Head of Finance

6 months ago


Swansea, United Kingdom Amazon EU SARL (UK Branch) Full time

Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or a Bachelor's degree and experience in quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance)
- Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
- Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
- Experience in accounts receivable or account payable
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a seasoned finance professional to help steward our growth into this complex but fast-growing space. We are looking for a strategic and operationally-minded leader to join our Finance team, who is not afraid of ambiguity and challenges the status quo. Key responsibilities include:

- Driving the core financial processes for the organization including Annual Operating Plans, 3 year Strategic Plan, and Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews.
- Educating business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs, and make thoughtful judgement calls in ambiguous environments where data may be scarce or difficult to procure.
- Analyzing ROI of different programs/initiatives and generate actionable insights from large amounts of data.

A day in the life
- Influence CEO of Veeqo and the business owners of Seller Fulfillment Services, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly-evolving environment.
- Collaborate with executives and various business units across Amazon.

A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to innovate, identifying the high-priority work and projects supporting Seller Fulfillment Services Operations and solving complex problems that effect strategic decisions.

About the team
You will be joining a high-performing, fast paced finance team whose mission is to be the trusted strategic advisor to the business, driving profitable growth and scale through innovation. This is a highly visible role and requires a strong leader and open communicator. You will have a direct impact on our top and bottom line with the ability to deliver improvements for our teams. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work and you will see direct business improvements based on the results of your work.

London, GBR | Swansea, GBR
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
- 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)
- 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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