The Finance Operations Business Partnering (BP) team is seeking a Finance
Manager (mfd) who will be a key member of the worldwide Retail BP team. This
individual will be located in Munich and the primary business support function
to manage finance operations order-to-cash (O2C) processes. Our team is
focused on reducing and eliminating defects within the O2C process which
impact customers and vendors. We advocate for global improvements through
technology and partnering with various teams to define, design, and prioritize
those enhancements in the ordering, fulfillment, billing collection and
dispute resolution processes with vendors. This position requires the
candidate to diagnose current Amazon processes and metrics, identify
opportunities, work with business partners to identify toolssystems
improvement opportunity, and validate the improvement effort.
Key job responsibilities
You will be a key player of a team comprised of high performing operations
excellence and finance professionals to drive upstream systems and process
initiatives which improve the quality and accuracy of data to bill our
vendors. We are looking for an experienced FinanceProgram Manager to partner
with our upstream business and technical teams to:
- Drive program objectives - provide program management to define project
plans, manage implementation activities, and develop processes, documentation
and communications for programprocess rollout and ongoing support.
- Scale services and tools - design processes and procedures that scale with
the business’ growth in volume, complexity, and global geographic dispersion.
- Define key performance indicators - develop metrics and service level
agreements for core programs and processes, and track delivery against program
objectives.
- Collaborate and build relationships with system and business owners
globally to ensure process excellence and the highest degree of
controllership.
- Negotiate efficient and reliable processes and policies across partner
teams to systematically eliminate dependencies and defects.
- Work cross-organizationally and functionally to identify key opportunities
in process, technical, and human interfaces and developing and implementing
plans to capitalize on those opportunities and measure and monitor success and
impacts.
### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in engineering, statistics or business, or a Bachelors
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 applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- Experience in building financial and operational reportsdata 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
### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQLETL
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the
root cause and creatingimplementing 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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