Amazon Australia is shaping how customers shop and buy online in Australia. If you're excited about making history, we have an unique opportunity to join our Sydney-based team as the Finance Data & Insights Lead for our Amazon Retail Finance team.

The role will own and drive the transformation of our finance reporting and play a critical role in facilitating team AI readiness.

In this newly created role, you’ll be reporting directly to the Head of AU Retail Finance. You will be responsible for building the data and reporting foundation that will enable the team to become exceptional business partners, by reducing hours spent on data controllership and reporting.

You'll play a pivotal role in transitioning our finance reporting to best in class through automation, centralized reporting, and integration with worldwide AI and automation initiatives.

The successful candidate will combine strong business intelligence and data engineering capabilities with retail/commercial finance expertise. You’re able to work independently on complex problems, demonstrate curiosity, enjoy business partnering, and ability to influence stakeholders through data-driven solutions.

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Amazon offers employees 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, and learning opportunity to gain exposure to Machine Learning models, AI tools and global opportunities to develop your career.

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Key job responsibilities
Reporting Automation & Data Controllership

• Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive reporting automation pipeline to establish "one source of truth" for retail finance reporting across P&L, controllership, deals management, and business commentary
• Drive standardization of finance reporting and BI tools across the retail finance function, adopting and sharing best practices from other Amazon marketplaces worldwide
• Work with worldwide project teams to develop and integrate AI/ML tools and capabilities that enhance financial analysis, forecasting accuracy, and decision-making speed

System, Data Governance & Accuracy

• Establish and maintain data controllership to AU Retail finance profitability reporting and estimate accuracy
• Conduct comprehensive analysis of WW reporting systems, tools, and processes used by other marketplaces to identify gaps and opportunities for AU retail finance

Business Partnership and Insights

• Support commercial decision-making through development of processes, analytical tools, and dashboards that provide actionable insights on pricing, promotion, inventory, and vendor performance
• Provide ad-hoc analytical support and deep-dive analyses to address critical business questions