Sr. Financial Analyst, Sponsored Products & Brands FP&A

Are you ready to own worldwide planning and analysis for one of the largest advertising businesses in the world Amazon is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to drive forecasting and financial controllership for a multi-billion-dollar double-digit-growth business within our advertising organization. Youll have direct visibility to senior finance and business leaders and real influence over the mechanisms used to forecast and shape our business. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine advanced financial modeling with strategic partnership where your variance analysis and insights will directly inform decision-making at the highest levels. Youll work with complex data solve challenging problems in a fast-paced environment and proactively improve financial processes while collaborating with cross-functional partners across product finance and business teams.

Key job responsibilities
Own end-to-end forecasting processes for Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands proactively identifying variance drivers understanding their implications and proposing solutions to improve mechanisms and controllership
Build and maintain financial models and reports using Cognos and other financial systems ensuring accuracy through regular audits and diving deep into data discrepancies to identify root causes and implement fixes
Conduct complex variance analysis against prior guidance plan and prior year results translating data into clear insights and recommendations for senior finance and business leaders
Partner with Central FP&A Advertising product teams and business stakeholders to support planning cycles including guidance Monthly Financial Review Operating Plan 1 and Operating Plan 2
Actively leverage and advance AI integration and automation using Amazons plethora of AI tools into our pre-existing processes as we invent new ways to work.
Work nimbly with ambiguity to respond to requests from senior leadership with immediate ownership synthesizing information quickly and communicating findings clearly to drive data-driven decision making


A day in the life
Your day blends analytical depth with collaborative partnership. Youll spend time building forecast models conducting variance analysis to understand performance against prior guidance and plan and producing reports in Cognos. Youll sync regularly with business and finance partners to explain drivers and resolve open questions applying your knowledge of financial processes and controllership. Occasionally senior leadership will have same-day requests that require you to take immediate ownership dive deep into the data and deliver clear recommendations under tight timelines. But regardless of the day youll work on highly collaborative FP&A team that depends on each other to work comprehensively.

About the team
The Sponsored Products and Brands Financial Planning and Analysis team operates with exceptional collaboration and shared accountability. Different team members own different responsibilities that interconnect comprehensively and we rely on each other to deliver worldwide forecasting and reporting across Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands. We partner closely with Central FP&A Advertising product teams and senior business leaders to shape critical planning cycles. Our team drives financial strategy for one of the fastest-growing businesses at Amazon where your work directly influences investment decisions and business direction. We foster an inclusive environment where knowledge sharing continuous improvement and mutual support enable everyone to grow their skills and take on increasingly complex challenges.

- 3 years of finance accounting or related analytical field experience
- Bachelors degree in business finance accounting tax economics or a related analytical field

- 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)

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