating expenses
- Build and maintain financial models ranging from new business opportunities to cash flow initiatives that inform investment decisions and long-term strategy

Financial Reporting & Controllership
- Full P&L ownership driving core financial processes including Annual Operating Plans Long Term Plans and Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews
- Prepare weekly monthly and quarterly reporting packages including variance analysis bridges and operational commentary for senior leadership
- Partner with accounting teams to ensure ledger accuracy support month-end close and oversee reconciliations knowledge of accounting principles is essential

Business Partnership Analysis & Process Improvement
- Lead revenue and expense deep dives going beyond the numbers to communicate the so what and recommended actions
- Interface with stakeholders across product operations and business leadership to surface financial impact of business processes
- Support launch readiness for new initiatives with financial tax or compliance implications and deliver ad hoc analyses for key business decisions
- Support tax and compliance reporting across multiple jurisdictions providing data and reconciliations to internal tax teams and external auditors
- Identify opportunities to simplify automate and improve financial processes to reduce manual dependencies and improve data integrity


A day in the life
The Demand Finance function supports Kindle Contents businesses with full P&L ownership partnering closely with business teams to formulate growth strategies and drive planning. The insights gleaned from this roles analysis inform decision-making at all levels of the business and Kindle Content leadership will look to you as the expert on forward-looking P&L planning. Additionally this position supports Kindle Contents Demand Product Managers with financial analysis that aids in the design of new products to delight our customers.



- 3 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
- 4 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Bachelors degree in BI finance engineering statistics computer science mathematics finance or equivalent quantitative field or Bachelors degree and 5 years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 3 years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
- 3 years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

- 4 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA or CPA
- Knowledge of Tableau
- 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)

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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 Seattle - 82700.00 - 117100.00 USD annually