Financial Analyst vacancy in Amazon

Amazon has invited applications from eligible and interested candidates for the post of Financial Analyst.

The Amazon.com launched in 1995, it was with the mission “to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.”

Job Description

The Analyst is responsible to enable Accounts Receivable Leadership (Shared Services and otherwise) to plan, forecast and monitor their goal performance in manner that is detailed and reliable for making management decisions. Save process effort by running standardized and integrated models. Deliver consistent planning and forecasting information to higher leadership levels. Also ensure consistency with actuals reporting (note: the reporting of actuals is shifting to automated tools).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own process requirements and timelines; channel requirements from global FP&A to process teams
•  Engage with AR leadership, global and SC, to capture and negotiate business need
• Build & manage (=own) planning process, including:
• Prepare, clarify, quality check assumptions
• Obtain & quality check input data
•  Prepare process output
• Create regular cadence, manage stakeholders and drive outcomes (monthly, and OP cycles)
• Agree process output w/ ‘business’ teams (see ‘business partnering’ below)
• Develop a planning model (Excel, …)
•  Interact with Data Analytics team to obtain actuals
•  Own the outcome of the planning process
• Own & manage the repository of planning data
• Ensure and be custodian of quality (accuracy, consistency, comprehensiveness) assurance of planning
• Be the trusted FP&A partner for AR business owners

Qualification Required

· CA or MBA (Finance), with 12+ or more years of post-qualification experience in Budgeting, Forecasting, Variance Analysis / Accounting Knowledge / Balance sheet Review & Reporting activities

· Experience in COGNOS, Tableau and SQL is a strong plus.

· Strong customer focus – both Internal / External

· A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.

· Detail-oriented, well-organized.

. Ability to readily adapt to and lead through changing environment

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