Sr. Financial Analyst, Amazon Autos

Description

We are redefining the auto shopping journey by delivering innovative solutions and exceptional customer experiences. Our team is composed of passionate professionals who thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. If you are looking to make a significant impact and grow your career, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance team. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping the financial strategy of our business. You will partner closely with business development, marketing, account management leaders to drive planning, evaluate investments, and influence key decisions. You will own financial modeling, forecasting, and performance analysis, translating complex data into clear and actionable insights.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the financial health and growth of a startup at a pivotal stage.

Key job responsibilities

- Own end-to-end headcount and capacity planning, including workforce forecasting, hiring plans, staffing requirements, resource allocation, and budget alignment in partnership with business and HR leaders.

- Drive productivity and efficiency management by defining performance metrics, monitoring trends, identifying improvement opportunities, and partnering with stakeholders to improve resource utilization and operational efficiency.

- Lead FP&A activities including financial forecasting, annual planning, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and performance reporting. Provide actionable insights to support business and investment decisions.

- Build and manage financial models to evaluate business performance, forecast financial outcomes, assess scenarios, and track key operating metrics.

- Partner with business and operations leaders to align financial and operating plans with strategic priorities and provide data-driven insights that inform decision-making.

- Own goal-setting and performance management, translating business priorities into measurable financial and operating goals, tracking progress throughout the year, and providing insights to help leaders stay on track.

- Drive AI adoption across the finance function by building and deploying financial AI agents to automate workflows, accelerate analysis, and improve decision quality.

About the team

The Autos Strategic Finance team partners closely with product, operations, and business leaders to shape the growth and direction of the Autos business. We act as embedded thought partners, combining financial rigor with strong business understanding to drive high quality decisions. Our culture is collaborative, fast paced, and grounded in ownership, where team members are expected to challenge assumptions and think long term.

We focus on clarity, simplicity, and impact, prioritizing the metrics and insights that matter most. As the business scales, we play a key role in enabling disciplined growth, efficient resource allocation, and measurable value creation.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business, or a related field

- 3+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or a related analytical role

- 3+ years of experience in headcount planning, capacity planning, workforce management, or related operational planning preferred

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA, or CPA

- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

- Experience with data analysis and SQL

- Experience solving complex problems quantitatively and develop actionable data-driven business recommendations

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively…