Description

Kindle's mission is to inspire the world to read more and get more out of reading and writing by creating devices and experiences that fit customers’ lifestyles and empower their passion for literature, learning and culture.

We are looking for Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the global Kindle business inside Amazon’s Devices Division. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will partner directly with the Kindle Sales & Marketing team to identify the right business strategies and provide a full range of financial services for the product line including controllership, multi-year financial views, annual operating plans, near term forecasts and analysis for future products. As a member of the Kindle financial team, you will directly influence key business decisions including pricing, promotional strategies and program economics.

Key job responsibilities

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will work directly with business leaders to identify opportunities and provide key insights. Job responsibilities include:

· Develop and drive key business and financial metrics to accelerate monetization.

· Evaluate promotions and other initiatives to drive revenue and profitability.

· Drive the financial planning / budgeting process.

· Lead key analytical projects that assist and influence the business.

· Develop business insights and KPI dashboards.

· Compile and review financial results and operational plans and communicate results to leadership.

This role requires a self-starter with a passion for developing a team, a keen attention to detail, and an ability to set clear priorities in a high velocity organization. The successful candidate will have shown success in influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. This role also has regular interaction with executives to the vice president level and business units across Amazon, including international, and therefore requires possession of advanced interpersonal and communication skills.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• 4+ 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 engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

• Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

• 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience

• MBA, or CPA

• Knowledge of Tableau

• 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)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $56,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.