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Amazon Sr Financial Analyst, Marketing and Traffic in Seattle, Washington
Description
Amazon seeks a Sr Financial Analyst to join the Global Marketing and Traffic team. We are responsible for managing a portfolio of marketing investments across a diverse set of channels which are used to drive customers, new and existing, to the Amazon store. We measure and track these investments with the aim of optimizing long term free cash flow.
The Sr Financial Analyst will partner with multiple leaders across the Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, and email/push notification channels to provide strategic guidance and thought leadership for short and long-range investment decisions, build mechanisms and tools to surface key analytical insights, dive deep into large sets of data, prioritize and deliver projects that aim to continuously improve our scale and efficiency, and manage the controllership of a significant spend portfolio. This role requires a self-starter with business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, a track record of influencing business partners with data-driven decision making, and the ability to move fast. Communication and collaboration are key, as the individual must interact with members across product, marketing, tech, finance and various leadership teams.
Key job responsibilities
Drive investment strategy discussions via insightful and relevant analysis on historical and projected performance
Manage controllership with a high degree of accuracy across planning and reporting
Lead Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews
Partner with Senior leadership to evaluate the financial impact of decisions
Be a steward for maximizing long term free cash flow of investments
Partner with various business and tech teams to become a subject matter expert on systems and outcomes
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
Preferred Qualifications
MBA, or CPA
Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
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)
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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $56,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.