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As a Senior Finance Analyst, you’ll give us the visibility we need to drive Amazon forward. Finance teams are a constant adviser to the business. When our finances and programme performance are optimised, we can keep delivering an excellent experience for our customers and find new ways to support them. This role gives you the opportunity to see how we make business decisions as you gather all the insights that we need to shape our future. Key job responsibilities- Use a range of metrics and models to forecast, link operational objectives to financials, and determine opportunities for improvement - Explore data to ensure reporting accuracy, and share financial analysis with business partners to support strategic business decisions - Produce a financial and operational plan to support business priorities, and lead on associated projects - Support with training new team members and contribute to onboarding plans - Maintain and build tools for your team to support knowledge sharing and help to standardise processes across EU teams - Leveraging end to end fixed costs metrics to identify cost out opportunities by linking up operations and financials. - Earning trust of your business partners to influence and support tactical and strategic business decisions, driving business improvements and cost reductions- Owning the financial and operational planning and reporting processes and all Month-End-Close procedures including variance analysis between scenarios, (actuals, Plan, Forecast...).A day in the lifeAs 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 teamThe Finance team are a crucial part of Amazon, which means you’ll work with lots of other teams to help the business achieve its goals. Your responsibilities could include anything from capturing and analysing data around KPIs, building investment models, planning resources for busy periods, driving savings projects or making data-backed business decisions around controllership and accounting.Within the team, we help to shape the strategies that ensure we operate in a way that’s commercially rewarding and fiscally responsible. We also work on projects, such as costing expansion plans and new site planning.There are lots of opportunities in this department, from payroll administrative assistants to financial analysts and management accountants. Basic Qualifications: - A degree- Relevant experience in a finance role leading a project or programme and partnering with multiple stakeholders within a business- Relevant experience working with Excel, reporting tools and large-scale data mining tools, such as Power BI, Python, SQL, or Tableau- Relevant experience in financial modelling Preferred Qualifications: - A bachelor's degree in finance, Mathematics, or Economics- Experience troubleshooting problems and offering solutions to streamline complex challenges- Experience of working in a large team or fast-paced, corporate environment- Experience of making strategic business decisions and manage internal relationshipsAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.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.