Description
The Selling Partner Services (SPS) team operates the business, technology and seller services that make Amazon the best place on Earth for 3rd party sellers to start and grow a global business. Today, the vast majority of those sellers choose to do so trusting Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to fully manage their selection from the factory floor to the customer door, allowing sellers to leverage the power of Amazon's global fulfillment network.
Our mission in WW FBA is to enable the long-term success of our sellers by building best-in-class processes and tools that make FBA the simplest, most reliable and profitable channel for our sellers. Our store has enabled sellers of all sizes and origins to compete in an evolving global market, and today WW sellers serve tens of millions of items to customers globally.
We are looking for a Business Analyst to help lead the Analytics and Automation within the FP&A team within the Fee Finance Organization. In this role you will partner closely with finance stakeholders, fee strategy, and teams that support lowering costs and improving seller experience.
The successful candidate will have strong analytical background, track record of effective business partnership, and ability to deliver results in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment. The candidate must have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders to understand topline and cost drivers, and deliver high quality insights to senior leaders to influence fee strategy.
We are looking for someone with expertise in data analytics skills, strong business acumen, an ownership mindset and ability to clearly communicate. In this role, you will leverage our data to drive efficiencies, provide key data-driven insights, enable new opportunities and innovate on behalf of business customers, in close partnership with both finance and business teams. You will manage and execute entire components of large projects from start to finish including data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights and recommendations. You will also support building metrics and reporting on them to senior leadership.
A successful candidate will develop a strong understanding of our business and make data-driven conclusions. They will be comfortable with ambiguity while working in a fast-paced dynamic environment. They will also continuously learn new systems, tools, and industry best practices to help design new tools that help our team automate, and accelerate analytics.
Key job responsibilities
Oversee business and finance reporting and analytics
Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning
Build and drive planning, forecasting, and reporting models
Identify and support the automation of manual reports
Generate actionable insights through the development of metrics, dashboards and deep dive analyses
Communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner
Influence critical business decisions with data
A day in the life
As the Business Analyst, you will work closely with multiple business and finance teams including fee strategy, fee science, product, economics, and operations, to shape the analytics to track business performance. You will help the team identify growth and profit opportunities, partnering with the business teams to develop strategy for a global multi-Billion dollar business.
About the team
You will be joining a high-performing, fast-paced Finance team whose mission is to be the trusted strategic advisor to the business, driving profitable growth and scale through innovation. Is a highly visible role within the finance team and requires a strong leader and open communicator. You will have direct impact on top and bottom lines with the ability to deliver improvements for our teams. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work and you will see direct business improvements based on the results of your work
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of business or financial analysis experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Experience with SQL
Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
4+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience
Experience in Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau
Experience in Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions etc) and data visualization tools such as Tableau
Preferred Qualifications
MBA, or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT or equivalent
Knowledge of SQL and Excel at a moderate or advanced level
Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)
Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis, or experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service
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.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 81,700.00 - 143,100.00 USD annually
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 82,700.00 - 130,100.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 130,100.00 USD annually
