Financial Analyst - FinOps Business Partnering, Finance Operations

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job description

Financial Analyst - FinOps Business Partnering, Finance Operations

As a Finance Operations Business Partner for Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) processes, the candidate will work with Business, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to drive financial results, efficiency, and scalable continuous improvement initiatives. The candidate demonstrates Bias for Action, Dive Deep, Ownership, and holds self, stakeholders, and partner teams to high standards of accountability, agility, quality, and execution of results. The primary audience for this role is Senior leadership in Business, Finance, Technology, and other groups such as Legal, Accounting, and Tax. This is an Individual Contributor role.

Key Job Responsibilities

1. Build insightful reports and analytical data models to address difficult business questions in relation to AR and AP processes. The candidate will learn the business context of the data used in the analysis to convert data into impactful findings, provide recommendations, and drive data-driven decision making.
2. Proactively dive deep at the customer account level or vendor level when necessary to ensure reporting accuracy, status reporting, and regularly audit datasets, as well as work from other teams. The candidate will need to demonstrate operating independently without supervision and lead idea generation and problem-solving proactively.
3. Work with cross-functional teams to achieve customer-centric and cash-flow goals and not be limited by current process capability constraints. The candidate takes calculated risks and does not shy away from difficult conversations when they occur and persists with the need to make progress in the interest of the organization.
4. Schedule periodic reviews to assess progress, identify risks or blockers timely, and implement agreed resolutions for core programs such as Timely Billing and Collections, Expedited Disputes Resolution, Vendor Payments Experience initiatives, and regulatory compliance.
5. The candidate role models the ability to communicate for impact, fosters constructive dialogues, harmonizes conflicting views, leads the resolution of issues, and earns the trust of stakeholders.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Graduate or Post-Graduate in Accounting or Quantitative field.
2. 8+ years experience in Accounts Payable and Receivables Processes with demonstrated subject matter expertise.
3. 8+ years in the implementation of automation or operational efficiency improvement initiatives.
4. Ability to use MS-Excel and other applications to perform efficient dives deep and build analytical information for decision-making.
5. Ability to lead presentations for Senior Leadership Teams to deliver results committed to Business.
6. Ability to influence teams even when not directly in their management chain.
7. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, time-constrained environment.
8. Ability to deal with pressure and deadlines.
9. Ability to define policies and procedures.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience in working with Tax, Audit, and Compliance related compliance projects.
2. Experience in providing support for internal and external audit teams.

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Posted: March 25, 2025 (Updated about 1 hour ago)