Description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our Selling Partner Experience (SPX) Finance team. In this pivotal role, you will serve as a critical contributor focused on driving financial planning, forecasting, and reporting to ensure visibility into the performance of our growing programs.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of using advanced data analysis and SQL skills to provide strategic decision support. You will work closely with leadership to offer guidance, oversight, and support in this exciting and evolving space.

As the Selling Partner business has rapidly expanded worldwide, we need to scale our financial planning and reporting models. In this role, you will focus on building and enhancing critical financial models, uncovering key insights, and communicating your findings to key stakeholders.

In addition to your core analytical abilities, you will also contribute to the development of policies, processes, and tools to address Seller-facing challenges in collaboration with cross-functional teams. This position requires a critical thinker with strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

At the heart of this role is a passion for using data to discover and solve real-world problems. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and directly influence the success of our Selling Partner Experience.

Key job responsibilities

• Build and maintain recurring metrics and reports.

• Complete ad hoc data retrieval and analysis using relational databases, Excel and other data management systems.

• Design and implement reporting solutions enabling stakeholders to manage the business and make effective decisions.

• Oversee financial reporting for your business area. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning. Use data to identify disruptive ideas and provide advice to business leaders across the globe.

• Build financial model, sensitivity analysis and provide recommendations for new business initiatives.

• Conduct impactful data analyses to identify opportunities, develop recommendations, and effectively communicate complex financial insights to drive critical business decisions through clear, concise, and tailored written and verbal presentations.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• 3+ years of business analyst, data analyst or similar role experience

• Experience with SQL

• Experience with Excel

• Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights

• Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced SQL and Excel experience

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $143,100/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.