Description:
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making 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
DESCRIPTION
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization within Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS Partner Organization (APO) is a force multiplier for AWS’s customer reach and allows AWS to win more deals, faster. We're seeking an experienced finance manager to join the Partner Field Management Finance team to help support growth in APJ (Asia Pacific and Japan). We are laying the foundations for success by implementing the right mechanisms, inspections points and financial influence to lead to the best outcomes. This is a business partner facing role, and the right candidate will need to possess a balance of technical skills and soft skills – the ability to influence seasoned business leader with strong judgement and robust recommendations grounded in data are critical for success.
This role has a lot of white space for an innovative and creative leader to build from scratch. It will help define the right models, tools, and mechanisms necessary to address business opportunities, drive automation, improve internal controls, and earn trust across Worldwide Partner Organization. This role will dive deep into the business drivers and use a data driven approach to influence business decisions with your findings. We are looking for a leader who will raise the bar for their colleagues, helping establish best practices and drive a positive and engaging team culture.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated great attention to detail, a proven track record of building and improving complex financial models, effective written and verbal communication skills, and a strong desire to continuously learn and invent.
Key job responsibilities
• Support planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis for AMER geo, as well as expanding best practices to other regions
• Be a strategic business partner to the AMER Partner Leadership Team
• Perform various ad hoc analyses to help business leaders solve business problems and understand the financial implications
• Build rhythm of the business processes that deliver ongoing insights and support day-to-day decision making.
• Evaluate and refine financial models that drive efficiency, productivity, coverage optimization or other value add controllership inputs
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Melbourne, AUS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- 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
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
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, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.