DESCRIPTION

Amazon Fuse & Mobile Business Development (MBD) Finance Team is seeking an innovative, high business judgement, analytical and strategic finance leader, who is passionate about accelerating Amazon’s growth. This is a unique opportunity to join a centralized corporate business development team working on strategic partnerships to accelerate Amazon’s flywheel by distributing Amazon’s digital services. Specifically, Amazon Fuse & Mobile Business Development (MBD) team is a group chartered with distribution of Amazon’s digital services through partnerships with Mobile Operators, MVPDs (video distributors) and OEMs worldwide.
This business-partnering role is focused on supporting some of Amazon’s most high-impact commercial partnerships in India and Asia Pacific. You will need to work collaboratively with internal finance teams to understand their business priorities and economics. You will develop research and analysis of industries, potential partners and competitors, and communicate findings and recommendations to senior management. We dive deep and provide thoughtful and rigorous analysis, yet are creative, adaptable and action-oriented to drive growth by directly influencing leaders’ decision-making.
The ideal candidate is a first-principles thinker, enjoys solving complex problems, dealing with ambiguity, and working effectively with cross-functional teams. The candidate also thrives in fast-paced settings that are constantly evolving. Proving you are a good finance leader is a critical part of this job. Amazon Fuse & Mobile Business Development (MBD) Finance is a small, tight-knit team who values strong-analytical individuals who also think creatively, can quickly learn business dynamics in the space they’re operating in and proactively seek out opportunities to advance the growth initiatives of Amazon’s businesses.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:
• You use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build complex, scalable and flexible financial models, and to interpret data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations that deliver results, drive improvements, and influence leaders throughout Amazon.
• You have the backbone to challenge business development and marketing teams on business assumptions. You know how to work collaboratively across functions and earn business partners trust and support.
• You drive thought leadership in the area of quantifying the value of distinct customer behaviors
• You develop, report, and analyze key input metrics that support business growth, working transform complex datasets into actionable insights.
• You effectively collaborate with Fuse leaders, finance and BI to enhance and automate reports for business reviews.
• You must be a strong leader with the ability to navigate ambiguity and work in uncharted territory. You must have curiosity to learn a complex business area.
• You effectively communicate strategies and plans to VP level leaders and must have experience influencing and working with a wide variety of stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• You maintain controllership by ensuring all financial fundamentals are correct and accurate, such as billing, cost allocation, and financial presentations.
• Bring out the best in others, make teammates great and build on each other’s work

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
– 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
– 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
– Bachelor’s degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) 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