Sr. Financial Analyst, FC Finance, Japan, FC Finance, Japan
Job Description
Finance is all about the numbers…unless you work at Amazon; it’s knowing the numbers and so much more.
Enthusiasm and energy help us deliver new ideas, and solutions.
Do you view problems as treasures, and are you willing to dive deep to develop those solutions and deliver results?
Will you seek to challenge the status quo, and accept that your ideas and mechanisms may be tested daily?
At Amazon, we move with purpose and speed, and this requires we work with a dynamic network of Operations, HR, Tech and Retail partners.
We help others understand finance and are *the* trusted business advisors by employing every facet of data and communication to ensure our partners and our leaders have the most up to date and reliable information to help them make the best possible decision.
Come teach us a few things, and we’ll teach you a few things as we navigate the most customer-centric company on Earth.
This is a perfect position for someone who knows how to work fast and smart.
Your experience has taught you how to avoid sticky predicaments, and you are good about avoiding the mess, sooner rather than later.
You know which details make all the difference, and which ones don’t add value.
You know the difference between spending time wisely and wasting time.
Job Responsibilities include:
- Expertise collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports to drive business improvement and cost reductions
- Root cause analysis and uncovering core issues using data, then assisting the Fulfillment Center improve and create new measures for site productivity
- Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability
- Lead the development of all weekly and monthly financial close, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models and their continuous innovation and improving the use and ease of interpretation by your Operations partners
- Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities & providing level-headed guidance during unexpected events
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More Information (Japanese Only)
・Department: Finance
・Job: Finance
・Location: Tokyo Office
*Business you will be responsible for: Fulfillment Center(FC)
・Voice of employee - Finance department
・Voice of employee - Finance
Finance/Tokyo Office/H.L.
Learn more about the overall Japan Operations Finance team: Finance team
Key job responsibilities
●Expertise collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports to drive business improvement and cost reductions
●Root cause analysis and uncovering core issues using data, then assisting the Fulfillment Center improve and create new measures for site productivity
●Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability
●Lead the development of all weekly and monthly financial close, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models and their continuous innovation and improving the use and ease of interpretation by your Operations partners
●Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely
●Proven ability to manage competing priorities & providing level-headed guidance during unexpected events
●Ability to travel; 10% travel expected, primarily to local operations
A day in the life
The fulfillment center office is steps away from the Gemba, where you will gain a deep understanding of fulfillment operations, including cutting edge warehouse technology. On any given day, you may be helping your business partners assess the financial impacts of a new initiative or project, developing financial plans which guide the future development of Amazon, or exploring your own ideas in how to drive improvements at the FCs.
About the team
Japan fulfillment center finance is a diverse team of financial analysts and mangers, female and male, who hail from several countries, including Japan, USA, Korea, Taiwan, China. We come from many different academic and career backgrounds--engineering, business and finance, the arts, etc. Both English and Japanese are spoken regularly in our team.
Basic Qualifications
- BA/BS degree
- 3+ years of related experience
- Business level of both Japanese and English language skill (reading, writing, speaking)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to convey complex information in an effective way
- Proven ability to solve complex problems using data and metrics.
- Proven ability to develop strategic relationships with business partners.
- Superb attention to details and organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA, or CPA
- 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)
- Six Sigma Black Belt