What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager, Payments, Amazon Payments Finance position at Amazon?
Description
At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.
The Payment Acceptance and Experience (PAE) mission is to build the most trusted, intuitive, and accessible payment experience on earth by providing customers the ability to pay on and off Amazon. PAE Finance manages a complex ecosystem that spans card networks, payment processors, and fintech companies that all Amazon businesses rely on to get paid. We are looking for strong Finance manager with the analytical prowess to understand drivers across the payments ecosystem in order to partner with stakeholders across Amazon, including Stores, Entertainment, Advertising, AWS, and Kuiper businesses to plan Cost of Payments, the company’s 4th largest variable expense.
This is a highly visible role within Amazon Payments. The right candidate will be self-motivated, have considerable financial acumen, and be comfortable operating in ambiguity. The candidate must be able to balance challenging priorities, meet tight deadlines, and provide insights and recommendations through data driven analysis.
Key job responsibilities
Depending on planning cycles, the Finance Manager may be working on a variety of items, whether it’s building out models to support annual planning cycles; tracking, reporting, and bridging against cost of payments inputs; working with business partners to assess the long-term viability of various product initiatives; and/or helping to kick off a new project to support key business objectives.
About The Team
Our finance team works closely with the Payments business to manage the cost of payment, negotiate with payment providers, and launch new payment methods that customers prefer.
Basic Qualifications
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC - A57
Job ID: A3128521
At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.
The Payment Acceptance and Experience (PAE) mission is to build the most trusted, intuitive, and accessible payment experience on earth by providing customers the ability to pay on and off Amazon. PAE Finance manages a complex ecosystem that spans card networks, payment processors, and fintech companies that all Amazon businesses rely on to get paid. We are looking for strong Finance manager with the analytical prowess to understand drivers across the payments ecosystem in order to partner with stakeholders across Amazon, including Stores, Entertainment, Advertising, AWS, and Kuiper businesses to plan Cost of Payments, the company’s 4th largest variable expense.
This is a highly visible role within Amazon Payments. The right candidate will be self-motivated, have considerable financial acumen, and be comfortable operating in ambiguity. The candidate must be able to balance challenging priorities, meet tight deadlines, and provide insights and recommendations through data driven analysis.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead global planning and forecasting for Amazon’s Cost of Payments
- Build financial models/business cases to answer cost of payments adhoc questions for senior leadership
- Collaborate with global stakeholders to gather inputs on worldwide financial forecasts, including the right mix of payment products
- Drive controllership of Cost of Payments by improving controls and leading monthly reporting mechanisms
- Help the finance team drive standardization, simplify processes and build scalable solutions
Depending on planning cycles, the Finance Manager may be working on a variety of items, whether it’s building out models to support annual planning cycles; tracking, reporting, and bridging against cost of payments inputs; working with business partners to assess the long-term viability of various product initiatives; and/or helping to kick off a new project to support key business objectives.
About The Team
Our finance team works closely with the Payments business to manage the cost of payment, negotiate with payment providers, and launch new payment methods that customers prefer.
Basic Qualifications
- 5 years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- 6 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 6 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6 years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, MSAccess, Essbase or Cognos) and providing recommendations based on results of ad hoc analyses to management for strategic decision-making
- MBA, or CPA
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC - A57
Job ID: A3128521
Salary : $125,200 - $207,000