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Description

Amazon Advertising seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to be a strategic business partner to the Advertising Technology Sales team. We are looking for a top analytical mind to develop a deep Agency and Ad Technology understanding, drive insights behind key performance indicators, provide guidance to prioritize and influence upcoming agreements, and measure success of our partners.

This role will work closely with Sales and Product teams to evaluate and determine the long-term strategy to drive incremental Advertising Revenue as well as Advertising Technology product adoption across our various technology product offerings.

This role requires an individual with excellent analytical abilities, outstanding business acumen, and strong interpersonal skills to partner with Sales, Analytics, Product and Finance teams.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment with exposure to senior leadership.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage and execute entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including project management, data gathering and analysis, problem solving, and clear communication of insights and recommendations.

• Develop quantitative models necessary for evaluating technology user adoption.

• Build, iterate, and automate financial reports, metrics, and scorecards to support short and long-term planning.

• Provide financial reporting on the performance of the business and contribute deep-dive analyses and insights for Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly and Monthly Business Reviews.

• Partner with cross functional teams such as Product, Sales, Analytics, and broader Finance teams for automation and scalability.

• Audit business/financial performance regularly and coordinate with other stakeholder teams including Product, Accounting, and other partner Finance teams.

A day in the life

The successful candidate will be comfortable with ambiguity and have highly respected business acumen. This role partners directly with cross-functional leadership and multiple Advertising Finance teams, and requires strong communication and technical skills.

About the team

The Advertising Technology Sales Finance team is part of the larger Advertising Finance organization, which supports the different Amazon Advertising business teams. The team acts as the primary finance partner for the Ad Technology Sales businesses and will work closely with the business to drive topline growth.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

New York, NY, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)

• 3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $56,900/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.