Finance Manager, WW Grocery Stores FP&A

Amazon • Austin, TX

1d • $95,400 - $163,200 • Remote

About The Position

The Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) FP&A organization is dedicated to working closely with the business leadership team to formulate the medium to long term financial and strategic plans for grocery, omni-channel and new physical store formats across Amazon. We seek to increase efficiency and profitability by analyzing financial and operational results to better understand business performance and communicate results to senior management. As we continue to grow, we are looking for individuals that enjoy a challenge and have a desire for professional growth opportunities and continuous learning. Experience in this team opens up several career opportunities across Amazon and within the broader WWGS Finance organization. Individuals in this role have advancement opportunities to support different businesses and multifunctional teams, to lead new programs and initiatives, and to manage larger teams within the company. We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our team! This role directly supports the senior leadership team within WW Grocery Stores and will have broad responsibilities, including supporting our established business i.e. Whole Foods Market, Fresh, on financial reporting and planning of Headcount and Operating Expenses, analyses and strategic projects. This role partners regularly with a broad range of finance and business leaders across our organization, often at some of the most senior levels within the company. The leader must be effective at working through teams across the WW Grocery Stores organization to consolidate and articulate the overall drivers of current and future performance. That means the leader is good at stitching together multiple inputs to tell an accurate and insightful story of what’s happening. Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial, wear many hats, and work in a highly collaborative environment that’s more start-up than big company. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical in this role. The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they are a self-starter, they collaborate and influence business partners, support thoughtful decision-making in a rapidly-evolving and ambiguous environment and think long-term.

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles 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

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

• Partner with Whole Foods Market, Fresh, and Go FP&A teams to drive improved/automated financial reporting and planning processes with particular focus on Headcount and OpEx.
• Build models that help us track current financial performance and forecast future periods.
• Drive strategic initiatives across WW Grocery businesses - Whole Foods Market, Fresh, and Go.
• Support WW Amazon Stores Finance (IPAT) and Corporate FP&A to communicate WW Grocery Stores plans to Amazon's senior leadership.
• Work cross functionally with finance teams and senior leadership on ad-hoc analyses and deep dives.
• Communicate financial and business results and plans, including variance analyses to senior leaders.
• With Controllership as the top priority, you identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues. You improve controls to address financial risk and support frugality.
• Create an environment that facilitates the development of challenging goals, business plans and financial plans and then help the business achieve these results.
• Simplifying and automating planning tools and process across WW Grocery Stores.
• Continue developing the team’s vision and build the team through hiring and providing direction and mentoring to Finance team members. Establish a positive team culture and develop top talent.

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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