Accounting Analyst
Amazon
Accounting Analyst
Amazon
Sells products online and rents cloud computing
Are you ready to turn data into decisions that shape how Amazon operates? We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join our Finance team, where you will build reports, analyze trends, and deliver insights that directly influence business strategy. In this role, you will work with large datasets to uncover the story behind the numbers, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive meaningful improvements. If you are a curious, detail-oriented problem solver who thrives on making complex information clear and actionable, this is your opportunity to grow your career at one of the world's most innovative companies.
Key job responsibilities
- Build and maintain financial and operational reports that inform business decision-making, ensuring completeness and accuracy through thorough data validation and cross-referencing across multiple sources.
- Analyze financial statements, key performance indicators, and operational data to draw conclusions, surface trends, and make recommendations to business partners.
- Support weekly and monthly financial close processes, planning cycles, and forecasting models while continuously improving their usability and accuracy.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to collect inputs, validate assumptions, and deliver ad-hoc analyses that quantify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement.
- Identify opportunities to automate reporting workflows and integrate generative AI tools where appropriate, creating documentation and standard operating procedures to support knowledge transfer.
A day in the life
You will start your morning reviewing dashboards and validating data to ensure your reports reflect the latest business activity. From there, you might dive into a variance analysis to explain why a key metric shifted, then join a working session with business partners to align on assumptions for an upcoming forecast. In the afternoon, you could be building a new automated report or documenting a process improvement you identified. Along the way, you will collaborate with teammates, ask questions, and continuously sharpen your financial toolkit.
About the team
Our Finance team is dedicated to providing the insights and analysis that help Amazon make smarter, faster decisions. We work collaboratively across the organization, combining rigorous financial discipline with a genuine curiosity about the business. As a team, we are focused on scaling our reporting capabilities, improving controllership, and developing the next generation of finance talent. You will join an inclusive environment where knowledge sharing is encouraged and your growth is supported through mentorship and hands-on learning opportunities.
- 3+ years of transactional accounting field experience
- Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- Experience in managing finance operations for accounts payable, accounts receivable or payroll
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
- Knowledge of financial controls and procedures
- 1+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.
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