Financial Analyst - FP&A, Marketplace

at  Amazon EU SARL

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field, or Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
• Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
• Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
  **This role can be based within our EU6 marketplaces (Luxembourg, London, Munich, Paris, Milan, Madrid).
  At Amazon we are striving to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We are currently looking for a highly analytical and forward-thinking Finance Manager to join our growing Marketplace team in our EU headquarter in Luxembourg.
  The role will be part of the EU Marketplace Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. You will partner closely with finance and business stakeholders in Luxembourg, in the main European markets (UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain) and in our global HQ in Seattle with a focus on reporting and planning to help the EU Marketplace business to achieve its growth and profitability objectives.
  Role Responsibilities

Key focus of the role will be related to Variable HC and Opex controllership. Main tasks are:

• Provide timely and insightful analysis
• Support business review processes including monthly and quarterly financial reviews, planning, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis
• Drive planning/forecasting processes standardization and streamlining
• Develop tools to drive better performance understanding
• Ensure data accuracy, timely availability and automation in data collection
• Build strong relationships within a highly matrix organization

Personal Characteristics

• Strong analytical skills and a passion for metrics and figures
• Attention to detail
• Bias for action, including the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ambition, eager to succeed and be part of a great team

This position is office-based, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week in line with Amazon’s current flexible work guidance. Amazon encourages open communication about unique needs for flexible arrangements.

• MBA, or CPA
• Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
• 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)

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• Provide timely and insightful analysis
• Support business review processes including monthly and quarterly financial reviews, planning, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis
• Drive planning/forecasting processes standardization and streamlining
• Develop tools to drive better performance understanding
• Ensure data accuracy, timely availability and automation in data collection
• Build strong relationships within a highly matrix organizatio