Intern - Finance Analyst

Job description

DESCRIPTION

We're looking for smart, ambitious, individuals to support the existing financial reporting structure and compliance processes across Amazon EU businesses in Germany, UK, France, Italy, and Spain. The key goal for this role is to help deliver robust, structured reporting and processes that are well understood and well communicated throughout the organization. The growth of the business and the increasing complexity driven by new country launches and acquisitions such as Lovefilm, BuyVIP, and Book Depository make this role an exciting, interesting, and very challenging proposition. Expect to get involved in supporting new projects and initiatives, driving performance, and help building plans for the future. The role is very broad based and will require an individual who has an eye for details and is good at communicating across functional teams. This is a 6-12 months internship aimed at 2+ year university students or recent college graduates. Amazon internship will provide you with unforgettable working experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; it will boost your resume and will make you stand out as a candidate in all your future job searches.

Role Responsibilities:
· Support finance and business partners to drive best practices, especially in the area of Vendor Compliance, European Fulfillment Network and Pan-EU Planning.
· Perform deep dive analyses to identify root business and reporting issues.
· Identify and communicate inefficiencies and areas of improvement to Finance Managers and make action recommendations.
· Support and own process improvement and optimization projects.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

AS THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION, NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A VALID EU OR LUXEMBOURG WORK PERMIT TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· You have 2 + years of university education or you are a recent graduate.
· You are fluent in English and one of the following languages: German, French, Spanish or Italian (the more the better).
· You enjoy learning by doing.
· You are an advanced Excel user, very comfortable with software and tools. You like playing with numbers and building analytical models.
· You have very high attention to details and you like to structure and organize things so that they make sense. People call you “perfectionist” and you are proud of that. You see things through to the end, iron out the wrinkles and ensure everything works well.
· You are able to multi-task several projects, deliver against tight timelines and analyze data in a clear and structured manner.