Global Financial Audit

Are you passionate about developing new partnerships to reduce process defects at scale? Have you led high business impact projects to increase efficiency and reduce waste? Are you comfortable building and challenging multi-variable financial business models?

If so, Finance Operations (FinOps) and the Global Financial Audit (GFA) organization is the place for you.

The FinOps Global Financial Audit (GFA) organization is seeking a financial Business Partner to support the growth and expansion of recovery audits to deliver financial savings throughout Amazon. The role combines business management, financial planning, and process improvement to enhance organizational effectiveness and drive long-term growth.

The ability to partner with business owners across Amazon and deliver results through GFA's external partners is critical for the role. The capability to extract valuable insights from multi-layered financial planning models is a must. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, a quick learner, and have the ability to effectively influence at all levels of seniority across Amazon.

You will work cross-functionally with multiple business partners and stakeholders internal and external to Amazon. You will hold a high bar for controllership to sustain and expand operations globally. You will model out short- and long-term business growth scenarios by in-depth financial analysis, while critically assessing technology opportunities and consolidated industry input. You will identify defects that result in recovery of overpayments, savings or missed funding due to Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

- Lead business reviews with external audit teams and senior internal stakeholders, setting a high bar for delivering results against established goals.

- Co-own financial planning and analysis to critically evaluate performance trends for GFA, shaping and maintaining the long-term vision for the organization.

- Analyze audit findings and influence stakeholders to address root cause and reduce defects.

- Leverage technology (new or existing) to scale root cause reduction, strengthen guardrails and improve operational efficiencies.

- Establish new recovery audits through cross-team collaboration, maintaining high-quality standards end-to-end.

About the team

Global Financial Audit (GFA) is a Finance function operating through both internal and external teams with the objective to recover missed or underbilled funding, overpayments and savings due to Amazon from current and prior periods.

GFA works proactively with upstream technology and process owning teams to identify and reduce defects based on root cause reporting owned by GFA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree

- 7+ years of experience in business operations, business management, or finance

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

- Experience with financial analysis and modelling

- Experience delivering through a team of individual contributors that span multiple locations and programs within your organization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA, or relevant advanced degree

- Knowledge of process automation and technology implementation

- Experience with compliance processes or project management

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/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.