DESCRIPTION:

The International Emerging Stores (IES) Financial Planning & Analysis team is looking for a Finance Manager to join our central FP&A function on the ground in Brazil. IES is one of Amazon's fastest-growing businesses, spanning emerging marketplaces across Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and beyond. This is a dynamic, high-impact role that blends financial analysis, business partnering, and ad hoc project leadership - sitting at the intersection of local market context and central IES FP&A priorities.

The ideal candidate will have experience in consumer/retail finance, with a strong background in financial analysis, reporting, and business partnering. They will be a versatile self-starter - equally comfortable diving deep into financial details and stepping back to manage cross-functional projects. The ideal candidate will bring excellent communication and problem-solving skills and thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, supporting both structured planning cycles and unscripted, high-priority requests from senior leadership.

Key job responsibilities
- Partner with central IES FP&A and local Brazil finance and business teams to support planning cycles, financial reviews, and leadership deliverables
- Lead and execute a variety of ad hoc analytical and project-based workstreams, bringing structure and rigor to ambiguous or fast-moving requests
- Support financial reporting for the Emerging Stores business, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking - ensuring outputs are accurate, timely, and decision-ready
- Serve as a liaison between on-the-ground business context in Brazil and central IES FP&A priorities in Seattle
- Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and analytical frameworks; drive improvements with a bias for scalable, repeatable solutions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
- Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
- Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business
- English language proficiency, both written and oral

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- 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)
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
- Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)

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