Finance Analyst, Operations Finance📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Amazon is expanding its operations in the Middle East and is seeking a Finance Analyst, Operations Finance to establish robust processes and analytics. This role will be based in the Amazon office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will partner closely with Operations Business Leaders in KSA to provide financial advice, support, and drive process improvements across the organization. Success in this position requires the ability to structure complex problems, conduct thorough analysis, and present findings effectively to senior executives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Operations Business Leaders in KSA to provide financial advice, support, and drive process improvements.
• Ensure key financial controls are in place and drive their adoption across the organization to maintain strong controllership.
• Identify opportunities to build new processes that foster a strong control environment and manage monthly financial reporting.
• Understand and communicate the financial impacts of business processes to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Guide core financial processes for the businesses, including Annual Operating Plans, Long Term Plans, Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews, weekly metrics, bridges, and forecast updates.
• Identify operational improvements, conduct deep dives into cost structures, and analyze business opportunities and investments, including key business development initiatives.
• Lead and participate as a key finance stakeholder in cross-functional teams to support rapid business growth.
• Drive network-level cross-functional projects.

Required Qualifications

• 1+ years of finance experience.
• 2+ years of experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses.
• 1+ years of experience building financial and operational reports or data sets that inform business decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience in problem-solving and root cause analysis.

Skills and Competencies

• Finance
• Process Improvement
• Controllership
• Financial Reporting
• Annual Operating Plans
• Long Term Plans
• Business Reviews
• Cost Reduction
• Cost Structures
• Business Opportunities Analysis
• Proficiency in Excel (including macros, index, conditional lists, arrays, pivots, and lookups)
• Data Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Root Cause Analysis
• Experience with TM1, Data Warehouse, and SQL is beneficial.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role is with Amazon, specifically within the Afaq - Warehouse Branch.