Senior Financial Analyst, UK Customer Fulfillment

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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Embark on a Thrilling Journey as Amazon's Senior Finance Analyst, Driving Operational Excellence and Strategic Insights!

Are you a financial wizard with a passion for driving operational transformation? Amazon's Fulfillment Network is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Analyst to join our dynamic team in London. As the Senior Finance Analyst, you'll be the crucial link between data and strategy, uncovering hidden insights that will propel our operations to new heights. Your analytical prowess will be put to the test as you delve into a diverse array of data sources, effortlessly manipulating and transforming them into visually compelling reports that inform key stakeholders across Finance, Business, and Operations.

Leveraging your exceptional analytical skills, you'll bring complex financial metrics to life. Your ability to educate and empower our teams will be instrumental in driving continuous improvement and optimizing our cost structures for maximum efficiency. Your focus will include supporting HR leadership drive cost metrics and help shape and develop business strategy.

Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey, where no two days are alike. You'll tackle ad-hoc analyses, KPI reporting, all while collaborating with a cross-functional powerhouse of experts from our Amazon Finance, HR, and Operations teams. Your strategic recommendations will be crucial as our leaders navigate the dynamic landscape of our fulfillment network.

This role offers the perfect blend of independence and teamwork, as you'll have the freedom to dive into complex projects while also fostering close relationships with our on-the-ground operations. Based in our corporate office in London, you'll gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of Amazon's logistics ecosystem working alongside other operational and finance teams.

Are you ready to be the catalyst for transformative change? Unlock your potential and embark on an exhilarating career journey with Amazon!

Key job responsibilities

1. Use a range of metrics and models to forecast, link operational objectives to financials, and determine opportunities for improvement
2. Explore data to ensure reporting accuracy, and share financial analysis with business partners to support strategic business decisions
3. Produce a financial and operational plan to support business priorities, and lead on associated projects
4. Support with training new team members and contribute to onboarding plans
5. Maintain and build tools for your team to support knowledge sharing and help to standardise processes across EU teams

A day in the life
As a Senior Finance Analyst, you'll play a core role in a number of projects at any one time. By tracking performance metrics, analysing data and building financial models, you'll identify where we can drive better efficiency and productivity. You'll also show us how different scenarios impact our business from a financial perspective, which is vital for many of our stakeholders to make business decisions.

This role will allow you to work independently, whilst also working closely with our partners to provide the insights they need. You'll be predominantly based in one of our corporate offices but may also be based in another of our sites.

About the team
Customer Fulfilment, or CF, is where it all started for Amazon. CF has scaled up from a humble team of booksellers to a sophisticated global team which handles more than 1.5 million orders every day. The team is the foundation of our business and its efforts have helped us diversify across new regions and services. With the help of emerging technology, we're always looking for ways to offer a bigger, better product range - delivered quickly and affordably.

The CF team are the first people in the chain that helps customers get products at the speed we're known for. We're based in Fulfilment Centres, which are at the heart of Amazon's fast-paced Operations network. Our centres are sometimes referred to as the 'First Mile' because it's where most Amazon packages start their journey. We help to manage dynamic inventory and facilitate speedy deliveries round the clock.

Lots of different people work in our Fulfilment Centres, so there are plenty of opportunities for every skillset. Some of us work with physical products, while others analyse data to help everyone across the business make smart decisions.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. A degree
2. Relevant experience in a finance role leading a project or programme and partnering with multiple stakeholders within a business
3. Relevant experience working with Excel, reporting tools and large-scale data mining tools, such as Power BI, Python, SQL, or Tableau
4. Relevant experience in financial modelling

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. A bachelor's degree in finance, Mathematics, or Economics
2. Experience troubleshooting problems and offering solutions to streamline complex challenges
3. Experience of working in a large team or fast-paced, corporate environment
4. Experience of making strategic business decisions and manage internal relationships

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.