At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. Operations is at the heart of what we do, delivering millions of packages each day and fulfilling customer orders from all over the world. Amazon is seeking a Finance Manager to support Amazon Logistics (AMZL) and Rural Super Rural (RSR) - our expanding delivery and pickup operations, purpose-built to deliver for both Amazon customers and third-party (3P) shippers.
This Finance Manager role will focus on On-the-Road (OTR) cost and play a key role in disruptive new transportation initiatives that are changing the nature of Amazon’s supply chain and customer experience. Specifically, this individual will focus on defining granular cost segmentation for new and expanding commingled delivery activities, including Hub delivery partner supply runs, Multiple Modes of Transportation (MMOT, e.g. walkers and e-bikes) deliveries, and Merchant Fulfillment Network (MFN) and 3P deliveries. This role will collaborate cross-functionally to redefine how we plan and report actual productivity and OTR cost as AMZL takes on new pickup and delivery activities, and serving as a key contributor through the team's intensive quarterly and annual financial planning cycles (OP1/3YF, OP2, Q2G, Q3G, Q4G). The AMZL/RSR OTR Finance team is focused on costs associated with both Last-Mile (LM) deliveries and First-Mile (FM) pickups, supporting both tactical and strategic initiatives to provide a better customer experience and reduce overall costs. This role plays a key part in further enhancing the largest and most cost-effective delivery business in the world, offering opportunities to demonstrate financial leadership and make strategic, long-term impact.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in operational and financial planning, and they will be at the forefront of identifying scalable solutions to segment costs associated with commingled LM delivery activities, creating granular reporting that enables accurate cost allocation to partner business lines. This individual will support weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial review processes, with an emphasis on analyzing and forecasting to provide financial insights to leadership. The role requires extensive cross-functional partnership with various operations, transportation, finance, planning, and other support teams to identify and address cost opportunities across the network and improve reporting practices. This individual will contribute to business reviews, network scale initiatives, risk mitigations, and ad-hoc analysis.
The successful candidate will have a high attention to detail, unlimited curiosity, a strong passion for continuous improvement, and excellent technical skills (e.g. SQL querying, Excel modeling, AI integration). They will demonstrate strong business judgment, influence senior leaders through data-driven insights, and drive innovation in ambiguous environments. This role provides opportunities to lead develop scalable solutions and solve difficult problems while collaborating effectively with Director and Vice President-level leaders across Amazon.
Amazon is looking for leaders with deep analytical skills and financial acumen, strong ability to partner with other teams, excellent stakeholder management skills, and an aptitude for driving initiatives with data in these quickly expanding businesses.
Key job responsibilities
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Proven ability to develop strategic relationships with operations and finance partners; you influence decisions through data-driven insights and business judgment.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial metrics, forecasts, and variance analyses are created and maintained to support business reviews, formal financial reporting, risk mitigations, and ad-hoc financial analysis, providing reliable insights that enable data-driven decisions by senior leaders.
- Partner with your team and business partners to drive continuous innovation in financial reporting, forecasting, and planning models through automation, AI integration, and process improvements that simultaneously reduce manual workload while delivering enhanced insights to senior leadership stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to root cause cost variances quickly and uncover financial drivers using data, then consult with and educate business partners on how operational decisions impact Cost to Serve (CTS).
- Expertise in collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data to create meaningful analyses that drive cost reduction initiatives, improve financial performance, and support strategic decision-making for Last-Mile deliveries and First-Mile pickups.
- Develop and implement scalable cost segmentation and allocation methodologies for commingled delivery activities (e.g. MFN/3P deliveries, Hub delivery partner supply runs, MMOT), collaborating with planning, operations, and technology teams to redefine how these activities are planned, reported, and allocated across business lines.
- Serve as a key contributor during the team's intensive quarterly and annual financial planning cycles, managing tight timelines and ensuring accurate, complete deliverables under pressure.
