Do you want to be part of an organization that impacts the cost structure of Amazon’s global supply chain? Are you interested in designing and launching scalable mechanisms to support the procurement organization across the world? Do you enjoy breaking down and solving complex problems with an ambiguous solution? If so, the Global Procurement Operations (GPO) Finance team is looking for an experienced leader with a record of achieving results. The candidate will collaborate with finance colleagues and is a trustworthy business partner for our Procurement Excellence team. You value diversity, have fun on the job and want to be part of a growing company and team. Come build the Amazon of tomorrow, at what is already the most customer-centric company on earth.
Finance partners at Amazon are more than just the team that reports numbers and provides controllership. Finance actively partners with the leadership team to drive the business, understand drivers, look around corners, and attain profitability goals. Amazon is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst within Procurement Finance to define, create, analyze and influence the Global Procurement Excellence Organization.
You will work directly with your business partner to define, develop, and implement strategies related to the Source to Pay, Value Engineering and Analytics. This role involves collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports that aligns with Amazon’s long-term needs. This role will have material impact and high visibility to essential, business-critical processes, and will require interactions with Directors and Senior Managers within Operations and Finance across numerous regions. This role requires global collaboration across the WW Operations business and finance organizations. Ability to manage expectations of our leadership team, our stakeholders, customers, as well as members of your finance team is paramount.
The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they influence business owners, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly-evolving environment. They collaborate with executives and various business units across Amazon. You bring excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Job Requirements
- Internal candidates are not required to relocate to a HQ facility
- Domestic and international travel is required to support business and team goals
Key job responsibilities
- Identifying opportunities and driving standardization through Procurement finance objectives.
- Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability
- Work with data providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely.
- Provide financial support for the Source to Pay (S2P) operations influencing policy, processes, and digital products.
- Ensure accurate financial information for the procurement organization and partner with the business to provide all business related information within the procurement space.
A day in the life
A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to innovate by building creative solutions with large-scale data mining tools, identifying the high-priority work and projects that maximize results for key stakeholders, and solving complex problems that effect company-wide strategic decisions.
About the team
The Global Procurement Finance team is the business partner for the Global Procurement Organization (GPO) and focuses to continuously improve the scalability and efficiency of the procurement organization. GPO is responsible for the source to pay process for non-inventory goods and services needed to facilitate Amazon’s supply chain. This team serves as a key strategic partner to GPO, accounting, and other business unit finance partners to deliver on strategic category initiatives.
- BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science)
- 5+ years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3+ years of finance experience
- 5+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 5+ 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
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Finance Manager, Global Procument Finance
Posted: | 19 Dec 2024 |
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Company: | Amazon |
Category: | Finance/Planning |
Country: | US - United States |
State: | None - None |
City: | Bellevue |
Zip code: | None |