Manager - FP&A, Payroll FP&A

Job Descriptions Amazon is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to identify, create, develop, and integrate innovative solutions and programs that lead to improvements in our Worldwide Finance Operations organization. The individual will also be charged with preparing and analysing the monthly budget to actual analysis, the monthly metrics reporting, variable cost productivity tracking, and cost out initiatives for Finance Operations Payroll. This position will team with Amazon Finance Operations, Payroll site leaders, and Accounts Payable to identify cost savings objectives. The candidate should have a strong desire in innovating processes and exceed expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, primarily driving innovation. This person will also be expected to take ownership and drive positive change including evaluating and streamlining existing operational processes, controls and metrics.
Responsibilities include Driving annual budgeting, financial modelling and variable cost productivity processes
Working closely with accounting and finance teams for month-end Opex accruals evaluating monthly results and variance analysis
Developing operation metrics, modifying and maintaining operational and design effectiveness of internal controls
Coordinating with all the Payroll teams in US, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, India and other locations to ensure strong communication, reporting, and best practices are identified, implemented and followed
Develop benchmarking for cost per payslip for global vendors across locations to identify savings year over year
Supporting team in overseeing the creation of Payroll vendor POs each year.
Communicating with key internal partners (accounts payable team, payroll vendor management team) and payroll vendors to ensure timely and accurate capture of payroll invoices
Reconciling invoices from Amazon s imaging system and validating costs with the Master Service Agreements, flag any discrepancies, track on-time payments and following up with vendors for missing invoices. Ensure invoice reconciliation reports are consistent, up-to-date and accurate
Developing Vendor Analytics dashboard highlighting Vendor Payables/outstanding issues etc.
Helps define / adhere to policies related to AP and all entities invoices are compliant globally
Compile weekly and monthly communications and metrics reporting for business partners Maintaining the operational and design effectiveness of internal controls


Key job responsibilities
Act as Finance Manager managing the global Payroll spend. Being part of annual planning exercise for Amazon Payroll, driving cost efficiencies through we thought through plans. Drive team efficiency by working closely with FP&A peers, bechmarking processes for better control.

About the team
This team handles the finance for global Payroll. The team is based in Hyderabad and takes functional guidance from Director of FP&A, who is based out of USA. - Bachelors degree in finance, accounting or related field, or MBA and 4+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience