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- 4+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience - 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience - CA, CPA,MBA or CWA,B Com with 10+ or more years of post-qualification experience in Accounting / Management reporting and analysis / Forecasting & Budgeting Exceptional leadership and team development skills Strong customer focus - both Internal / External A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations. Detail-oriented, well-organized. Ability to readily adapt to and lead in a changing environment Preferred qualifications Proven expertise managing, evaluating, analyzing data quickly and creating meaningful business reporting Strong financial acumen, problem solving and decision making skills Proven ability to independently manage competing priorities and meet deadlines Proven ability to influence decisions through effective verbal and written communication Retail industry experience Experience using Cognos, SQL, Oracle Financial Applications Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, creative and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. Finance is all about the numbers, unless you work at Amazon; it is about knowing the numbers and so much more. As finance leaders, we’re not just a reporting function, but a core part of the business, developing strong partnerships and creating value through insightful analyses. If you want to be a part of a fast moving, dynamic initiative then this is the role for you! Key job responsibilities Amazon seeks a Financial Analyst III to support our Global Real Estate and Facilities team for APAC. The candidate would be responsible to perform financial reporting, support monthly P&L analysis and financial forecasts, review fiscal close in close co-ordination with business and accounting teams, evaluate Capex/Opex requirements and continuously benchmark cost productivity for the business. Additionally, the role would also facilitate financial review meetings and work with business managers to ensure effective finance and cost management, provide inputs for monthly and quarterly business reviews in a timely manner and facilitate the business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time. Additional responsibilities would include partnering across vertical teams to ensure high-quality reporting, ad-hoc business analyses, financial modeling and analysis of business trends, establishing controls and defining/maintaining business metrics for new/existing businesses. The candidate would also partner with Global leadership team to develop strategic multi-year or long term operating plans, present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions, and planned future initiatives, drive hiring, manage performance and place accountability. A day in the life • Driving quarterly, annual and multi-year forecasting and budgeting process. • Partnering with the global leadership team to develop strategic multi-year plans and implementing processes to prioritize resource decisions and track the top investments and initiatives necessary to exceed future state targets • Lead monthly reviews of financial and operating metrics, analyze variances to forecast and communicate key drivers to senior management • Be an expert in managing data in financial systems and develop automation programs to create insightful reports to drive business improvement • Produce regular metrics reviews, as well as analytical support through deep-dive analysis • Monitor cost-center expenditures versus forecasts and budgets and provide controllership over operating costs • Managing Routine Operational finance tasks. • Review and Consolidation of Capex budget submission file for APAC • Top vendor spends analysis preparation post budget completion based on direction from Global finance team. • SOP preparation, review and finalization. 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience MBA, or CPA Knowledge of SQL/ETL 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 - - Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP) - - Experience in managing, evaluating, analyzing data quickly and creating meaningful business reporting. - - Good financial acumen with problem-solving and decision-making skills. - - Good in managing competing priorities and meet deadlines. - - Excellent interpersonal skills — including written and oral communication skills. - - Advanced proficiency in Excel. 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