Finance Manager, US Hardlines, Home and Lifestyle

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The US Home and Lifestyle (H&L) organization is seeking a talented Finance
Manager to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to thought-partner
with category leaders, drive mission-critical business decisions and provide
finance leadership in one of the largest Product Family within US Stores.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a deep passion for
controllership and proven ability for PnL stewardship. This is a great
opportunity for some one looking to broaden their end to end PnL management
experience while influencing complex business decisions and deep diving high
growth initiatives. Additionally, this person will cross-functionally partner
across operations, retail category leaders, merchandising and advertising and
marketing teams to ensure we are striking optimal trade-offs for decision
support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or MBA and 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience

Nice To Haves

• MBA, or CPA
• 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
• 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)
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

Responsibilities

• Serve as Finance leader for the category working directly with Category leaders to drive Business forward
• Lead PnL reviews and present Profitability insights
• Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses and financial modeling
• Contribute to business decisions through insightful analysis, factoring in end-to-end impact to systems, and financial controls
• Lead and influence continuous improvement opportunities through automation
• Serve as PnL steward, facilitating reviews with cross-functional partners and educating other stakeholders on topline vs bottomline trade offs and Profit drivers
• Partner with Category teams and Supply chain on accurate, timely forecasts that capture category-specific nuances like seasonality

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: Manager