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FINANCE MANAGER, STRATEGY, AMAZON FREIGHT EU

Amazon TA

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

127Job Description:Amazon Freight Europe is seeking a highly analytical and resourceful Finance Manager to join the Finance Strategy & Expansion team to externalise the freight business, designing and delivering a world class freight experience for our customers. We are continuously innovating on behalf of Amazon customers to deliver larger selection quicker and at lower prices. In this role, you will drive profitability and customer experience by directly influencing the development, planning, and execution of our transportation network ( ).

The role will require quickly learning operations to grasp the big picture in order to develop financial metrics. As part of this you will need to communicate clearly and succinctly with business leaders to influence decisions with data, working across Europe and North America you will partner closely with Product, Program, Operations, and Commercial leaders to define the expansion strategy, proactively solving the challenges and opportunities that this creates.

In this impactful role, you will lead the long-term financial planning of Amazon Freight, collaborating with business stakeholders to shape strategies and investments for success. Your responsibilities will involve evaluating the merits of each investment, expansion initiative, and product offering to optimise profitability. Your insights and analyses will directly influence senior management decisions, guiding our path towards sustainable growth as we continue to rapidly scale.

You are a person who enjoys operating in a dynamic, fast changing environment. You are able to process complex and, at times, ambiguous data, identifying and addressing key risks and helping operations to develop efficient customer centric solutions. You thrive in an ambiguous environment and are comfortable to educate your business partners to succeed in this space.

To succeed, you will need to quickly familiarise yourself with operations, gaining a holistic understanding of our business. Your ability to communicate effectively, delivering clear and succinct messages, will be indispensable as you engage with key stakeholders to shape strategic decisions. Your willingness to respectfully challenge your stakeholders, backed by compelling data-driven arguments, will ensure that decisions are anchored in sound judgment and aligned with our overarching goals.

Key job responsibilities
This position requires a broad set of skills to be successful, that range from high level strategic thinking to deep-dive analytical problem solving. Specifically:
• Collaborate and influence senior business partners to support tactical and strategic business decisions;
• Draft and present key documents to leadership, taking an idea from inception to implementation;
• Dive deep into the processes and cost drivers to enhance operating productivity, and

About the team
At Amazon Freight, we blend advanced technology with Amazon’s network of 6,500+ owned trailers and 13,000+ trusted carrier partners across UK & EU to move freight-simply and reliably. We apply the same customer obsession that we are known for in the consumer business to the Business to Business segment, aiming to partner with our customers to meet the demands of today while helping to navigate the road ahead. The team is diverse and intercultural with passionate members with a team-focused attitude. Across Amazon, we have committed to reach net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement and we take this commitment seriously in Amazon Freight too. We’re not there yet but if this sounds interesting, maybe you can help us get there.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience communicating results to senior leadership
– Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
– Experience in 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)
– Bachelors Degree or equivalent financial work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- CPA
– Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
– Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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