Finance Business Partner Amazon Prime Video
- Recruiter
- Amazon UK
- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 08 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 08 Oct 2021
- Ref
- 1374175
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Finance business partner
- Sector
- Digital, Retail and FMCG
DESCRIPTION
Amazon's Prime Video is a premium on-demand video entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch from popular Prime Original and Exclusive shows such as The Boys, The Grand Tour, Jack Ryan and Clarkson's Farm, to a range of TV boxsets and movies, and more recently expansion into live sport including Ligue 1 and UEFA Champion's League from 2021. Prime Video is at the forefront of the entertainment industry and growing fast, now available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. We work in a dynamic, and exciting environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
The Prime Video European Finance team seeks a Finance Manager to be the lead finance business partner for the Business Development and Distribution areas of Prime Video in the EU. Prime Video is at the forefront of the entertainment industry and growing fast. We work in a dynamic, and exciting environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on...
The role works autonomously alongside the Business Development teams to agree distribution and partnership deals for the Prime Video service on living room devices, set-top-boxes and on mobile. This involves determining financial guardrails, assessing the commercial pros/cons of overall deals and the puts/takes during negotiation. Post deal the role is responsible for reviewing performance management of deals and driving opportunities which often involves being the bridge between product, marketing and business development to deliver outcomes.
This is high visibility and senior role with influence over living room and mobile distribution deals and strategy. The role would suit a commercially astute, experienced and highly analytical finance professional who is comfortable navigating economic valuations, complex models and data to advise on business cases and performance monitoring. Due to the nature of the role, transactional experience and skill set would be beneficial.
The role is based in London partnering senior business leaders based in Europe and US.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree
• Relevant finance accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Experience in a commercially focused financial planning role, ideally with transactional experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of SQL is highly desirable
• Demonstrated bias for action and ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and often in an ambiguous environment
• A passion for metrics and data, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the bigger commercial picture
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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or any other assistance, please let the recruiting team know and they will support you with the necessary actions throughout the interview process.
All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and successful background screening check. This will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a relevant criminal check.
Amazon's Prime Video is a premium on-demand video entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch from popular Prime Original and Exclusive shows such as The Boys, The Grand Tour, Jack Ryan and Clarkson's Farm, to a range of TV boxsets and movies, and more recently expansion into live sport including Ligue 1 and UEFA Champion's League from 2021. Prime Video is at the forefront of the entertainment industry and growing fast, now available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. We work in a dynamic, and exciting environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
The Prime Video European Finance team seeks a Finance Manager to be the lead finance business partner for the Business Development and Distribution areas of Prime Video in the EU. Prime Video is at the forefront of the entertainment industry and growing fast. We work in a dynamic, and exciting environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on...
The role works autonomously alongside the Business Development teams to agree distribution and partnership deals for the Prime Video service on living room devices, set-top-boxes and on mobile. This involves determining financial guardrails, assessing the commercial pros/cons of overall deals and the puts/takes during negotiation. Post deal the role is responsible for reviewing performance management of deals and driving opportunities which often involves being the bridge between product, marketing and business development to deliver outcomes.
This is high visibility and senior role with influence over living room and mobile distribution deals and strategy. The role would suit a commercially astute, experienced and highly analytical finance professional who is comfortable navigating economic valuations, complex models and data to advise on business cases and performance monitoring. Due to the nature of the role, transactional experience and skill set would be beneficial.
The role is based in London partnering senior business leaders based in Europe and US.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree
• Relevant finance accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Experience in a commercially focused financial planning role, ideally with transactional experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of SQL is highly desirable
• Demonstrated bias for action and ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and often in an ambiguous environment
• A passion for metrics and data, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the bigger commercial picture
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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or any other assistance, please let the recruiting team know and they will support you with the necessary actions throughout the interview process.
All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and successful background screening check. This will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a relevant criminal check.
Similar jobs
-
New