Deals Desk Analyst, Advertising Deals Desk

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The Amazon Advertising Deals Desk team is seeking an experienced and highly
motivated Financial Analyst (FA) to join the Deal Desk team and support core
aspects of the Direct Advertiser Agreements program. This team owns
benchmarking, deal evaluation, defining guardrails, negotiating deal terms and
support monetization initiatives. As a FA you will have the exposure to all
aspects of deal making and support the deliverables for this team.

This role will work closely with Sales and Product teams to evaluate and
determine the long-term strategy to drive incremental Advertising Revenue. Day
to day activities include reviewing program adoption, evaluating and building
long term revenue proposals, support accounting, and reporting initiatives such
as monthly and quarterly business reviews. As a Financial Analyst, you will be
at the center of our deal approval operations, reviewing campaigns and deals
daily, ensuring compliance with pricing guidelines, and managing the approval
workflow for both Managed Services and Sales-enabled self-service execution
deals. You will work extensively within our Order Management System (OMS) to
evaluate applied rates against Pricing Hub benchmarks and make critical approval
decisions that impact revenue and advertiser relationships.

This role requires an individual with excellent analytical abilities, business
acumen and strong interpersonal skills to partner with Sales and Product teams.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity,
with strong attention to detail, and an ability to work in a fast-paced and
ever-changing environment.

Requirements

• 2+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)
• Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills
• 2+ years of finance experience
• Experience using data to influence business decisions

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL

Responsibilities

• Manage Deal review and approvals
• Support Wider Deals Desk team in strengthening the reporting function
• Partner with the product teams to streamline the existing workflows

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level