Senior Financial Analyst, Worldwide Returns & Recommerce

We invent bold solutions in sustainable transportation and returns experiences which create trust and value for customers selling partners and shippers that benefit people planet and profit. We champion and lead the way to achieve Zero Defects Zero Cost of Returns Zero Product Waste and Zero Carbon at scale.

Worldwide Returns & Recommerce enhances the relationship with Amazons customers through Support Options and a Returns process that is simple transparent and convenient. We work to reduce returns by helping customers keep what they bought and removing defects that would cause a return (Zero Defects). When items are returned or damaged we maximize reuse and recovery to achieve Zero Cost of Returns and Zero Product Waste benefiting people planet and profit.

The WWR&R Finance team seeks a self-driven Senior Financial Analyst excited about solving complex problems that have a customer facing impact require strategic long-term thinking and help drive the 4 zeroes.

As the Senior Financial Analyst you will partner directly with business finance and tech teams to exercise controllership over key business parameters. This is a high visibility role where you will partner with senior leaders (including a Vice President/L10 and several Directors/L8s) regularly and build reporting that helps them keep a pulse on key business parameters and helps them make strategic decisions. You will own headcount and OpEx planning and reporting as well as partnering with senior executives to help them identify strategic options to deliver to their goals. You will have a strong operational and controllership mindset as we continue our mission to build best-in-class reverse logistics processes.

The successful candidate has demonstrated the following abilities: they influence business owners support thoughtful decision-making and adapt to a rapidly-evolving environment. They collaborate with and earn trust with executives and various business units across Amazon. They insist on the highest standards and bring excellent verbal and written communication skills. They automate and streamline processes and leverage AI tools to get results faster. A successful candidate is an effective multitasker adept at identifying high-priority work and projects that maximize results for key stakeholders and excited about solving complex problems that affect company-wide strategic decisions.



Key job responsibilities
- Use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build financial models interpret data draw conclusions and make recommendations that deliver results drive improvements and influence leaders throughout Amazon. These decisions can have global impact.
- Uses financial systems and advanced MS Excel functions to work with large data sets. Outputs plans forecasts budgets and consolidations.
- Creates effective business partnerships manages competing priorities and provides guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.
- Uses active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear concise and unambiguous manner. Adjusts style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly.
- Collects and analyzes quantitative data to develop relevant reports that drive cost reductions.
- Participates in hiring developing and mentoring peers and team members. Seeks and leverages diverse perspectives in all activities.
- Identifies opportunities to resolve defects proactively. Improves scales or simplifies finance tools across teams and organizations.
- Contributes to work life harmony by being a positive collaborative and effective influencer to new team members as an indicator of operations excellence.


- Bachelors degree in finance accounting business economics or a related analytical field (e.g. engineering math computer science)
- 3 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
- 3 years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
- 3 years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience

- MBA or CPA
- 4 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Knowledge of Tableau
- 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)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Bellevue - 82700.00 - 117100.00 USD annually