Senior Financial Analyst, Amazon Photos | Finance
Job Description
Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join the Amazon Photo’s Finance team. Amazon Photos empowers consumers to preserve and relive their cherished memories. As part of this mission, our service offers unlimited photo storage for Prime members and is accessible through multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Web, Desktop, Fire Tablet, and Fire TV. Integrated with Alexa-enabled devices like the Echo Show and Echo Spot, Amazon Photos emerges as a next-generation digital service, building on the successful launches of Amazon Music and Amazon Video. We have ambitious goals to scale growth and adoption of the service around the world and delight our customers with a great product.The core of Amazon Photo’s Finance is to build financial models for new and ambiguous business opportunities and to clearly articulate the mechanics, risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs to business partners. The role is responsible for end-to-end financial support for major investments across a diverse set of categories including new device hardware investments, software services, monetization initiatives, and cost controllership. The SFA will support dedicated verticals within the Amazon Photo’s business with the opportunity to work with experienced leaders and teams across the world.The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business partners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. The candidate incorporates data into their decision-making frameworks and has a strong desire to learn new models while enacting change across the business. The role requires a self-starter with the ability to be both strategic and analytical in their support of the business, with high expectations and room for growth.Key job responsibilities• Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data-driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision-making and growth.• Support the core financial processes for the business, including: annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.• Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.• Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling for a variety of business initiatives and new business models.• Lead customer analysis efforts to uncover key insights on behavior, retention, and lifetime value.• Conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; identifying and communicating key drivers to support investment decisions.• Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, and support them to make judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.• Communicate information/data in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Articulate financial story clearly by adjusting style for different audiences. Your clarity in communication will be instrumental in facilitating informed decisions.• Manage competing priorities, communicate status updates, and drive projects to completion.
Locations
- United States, WA, Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
140,000 - 200,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experienceintermediate
- - Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysisintermediate
- - Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analysesintermediate
Required Qualifications
- - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) (degree in finance)
- - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience (experience, 3 years)
- - Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis (experience)
- - Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- - MBA, or CPA (experience)
- - 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience (experience, 3 years)
- - Demonstrated financial and/or analytical experience including familiarity with concepts of forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and/or data interpretation and analysis (experience)
- Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/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. (experience)
Responsibilities
- • Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data-driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision-making and growth.
- • Support the core financial processes for the business, including: annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.
- • Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.
- • Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling for a variety of business initiatives and new business models.
- • Lead customer analysis efforts to uncover key insights on behavior, retention, and lifetime value.
- • Conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; identifying and communicating key drivers to support investment decisions.
- • Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, and support them to make judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.
- • Communicate information/data in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Articulate financial story clearly by adjusting style for different audiences. Your clarity in communication will be instrumental in facilitating informed decisions.
- • Manage competing priorities, communicate status updates, and drive projects to completion.
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Senior Financial Analyst, Amazon Photos | Finance
Job Description
Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join the Amazon Photo’s Finance team. Amazon Photos empowers consumers to preserve and relive their cherished memories. As part of this mission, our service offers unlimited photo storage for Prime members and is accessible through multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Web, Desktop, Fire Tablet, and Fire TV. Integrated with Alexa-enabled devices like the Echo Show and Echo Spot, Amazon Photos emerges as a next-generation digital service, building on the successful launches of Amazon Music and Amazon Video. We have ambitious goals to scale growth and adoption of the service around the world and delight our customers with a great product.The core of Amazon Photo’s Finance is to build financial models for new and ambiguous business opportunities and to clearly articulate the mechanics, risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs to business partners. The role is responsible for end-to-end financial support for major investments across a diverse set of categories including new device hardware investments, software services, monetization initiatives, and cost controllership. The SFA will support dedicated verticals within the Amazon Photo’s business with the opportunity to work with experienced leaders and teams across the world.The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business partners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. The candidate incorporates data into their decision-making frameworks and has a strong desire to learn new models while enacting change across the business. The role requires a self-starter with the ability to be both strategic and analytical in their support of the business, with high expectations and room for growth.Key job responsibilities• Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data-driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision-making and growth.• Support the core financial processes for the business, including: annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.• Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.• Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling for a variety of business initiatives and new business models.• Lead customer analysis efforts to uncover key insights on behavior, retention, and lifetime value.• Conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; identifying and communicating key drivers to support investment decisions.• Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, and support them to make judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.• Communicate information/data in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Articulate financial story clearly by adjusting style for different audiences. Your clarity in communication will be instrumental in facilitating informed decisions.• Manage competing priorities, communicate status updates, and drive projects to completion.
Locations
- United States, WA, Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
140,000 - 200,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experienceintermediate
- - Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysisintermediate
- - Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analysesintermediate
Required Qualifications
- - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) (degree in finance)
- - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience (experience, 3 years)
- - Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis (experience)
- - Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- - MBA, or CPA (experience)
- - 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience (experience, 3 years)
- - Demonstrated financial and/or analytical experience including familiarity with concepts of forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and/or data interpretation and analysis (experience)
- Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/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. (experience)
Responsibilities
- • Lead sales and marketing analysis efforts, providing data-driven insights on revenue performance, customer trends, and marketing effectiveness to drive strategic decision-making and growth.
- • Support the core financial processes for the business, including: annual operating plan, three-year strategic plan, monthly and quarterly business reviews.
- • Create, improve and maintain financial models to promote efficient use of resources.
- • Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling for a variety of business initiatives and new business models.
- • Lead customer analysis efforts to uncover key insights on behavior, retention, and lifetime value.
- • Conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; identifying and communicating key drivers to support investment decisions.
- • Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, and support them to make judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.
- • Communicate information/data in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Articulate financial story clearly by adjusting style for different audiences. Your clarity in communication will be instrumental in facilitating informed decisions.
- • Manage competing priorities, communicate status updates, and drive projects to completion.