Finance Manager, Global Engineering Services Finance

at  Amazon EU SARL

• A degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or another relevant field
• Relevant experience in a finance role including partnering with a variety of stakeholders across the business
• Relevant experience in managing people
• Relevant experience working with Excel and large-scale data mining and reporting tools such as Python, SQL or Tableau
• Relevant experience in financial modelling
  Amazon seeks a highly effective Finance Manager to be a key member of the Global Engineering Services (GES) Finance team. GES supports the greater Global Operations organization with end-to-end project lifecycle planning, design, execution, and integration.
  The finance lead will partner with the engineering leadership and team with an emphasis on identifying and supporting the team on driving efficiencies, synergies and productivity. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon

Key job responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning.
• Use data to identify disruptive ideas and provide advice to business leaders. With Controllership as the top priority, you identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues.
• Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs.
• Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.
• Partner with services finance and operations leadership to build a bottoms up operating plan and establish key initiatives to achieve topline and bottom line targets.

A day in the life
This role will suit an individual who enjoys a fast pace and helps clarify ambiguous situations and is comfortable with working with multiple stakeholders No two days will be the same, but some examples of work include:
1) Partnering with the teams on headcount gearing modelling (forecasting headcount requirements based on project plans)
2) Supporting the teams during the planning cycle

3) Dive deep into current data and processes with a view to driving automation and efficiencies

• Advanced or master’s degree in finance, economics or mathematics, such as a CA, CMA, CWA or MBA
• Experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
• Experience working in large teams or at a national/multinational organisation
• Experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and influence decisions

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• Oversee financial reporting. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning.
• Use data to identify disruptive ideas and provide advice to business leaders. With Controllership as the top priority, you identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues.
• Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs.
• Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.
• Partner with services finance and operations leadership to build a bottoms up operating plan and establish key initiatives to achieve topline and bottom line targets