Job Description

Amazon strives to be Earths most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. Amazon seeks a Financial Analyst to lead function specific finance activity. The program which the finance lead will support is a key initiative for Amazon globally. The person would play a key role in driving the function agenda and would work as copilot in delivering the business result. The key task would be to help the business in decision support through data analysis and business insight. The Financial Analyst position is based in Bangalore. Key job responsibilities Financial Analyst will be a finance partner to the relevant business team. This includes, among other things, responsibility for financial metrics, reporting, forecasting and analysis. This individual will be an active member of the leadership team. The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to effectively manage the finances of a high-growth business. - Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses, and financial modeling. - Evaluate all pricing tenets for the program and help arrive at pricing decisions - Facilitate financial review meetings with business groups and work with business managers to ensure effective finance and cost management. - Work closely with the business managers to drive down inefficient costs and optimize for long term free cash flows - Manage the financial planning and analysis effort, using the key input levers to the business. - Develop ad hoc business analysis and present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions, and planned future initiatives. - Establish and maintain operating and business metrics. - Facilitate the Business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time Key job responsibilities Key job responsibilities Financial Analyst will be a finance partner to the relevant business team. This includes, among other things, responsibility for financial metrics, reporting, forecasting and analysis. This individual will be an active member of the leadership team. The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to effectively manage the finances of a high-growth business. Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses, and financial modeling. Evaluate all pricing tenets for the program and help arrive at pricing decisions Facilitate financial review meetings with business groups and work with business managers to ensure effective finance and cost management. Work closely with the business managers to drive down inefficient costs and optimize for long term free cash flows Manage the financial planning and analysis effort, using the key input levers to the business. Develop ad hoc business analysis and present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions, and planned future initiatives. Establish and maintain operating and business metrics. Facilitate the Business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time - Experience using data to influence business decisions - CA or MBA degree with 1+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance partnering or FP&A role - Good customer focus (both internal and external) - Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous situations - Results-oriented work ethic with a good desire to exceed expectations - Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills