Senior Finance Analyst, Amazon Ads
Amazon Advertising seeks a strategic business partner to provide data insights to its Ads Sales Team responsible for influencing new ad product and feature development. We are looking for a top analytical mind to develop key performance indicators to provide guidance for new sales initiatives and product feature launches.This role will work closely with both Sales and Product stakeholders to determine the long-term strategy on how best to delight Amazon's customers and drive long-term success.A successful candidate will embrace ambiguity and combine deep analytical skills with strong business acumen to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.Key job responsibilitiesManage and execute entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including project management, data gathering and analysis, problem solving, and clear communication of insights and recommendations.Develop quantitative models necessary for evaluating technology product/feature adoption.Build, iterate, and automate financial reports, metrics, and scorecards to support short and long-term planning while working closely with Business Intelligence Engineers (BIE).Provide financial reporting on the performance of the business and contribute deep-dive analyses and insights for Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews.Partner with cross functional teams such as Product, Sales, Analytics, and broader Finance teams for automation and scalability.Audit business/financial performance regularly and coordinate with other stakeholder teams including Product and partner Finance teams.Provide strategic support to Stakeholders to aid in prioritization of focus to deliver key business objectives. A day in the lifeThe successful candidate will be comfortable with ambiguity and have highly respected business acumen. This role partners directly with cross-functional leadership and multiple Advertising Finance teams, and requires a combination of strong communication and technical skills.About the teamThe Sales and Partner Enablement (SPE) org drives product and program initiatives that make it easier for Sales to engage with and deliver on advertiser and agency needs.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 2+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 2+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) ...