Senior Financial Analyst, Alexa Finance

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Amazon seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to be a key member on the Alexa Finance
team. The Echo/Alexa business is one of the fastest growing among Amazon’s
portfolio of devices and this is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most
innovative businesses at Amazon. Alexa’s Finance team is searching for a
candidate who can thrive in ambiguity and who can actively contribute to our
talented team.

This candidate will be highly analytical, detail oriented, and have a
demonstrated ability to effectively manage financial responsibilities and
decision making in a rapidly evolving business. This role requires a
self-starter with strong modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and the
ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular
interaction with senior executives, various business units, and multiple
stakeholders across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication
skills.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will work directly with leaders to identify
growth opportunities for the Alexa business.

Requirements

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)

Nice To Haves

• 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)

Responsibilities

• Participating in short and long-term financial planning
• Maintaining and tracking operating and business metrics
• Building financial models for new business concepts
• Developing scalable and efficient financial processes that support a rapidly growing business
• Creating new automation processes to streamline reporting

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