About the Role
This is a rare opportunity for a skilled Finance Business Partner to join our team in Sydney, Australia. You will partner with business teams across the Store organisation to deliver on our growth ambitions and raise the bar in e-commerce for Australian customers.
We are not an average retailer and this is definitely not your average finance position. As a trusted advisor to the business, you will support decision making, identify risks and opportunities, provide actionable insights, and build business cases to assess investments.
The successful candidate can work independently on complex problems while demonstrating strong business judgment and the capability to influence stakeholders through data-driven insights and recommendations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Controllership for overall AU retail business, including liaisoning with FP&A team on required commentary around P&L and balance sheet deliverables
* Support weekly/monthly business reviews and quarterly planning cycles by partnering with finance and business teams to develop clear narratives that explain performance variance
* Support annual operating plan process, collaborating with stakeholders to develop detailed forecasts and plans
* Build and maintain financial models to evaluate and track business opportunities and commercial programs, with guidance from senior team members on complex analyses
* End-to-end ownership of Amazon Australia's Free Cash Flow program, partnering with Retail, Operations, and Transportation teams to identify and execute opportunities that maximize long-term free cash flow position
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, design and implement scalable mechanisms that reduce cost-to-serve in the Australian market, with particular focus on operational efficiencies
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will require:
* Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field, or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
* 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
* Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis
* 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
* 3+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
* 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)
* MBA, or CPA
Benefits
We offer a competitive remuneration package and participation in the company stock plan as applicable. We also look after our people with benefits, such as subsidized private health insurance, superannuation and paid parental leave options.
Inclusion and Diversity
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
We pay our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.