Job Description
Description
Imagine being a part of an agile team where your ideas have the potential to reach millions within a matter of months. Picture partnering on consumer-facing products, where every single team member is a critical voice in the decision-making process. Welcome to Amazon Music!
Amazon Music is seeking a Finance Manager to lead our funnel strategies and drive new initiatives for customer growth while ensuring financial efficiency. As the finance leader for Amazon Music's funnel, you will partner closely with Prime, Alexa, and Device teams to develop and evaluate cross-platform strategies. You will also partner closely with Music Product and Marketing and provide financial guidance for key new initiatives while maintaining strong financial governance.
The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional strategic thinking and business partnering capabilities, with the ability to influence decisions through financial insights and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders. You will have experience leading complex financial analyses, developing business cases for new initiatives, and implementing financial strategies in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Strong leadership skills are essential, as you will collaborate extensively with teams across various Amazon teams to maximize funnel performance and drive Amazon Music's growth. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in evaluating business opportunities, conducting ad hoc valuations for new initiatives, and translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations for senior leadership. Advanced financial modeling skills, excellent communication abilities, and a track record of driving results through influence are crucial for success in this role.
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Partner with business teams to value propositions
- Develop business cases to support all major financial decisions
- Prepare financial metrics, financial analysis, and financial reporting
- Manage global financial and business forecast model(s)
- Develop, maintain and enhance finance controllership via models, reports, and processes
- Demonstrate the ability to manage competing priorities & providing level-headed guidance during unexpected events
- Root cause opportunities for improvement using data, then assisting the Amazon Music team to take action on your findings
A day in the life
Envision strategizing with product and marketing stakeholders on customer-facing initiatives to drive customer growth.
You will work with the Prime, Alexa, and Devices teams to strategize on growth for Amazon and Amazon Music.
You will drive alignment across Music marketing and product teams on new initiatives to growth customer growth.
You will develop and own key funnel forecast models and partner with internal finance partners to drive customer and financial forecast and analytics.
About the team
The Amazon Music Finance team is designed to be collaborative; although each individual have clear ownership of an area(s), success typically involves partnering with our finance leads for other tiers, or specialties.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 4+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- 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)
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- Experience communicating results to senior leadership
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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