Finance Manager Intern
Amazon
Finance Manager Intern
Amazon
Sells products online and rents cloud computing
This position is for an 8-12 week Internship to be conducted in Summer of 2027 (Jun-Sep 2027).
*Minimum 12 weeks Internship is required for all International hires (who require JP VISA Support)*
Selection Schedule:
Application & Assessment Begins: September 2026
Selection Communication Begins: October 2026
Interview Begins: October 2026
Offer Extensions: December 2026 – March 2027
An Amazon MBA summer internship, consists of leading a strategic project that is data intensive, analytical, centered on a real business issue, and representative of the full-time role.
Are you inspired by innovation and the continuous pursuit of improving customer experience? Are you energized by the dynamic forces shaping the e-commerce market? Amazon Retail Finance seeks an analytical, results-oriented Sr. Financial Analyst Intern to support the Consumables finance team for Japan. “Finance” in Amazon has similarities to 経営企画室・経営戦略本部 (Corporate Strategy & Planning) in Japanese companies in which you own a wide variety of planning and analysis responsibilities.
This intern role acts as a right-hand person of Amazon Business Leaders and support the healthy growth and financial operation. He/she delivers this through detailed financial modeling, driving business initiatives, and identifying/implementing key business indicators. Additional responsibilities include delivering cost and process improvements, performing reviews of forecast vs. actual variances, and communicating with managements and peers business issues and demanding actions. He/she may also have a subordinate to manage, coach and develop.
Key job responsibilities
While exact weight depends on each assignment, general responsibilities of Amazon Business Finance in Amazon includes the followings:
- Lead both multi-year's business planning and annual forecasts with detailed financial for business segments and initiatives. Identify opportunity for sales and profit from multiple dimensions, and translate them to action plans with priority calls. Audit business teams’ assumptions and plans. Translate opportunities to business goals, with key inputs which matters to the outputs, identify road-blocks, ensure proper and sufficient action plans are developed, and track the delivery.
- Lead forecast updates to keep managements up to date. Conduct timely reviews with explanation to forecast changes and variance vs. actual, communicate business issues and demand actions to management and business partners.
- There are variety of analysis on demand; pricing, product sourcing strategy, new category or store launches, new business models, co-promotion opportunities and other merchandising strategy.
- For new business and business models, simulate benefit and costs to Amazon, the business partners and our consumers. Support business teams for organization and financial process designs to deliver the idea, obtain the budget and make it happen.
- Partner with other finance teams and multi function and develop all weekly and monthly financial close activities, all planning forecasting, and reporting models while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both operations and other business partners.
- Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely.
- Track and manage budgets and headcounts. Reviews and approve cost/fee structure change proposals and investments.
Please make sure to list your MBA program and expected graduation date (month and year) within the Education section of your online application and on your resume.
A cover letter is not necessary.
Interviews: Online assessments will be sent in September and interviews will start in October.
- Currently enrolled in MBA or equivalent master’s level program at the time of application with a graduation date between December 2027 – September 2028
- 3+ years of full-time work experience, prior to starting your MBA program
- 3+ years’ finance experience in an organization with world class processes, or 3+ years’ experience in consulting or financial institution.
- Demonstrated financial acumen and analytical experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and project analysis (example: business modeling), and data interpretation of business impact and results (example: what-if scenarios).
- Business level fluency in English (in both written and verbal format)
- Business level fluency in Japanese (in both written and verbal format)
- Bachelor’s degree required in finance, economics, mathematics, business or related field
- 5+ years in finance roles with progressively increasing levels of responsibility
- Experience in setting up business cases and driving financial conclusions, strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Superior attention to detail and have the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously, though never losing the big picture out of sight
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