Finance Manager, Amazon Turkey in Istanbul, Turkey

Description

At Amazon, we’re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you’d like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online across the globe, this is your chance to make history. Amazon has a long record of growth and success in non-US geographies. Since launching its first European websites in 1998, Amazon has grown into a global leader in e-commerce, with customer-facing websites selling physical goods in five European countries, plus Japan, India, Canada, Mexico, UAE, Australia, Türkiye, among others. We are currently looking for a highly analytical and forward-thinking Finance Business Partner to join our Amazon Türkiye Retail Finance team based in Istanbul.

The Finance Manager will contribute to all controllership functions including financial reporting, planning, control and analysis to service our Turkish customers. In this role, you will partner with your business and the commercial and other cross-functional teams (retail and 3rd party category management, fulfillment and transportation, marketing, accounting, tax and all other support teams) to deliver growth and financial commitments. Through insightful and data-driven analysis, you will lead growth and profitability improvement initiatives and work with the cross-functional teams to understand and boost the key drivers of the business. The role is broad based and will require a strong, independent performer who is motivated to make a big impact in a highly ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities:

• Controllership of the business unit.

• Expertise collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports to lead business improvement and cost reductions

• Root cause analysis and uncovering core issues using data, then assisting to develop the improvement plans and create new measures

• Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability

• Manage the development of all weekly and monthly financial controllership incorporating all planning, forecasting, and reporting models and their continuous innovation while communicating actively with your business partners

• Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated and timely

• Proven ability to deliver results through a highly matrix team with competing priorities & providing level-headed guidance during unexpected events

This position is office-based, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week in line with Amazon’s current flexible work guidance. Amazon encourages open communication about unique needs for flexible arrangements.

Basic Qualifications

• 6-9 years of relevant finance experience

• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.

• Masters/Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, math or related field

• Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial models for business forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving

• Experience working with accounting, tax and financial operations (A/P, A/R, VAT, Payroll, etc…)

• Advanced Excel user, VBA (even better)

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL (or similar), highly preferred but not required (will be required to learn)

• Excellent analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture

• Strong skills in accessing and using analytical tools and modelling

• Innovative with a commercial mindset

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects

• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills

• Ambitious, want to succeed and be part of a great team