Amazon Ads is growing rapidly in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and we are dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers, agencies, and entrepreneurs. We offer our customers a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, managed service, and programmatic ad buying, these solutions help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales, and more.
Amazon Ads seeks a Finance Manager to lead EMEA Ads Sales Finance. This role is the primary Finance partner to the General Manager of EMEA and sits on the EMEA Ads Leadership team.
A successful candidate will operate independently in a rapidly growing and evolving business. The ideal candidate will be as comfortable building and refining financial models as they are with challenging and refining business strategies.
Key job responsibilities
Own the short and long-term revenue forecasts for EMEA Ads
Partner closely with the EMEA Ads GM and EMEA Ads leadership team
Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews
Represent Amazon Ads EMEA to internal stakeholder teams across Ads Finance, Stores Finance, FP&A, Legal, Accounting, and Tax teams
Optimize and prioritize investments based on a deep understanding of the EMEA Ads landscape across industry verticals, agency partners, and advertiser growth trajectory
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
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