Job Description
DESCRIPTION
At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.
The Payment Acceptance and Experience (PAE) mission is to build the most trusted, intuitive, and accessible payment experience on earth by providing customers the ability to pay on and off Amazon. PAE Finance manages a complex ecosystem that spans card networks, payment processors, and fintech companies that all Amazon businesses rely on to get paid. We are looking for strong Finance manager with the analytical prowess to understand drivers across the payments ecosystem in order to partner with stakeholders across Amazon, including Stores, Entertainment, Advertising, AWS, and Kuiper businesses to plan Cost of Payments, the company’s 4th largest variable expense.
This is a highly visible role within Amazon Payments. The right candidate will be self-motivated, have considerable financial acumen, and be comfortable operating in ambiguity. The candidate must be able to balance challenging priorities, meet tight deadlines, and provide insights and recommendations through data driven analysis.
Key job responsibilities
• Lead global planning and forecasting for Amazon’s Cost of Payments
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to gather inputs on worldwide financial forecasts, including the right mix of payment products
• Drive controllership of Cost of Payments by improving controls and leading monthly reporting mechanisms
• Build financial models/business cases to support cost of payments planning for senior leadership
• Help the finance team drive standardization, simplify processes and build scalable solutions
A day in the life
Depending on planning cycles, the Finance Manager may be working on a variety of items, whether it’s building out models to support annual planning cycles; tracking, reporting, and bridging against cost of payments inputs; working with business partners to assess the long-term viability of various product initiatives; and/or helping to kick off a new project to support key business objectives.
About the team
Our finance team works closely with the Payments business to manage the cost of payment, negotiate with payment providers, and launch new payment methods that customers prefer.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
Job Tags
Full time, Worldwide,