Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced ground-breaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
Amazon seeks a Financial Analyst to be a key member of our Lab Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon, supporting multiple Product Lines on financial reporting and planning process improvement/automation.
This role requires a self starter with strong financial modeling skills and the ability to dive into analyses and processes effectively. This role also has regular interaction with various business units across Amazon, so strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
Key job responsibilities
- Leading automation efforts for critical processes
- Financial budgeting, planning, reporting, and variance analysis
- Managing program budgets
- Supporting product and portfolio scenario analysis with financial modeling and data-driven recommendations
- Identifying opportunities for cost savings
About the team
Our team is focused on providing financial controllership and insights for the development of new Amazon devices and on going support for those that are launched. We act more as business advisors and partners than spend approvers as our business partners rely on us to provide them with the needed financial data and insights to enable the most informed business decisions.