Financial Analyst II
- Recruiter
- Amazon
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £Competitive
- Posted
- 18 Feb 2019
- Closes
- 18 Mar 2019
- Ref
- 789659
- Job Title
- Finance Analyst
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG, Retail / Wholesale, Technology
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Europe seeks an experienced commercial finance business partner to join its fast growing Third Party Prime Now team. Based in the London office, the Finance Analyst will work closely with finance stakeholders and business partners in managing growth, driving profitability and helping to shape future strategy for the business unit.
· Applying general business and financial analysis skills to define the company strategies in this unit and ensure they are delivered.
· Lead financial evaluation of key projects and expansions, providing both commercial and financial assessment of plans.
· Determine the key interventions the business unit needs to make to be successful, aligning management and driving delivery.
· Providing analytical support such as the evaluation of business proposals, and driving ad-hoc cross-functional projects.
· Working with the client group senior management and corporate accounting to ensure effective cost management and to provide useful information for decision-making.
· Perform month end closing, reporting and highlighting required business interventions.
· Financial planning and forecasting, ownership of annual financial plan, risk assessment and recommendation for the business unit.
· Weekly reporting and analysis of key business metrics and trends.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Strong academic background.
· Significant finance experience.
· Robust analytical & modelling skills required.
· A fluency in standard software including Excel, Access.
· Possess strong communication and persuasion skills.
· Has a superior attention to detail.
· Must be comfortable working in cross-functional teams.
· Demonstrates strong leadership.
· Knowledge of VBA and SQL.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Finance experience from retail, FMCG or technology companies within an international environment.
· Can successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously and work to tight deadlines.
· Strong business judgment and good instincts.
· Ability to simplify and improve inefficient or complex processes.
· Able to operate at all levels, by staying connected to the details as well as being able to step back and see the bigger picture.