Principal Finance Specialist, European Shipping (Hiring Immediately)

Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for its WW Amazon Shipping (SWA)finance org, an area that is integral to the Amazon flywheel. This person willbe a leader in the Finance organization supporting the business initiativesrelated to SWA EU. This is a very high impact and high visibility rolesupporting the growing EU business as it seeks to scale through newmarketplaces and demand streams. Person in this role will have advancementopportunities to support different businesses and to lead programs orproducts. The ideal candidate will be primarily responsible for Financial Planning &Analysis activities for EU, driving financial modelling and reporting,controllership and identifying opportunities across pricing and operationscost as a result. This person will be working closely with Business,Operations, Product and Tech teams, as well as ATS and AMZL Finance teams.This person will partner with multiple stakeholders to provide timelyanalysis, insightful guidance, and financial leadership to this high-growthorganization. This role requires extensive cross-functional partnership withvarious retail, transportation, and finance teams to identify best practicesacross the network and lead cost improvement efforts for operations. It alsorequires a strong self-starter mentality, exceptional stakeholder managementcapabilities and will stretch your leadership skills while also requiring youto digest the complexity of the Amazon transportation network to deliverprocess improvement. Amazon’s Marketplace services over 2 million Sellers, disrupting traditionalnotions of retail marketplace and connecting millions of businesses, big andsmall, to millions of Amazon Customers. The Marketplace business exceeds 50%of the total Amazon.com sales and each year, tens of thousands of businessesjoin the marketplace adding millions of new products. Sellers are a criticalpart of Amazons ecosystem to deliver on our vision of offering the earth’slargest selection, lowest prices, and outstanding delivery experience. Want to help build the finance team at the worlds leading e-commerce company?Do you view problems as treasures, and are you willing to dive deep to developthose solutions and deliver results? Will you seek to challenge the statusquo, and accept that your ideas and mechanisms may be tested daily? Key job responsibilities • Drive the core financial processes for the organisation including AnnualOperating Plans, 3 year Strategic Plan, and MonthlyQuarterly Business Reviews • Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, andmake thoughtful judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may bescarce or difficult to procure. • Partner with senior business leaders and develop operational metrics andgoal setting to help the team improve performance • Use active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both writtenand verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjust style forvarious audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly. Yourcommunications drive critical business decisions. • Analyse ROI of different programsinitiatives and generate actionableinsights from large amounts of data • Have backbone, disagree and commit to foster constructive dialogues,harmonize conflicting views, resolve issues, and drive decisions. • Exhibit social responsibility. Actively recruit bar-raising talent,continuously develop your team. ### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelors degree in engineering, statistics or business, or a Bachelorsdegree and experience in quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) - Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field - Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses - Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis - Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve,automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes - Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and businessintelligence ### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Knowledge of Tableau - Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team toscale and improve controllership with measurable results - 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 an equal opportunities employer. 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