Finance Manager, WW Fulfillment by Amazon, WW FBA

Amazon • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

The Selling Partner Services (SPS) team operates the business, technology and
seller services that make Amazon the best place on Earth for 3rd party sellers
to start and grow a global business. Today, the vast majority of those sellers
choose to do so trusting Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to fully manage their
selection from the factory floor to the customer door, allowing sellers to
leverage the power of Amazon’s global fulfillment network.
Our mission in WW FBA is to enable the long-term success of our sellers by
building best-in-class processes and tools that make FBA the simplest, most
reliable and profitable channel for our sellers. Our store has enabled sellers
of all sizes and origins to compete in an evolving global market, and today WW
sellers serve tens of millions of items to customers globally.
We are looking for a Finance Manager to help lead the FP&A space for 3rd party
sellers who both sell on Amazon and have their products fulfilled by Amazon. In
this role you will partner closely with FBA senior leadership, fee strategy, and
teams that support lowering costs and improving seller experience. You'll also
work with other internal finance teams, controllership, and corporate finance to
ensure planning and actual reporting cycles run smoothly, the financial
storyline is clearly stated and the right slices of the P&L are built. The
successful candidate will have a controllership mindset, focused on improving
mechanisms and have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively
across cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have strong analytical background, track record of
effective business partnership, and ability to deliver results in an ambiguous,
fast-paced, and dynamic environment. The candidate must have the ability to
communicate and collaborate effectively across cross-functional and
cross-regional stakeholders to understand topline and cost drivers, and deliver
high quality insights to senior leaders to influence fee strategy

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• 6+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
• 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results 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

• Drive the core financial process for WW FBA including Month-end close, annual operating plans, 3-year strategic plan, long range plan and Monthly/Quarterly business reviews
• Generate insights from financial data, identify opportunities for greater efficiency, and communicate findings with the leadership team to drive business actions
• Build and maintain in depth knowledge of 3rd party seller related initiatives, challenges and opportunities across the business
• Stretch projects to include partnership with fee strategy team to support fee changes and helping business teams reducing cost to serve
• Influence successfully at all levels, think strategically, is a talented finance manager and a strong organizer, takes initiative, and operates effectively across many teams.

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