Financial Analyst - London, United Kingdom - Amazon UK Services Ltd.

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    Full time
    Description
    At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

    Amazon is continually evolving and is a place where motivated employees thrive and where employee ownership and accountability lead to meaningful results.

    Are you willing to dive deep and develop solutions to deliver results? At Amazon, we move with purpose and speed, and this requires us to work with a dynamic network of retail, human resources, marketing, tech and operations partners.

    We help others understand finance and are trusted business advisors.

    We employ every facet of data and communication to ensure our partners and our leaders have the most up to date and reliable information to help them make the best possible decision.

    The Amazon EU Student Programs Team is looking for graduates who are excited to join us at the heart of our finance team over a three-year development program and beyond.

    To give you a great overview of our entire business, for the first 24 months, you'll rotate and gain exposure to at least two different areas of finance from the following:

    Accounting
    Finance operations
    Commercial finance

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    Key job responsibilities


    • Collecting, analyzing and reviewing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports to drive business improvement and cost reductions
    • Root cause analysis and uncovering core issues using data
    • Assist with development, and implementation of policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability
    • Assist in the development of all weekly and monthly financial close, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models and their continuous innovation and improving the use and ease of interpretation by your business partners
    • Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated, and timely
    • Analysis of tax law and application to Amazon's facts and filing requirements.
    We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

    London, GBR

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS


    • In final year of study for Bachelor's or Master's degree, or graduated in the last 12 months
    • Studies within Engineering, Commerce, Business administration or similar field
    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS


    • Fluent written and verbal communication in English
    • Experience in positions that require analysis
    • Experience in Excel (e.g., sum, if, pivots, lookups)
    • Experience demonstrating problem solving and root cause analysis
    • Proven ability to develop new ideas and solutions
    • Ability to meet tight deadlines, prioritize workload, and achieve effective results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
    • Demonstrated effective communication and presentation skills working with peers and various levels of management
    • Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MSAccess, Essbase, and/or Cognos)
    • A second European language is a plus (verbal and written)