Financial Analyst, Return-To-Work

Are you ready to relaunch your Finance career?

Have you been out of the workforce for an extended time? Or have you been working in a different field and want to return to a career in Finance?

Would you like to restart your career in a fully paid Returnship Programme at Amazon with the potential to progress to a permanent full-time position

About the Returnship Programme

This 16-week paid employment opportunity is available to you if you are looking to resume your professional career after experiencing a period of under-employment and/or unemployment

This program offers you a chance to revamp your skills, update your resume with new experience, and make connections with other professionals who are returning to their careers.

Benefits included in the Program:

- Paid, 16 week, Fixed Term Contract

- Great benefits - access to Amazon's benefits. See more here.

- Work from home for the duration of the Returnship if you prefer

- Flexibility - Your manager will work with you to establish the best and most productive use of your time.

- Work on real-life projects as well as the typical day-to-day responsibilities of your role

- Extensive support and mentorship to get you back up to speed

Upon successful completion of the Programme, there is the potential of an offer for full-time employment which will be based in the Amazon office in London.

Who can apply?

For this opportunity, the Amazon Returnship Programme welcomes Returners with previous experience in a Finance or similar Analytical role to apply.

If you have a gap in your employment, for whatever reason, then we would like to hear from you.

If you are currently under-employed or employed in a different field, and want to return to Finance, then we would like to hear from you.

You must be living in, and have the right to work full time in, United Kingdom to apply.

You must be available to start working fulltime in the Returnship Programme if your application is successful.

About the Finance Analyst Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure that financial controls and processes are in place and respected through continuous audit, reporting, and systems implementation
• Lead continuous cost improvements, and track savings. Present, defend, and gain support for these initiatives from senior management.
• Establish and maintain operating and business metrics, and improve accuracy and pace of the decision based on metrics.
• Enhance and scale existing tools, develop agile processes, design and implement new solutions
• Integrate data improvements and increase visibility into financial reporting and planning processes

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree

• Not currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program

• 3 or more years relevant experience within a highly analytical role