Finance Manager, Amazon Leo Finance

Amazon • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to
design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to
provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and
underserved communities around the world?

It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an
entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is
passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally,
and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls.

Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) seeks a Finance Manager to support its
semiconductor business and inventory consignment initiatives. This position will
partner with business and finance leaders to design program strategy through
thoughtful analysis, develop key financial processes, and support automation
initiatives. The successful candidate will need to be strategic, analytical, and
have the demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. A
typical day in this role provides an opportunity to improve and create new
measures for business effectiveness, innovate creative solutions utilizing large
scale data mining tools, and identify high priority projects to maximize results
for key stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

Nice To Haves

• 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• 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
• MBA, or CPA
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• 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

• Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides investment guidance based on data analysis.
• Identify opportunities to drive supply chain efficiencies, with a focus on generating inventory consignment expansion opportunities.
• Present financial summaries and business insights to Senior Management (Business and Finance).
• Develop financial models for new business concepts and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making.
• Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing businesses, develop business insights, and lead ad hoc analyses.
• Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activities.

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