EU Financial Analyst, Transportation FP&A

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is seeking a highly analytical and resourceful Financial Analyst (FA) to support the EU FP&A Transportation team, based in Luxembourg. In this role, you will be responsible for providing analytical support to the business/financial leadership team by monitoring operational performance and identifying improvement opportunities. You will also get the unique opportunity to work closely with a variety of stakeholders, including Retail finance, Controllership, BI, Supply Chain and Transportation teams to build a multi-billion dollars financial plan. On top of the above, the analyst will be in charge of driving strategic initiatives to improve financial reporting efficiency, develop new bridging / forecasting tools and establish new key performance metrics where appropriate.

Primary responsibilities will include:
· Compiling and reviewing financial results and plans and communicating results to company leaders.
· Equipping the management with regular actionable reporting to enable decision making.
· Driving team productivity by automating and outsourcing reporting and analysis.
· Establishing and driving variance analysis processes on an ongoing basis
· Building technical solutions to support planning cycle and its continuous developments

The role will require quickly learning and fully grasping the business's economics to understand the big picture, gaining proficiency in our data systems to capture the right details, and communicating clearly and succinctly to effectively partner with business leaders and influence decisions. The successful candidate will have the ability to tackle multiple projects and efficiently execute deliverables. The position will also require to be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· BA/BS degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering or other fields with an analytical focus
· 3+ years of corporate finance or related analytical experience
· Intermediate to advanced experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, MSAccess, Python, Essbase and/or Cognos)
· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VBA, macros)
· High capacity to prioritize workload and achieve effective results within tight deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic, ever-growing, and often ambiguous environment; effective multi-tasking skills are vital
· Proven ability to solve complex problems and perform root cause analyses
· Proven experience in identifying key metrics, developing reports and analytical views in business intelligence tools
· High attention to details within frame of structured and organized thinking
· Fluent in English