Commercial Finance Manager (12M Fixed Term Contract), Retail Finance Are you interested in helping shape Amazon's growth story in Australia? We are looking for a high caliber finance professional who can develop and drive our financial analysis and insights to the next level. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building analytical models and using their financial and business acumen to help drive the business forward. She/he will partner with commercial teams and support long-term growth by providing insightful ad-hoc analysis to build product selection, supporting negotiations, and building business cases to assess new opportunities or investments. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, is analytical, detail-oriented, and will possess the ability to work well with cross-functional teams across Amazon.
Ideal candidates will have the following strengths:
Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.
The ability to translate large amounts of data into useful information and actionable conclusions.
Strong written and oral communication skills combined with the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
An understanding of finance issues in an operational environment of rapid growth.
Solid business judgment and controllership focus.
Strong business case modeling skills, including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract for maternity cover.
Key job responsibilities:
Financial Analysis & Business Case Development Independently drive deep dive analyses into product selection and sourcing performance to generate insights and suggestions to improve long-term Free Cash Flow.
Analyze performance for the business on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis to understand drivers of performance. Synthesize findings for leadership.
Drive ad-hoc analysis and support commercial teams to improve business performance.
Build business case for any new opportunities, such as new programs, new categories or incremental strategic investments.
Planning, Financial Controllership, Reporting: P&L Controllership – Create and monitor control reports to enable review and auditing of P&L balances to ensure accuracy and completeness of information.
Develop necessary reporting tools for understanding drivers of performance versus business case assumptions. Synthesize this information for key business reviews.
Drive the financial planning process for one or more business lines through working with key stakeholders.
Identify key financial risks and develop the framework and controls to mitigate these – link up with other Amazon teams where required, including accounting and tax.
Minimum Requirements:
4+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
4+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience.
Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis.
Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes.
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA or CPA.
Knowledge of SQL/ETL.
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.
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