MENA Finance Manager, TCEE Retail Finance

DescriptionYou will own financial controls, reporting, and planning for Amazon's retail business across the MENA region. Working closely with business and finance partners, you will build the mechanisms that track growth and profitability, translate complex data into clear recommendations for senior leadership, and lead the analytical projects that shape how the business makes decisions.This role sits at the intersection of controllership and strategic finance - you will design and automate management reporting, run planning cycles that align short and long-term forecasts with global stakeholders, and identify opportunities where data-backed insights drive measurable business value.Key job responsibilities
- Build review routines with the local business, including roll-out and training on related tools
- Own and develop robust mechanisms to inspect growth and profitability of our business, working closely with related business teams
- Establish controllership and approval mechanisms to manage day-to-day profitability
- Invent, simplify, and automate management reporting, working closely with owners in business and Business Intelligence teams across the Amazon world
- Provide strategic guidance, tactical direction, and decision support to business and finance partners
- Lead key analytical projects and contribute to reviews that influence senior leadership decision making
- Develop financial plans for both short and long- term planning exercises, aligning inputs with senior stakeholders worldwideA day in the life
You might start the morning reviewing profitability data for a MENA country launch, then spend the afternoon presenting findings to a senior business leader and aligning on the implications for next quarter's plan. Between those moments, you are deep in the numbers - building or refining reporting mechanisms, troubleshooting data anomalies, and advising colleagues on how to interpret results in ambiguous situations. No two days look the same, but the thread running through all of them is the same: turning complex financial data into clear, actionable guidance for the business.Basic Qualifications- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or another relevant field, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experiencePreferred Qualifications- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6+ years of 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) experience
- 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)
- MBA, or CPAOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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