Amazon is looking for a Financial Analyst II to join the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis team. This Analyst will support our Legal organization in managing headcount and outside counsel spend. This individual will own and analyze data in Headcount and drive improvement to the reporting infrastructure through automation. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and be able to manage multiple competing priorities effectively. This Financial Analyst will be a creative and analytical problem solver with the opportunity to “Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History."
The successful candidate will develop/refine models and metrics packages, in addition to handling day-to-day activities such as forecasting/planning and projects. You will leverage your educational and applied work experience to help streamline planning/reporting, as well as identify improvement and prioritization opportunities within these business areas. You will also manage appropriate month-end close processes, and assist in financial review meetings with the various business groups.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the Legal headcount reports, collaborating with the internal teams to ensure that all headcount is correctly tracked, reflected, and reported
- Provide insightful reports to explain monthly and quarterly drivers of variances between actual performance and planned Headcount.
- Manage the headcount planning process for Legal by developing and maintaining upload templates
- Assist in completing the planning cycles by uploading and verifying inputs
- Complete month-end processes for legal operating expenses
- Assist in providing business support to various finance teams by providing data driven insights into variances and trends
- Drive continuous improvement, simplification and automation of current and future Legal reports
