Wondery is one of the largest podcast publishers in the US. Launched in 2016, and known for its immersive podcasts, Wondery became the fastest network to join the Top 10 ranker by Podtrac, propelled by hit shows such as Dr. Death, Dirty John, American History Tellers, Business Wars, Hollywood & Crime, and WeCrashed. Over forty of Wondery’s shows have reached #1 on Apple Podcasts, and Wondery is the only publisher to have simultaneously claimed the #1 and #2 “Top New Podcasts” slots on an annual Podtrac ranker. Wondery also offers the Wondery app in the Apple and Google App Stores, a direct-to-consumer product of the company’s Wondery+ service, providing our fans with a premium ad-free listening experience.
Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, to be a part of the Amazon Music Finance team, supporting Wondery. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with senior business leaders to influence Original content strategy. This position will play a key role in driving short and long-term financial forecasts, developing new analytical frameworks, and refining and improving existing reporting.
Key job responsibilities
* Own, refine, and develop key areas of Wondery’s Original content model
* Prepare financial metrics, financial analysis, and financial reporting
* Present financial summaries and business insights to stakeholders
* Improve and automate financial reporting mechanisms
* Develop business cases to support all major financial decisions
* Develop, maintain and enhance finance controllership via models, reports, and processes
* Demonstrate the ability to manage competing priorities
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 2+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA, or CPA
- 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)
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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.