Finance Manager, FP&A, Zappos Finance

Amazon • Madison, WI

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About The Position

Zappos is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to drive strategic financial
planning and business optimization initiatives across the organization. This
role will focus on developing financial forecasting models, conducting business
performance analysis, and providing data-driven insights to support key business
decisions. The successful candidate will be instrumental in building and
maintaining sophisticated financial forecasting models that drive annual and
long-term financial planning. The role requires someone who can both
independently translate business performance into actionable insights and work
closely with multiple business units and cross-functional partners to derive
strategies that achieve positive business outcomes.

Requirements

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience
• 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
• Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• 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)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning, forecasting, and strategic initiatives
• Create and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to track business performance and identify trends
• Extrapolate total and micro business trends to forward looking projections for both annual and long-term planning
• Partner with business leaders to develop revenue forecasts and expense budgets
• Conduct variance analysis and provide insights on business performance against plans
• Support strategic initiatives through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and ROI assessment
• Analyze customer behavior and revenue trends to support growth strategies
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and operational efficiency
• Support business cases for new initiatives with comprehensive financial analysis

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: Mid Level