Planning Lead, FP&A, NA Fresh Finance

Amazon • Austin, TX

37d

About The Position

The Grocery Finance organization is dedicated to shaping the long-term strategy
and future of grocery, omni-channel and new physical store formats across
Amazon. As the Planning Lead within FP&A, you will play a pivotal role in
partnering regularly with a broad range of finance and business leaders across
WW Grocery Stores, Amazon Grocery, Whole Foods Market, and WW Operations
organization, often at some with the most senior levels within the company.

We are looking for a Finance Manager with strong strategic thinking and
excellent business acumen to lead the planning process for NA Fresh. In this
role, you will serve as the single-threaded finance leader who drives alignment
across organizations and challenges assumptions to deliver reliable financial
plans.

We are looking for a Finance Manager with strong modeling skills and financial
acumen. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who is passionate about the
customer experience, who thinks/acts globally, and who will contribute with
strategic and impactful reporting. This role requires a self-starter with bar
raising skills in financial modelling and project management, as well as a keen
attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with
ambiguous situations. They will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a wide
range of problem-solving situations requiring extensive use of data modeling and
analysis, as well as working with stakeholders across the org to operationalize
and scale new and existing planning processes and tools. They need to be a
proficient communicator and writer, and be able to consolidate complex
strategies into a concise and simple narrative for the NA Fresh Stores
leadership (L10s and L8s).

This role garners high visibility with regular interactions with various
finance, business and tech teams and leaders across Amazon to grow your career
and scope.

Be a Part of a Unique Growth Story!

Grocery is the next great growth opportunity for Amazon! With the 2017
acquisition of Whole Foods, and rapid growth in new store formats and online
delivery, Grocery has quickly become a must win category. Amazon Fresh Stores
Finance is well positioned to help the business drive growth, and unlock the
full potential of the Amazon flywheel.

As our team continues 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 Amazon Fresh Finance team and Operations Finance
organization. Individuals in this role have advancement opportunities to support
different businesses and multifunctional teams, to lead new programs and
projects.

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field 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
• 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 the single-threaded finance leader and SME for all NA Fresh planning deliverables; create and communicate workback plans and processes to NA Fresh and Amazon Grocery partner teams
• Own the planning model and consolidation of inputs from partner teams across all planning cycles (Guidance, OP1, 3YF, OP2)
• Lead preparation of planning documents and facilitate reviews with Director/VP leaders to drive leadership alignment
• Lead NA Fresh workstreams supporting Board of Directors, CEO, and SVP review requests
• Provide strategic guidance, tactical direction, and decision support to business and finance partners
• Partner with planning SFA to drive automation and scale of financial reporting; simplify processes for internal stakeholders
• Partner with business teams and Finance stakeholders to develop short- and long-term reporting, models, and forecasts
• Ensure data fidelity across critical planning systems (Cognos, Discovery, Redshift, PS Decks, Balto)
• Lead key analytical projects that influence senior leadership decision-making

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