Description

Are you interested in shaping the future of podcasts? Imagine a rapidly-expanding start-up environment with the resources of a top Fortune 500 company where you will have the opportunity to contribute to a small team in a big way, having an impact across the business as well as building and shaping reporting, analyses, processes, and tools from the ground up. Welcome to Wondery (An Amazon company).

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Own, refine, and develop key areas of Wondery’s Advertising model

• Work with the business team to build business models, pricing strategies, and value propositions and drive near-term and long-term forecasting

• Collaborate with and present to the senior Wondery leadership team on a regular basis

• Improve and automate financial reporting mechanisms, including Minimum Guarantees and related performance

• Manage and execute entire projects from start to finish including project management, data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights and recommendations

• Anticipate business requirements, trends, and variances; develop action plans; measure and analyze results; initiate corrective actions; minimize the impact of negative variances

About the team

Amazon is seeking a Finance Manager to be a key business partner on the Amazon Music Finance team, supporting Wondery. This position will partner with Wondery's Head of Ad Revenue and COO to support Wondery's global Advertising business line. 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. You will be interacting with senior leadership across Wondery business teams as well as Amazon Music Finance on a daily basis.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Culver City, CA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience

• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

• MBA, or CPA

• Knowledge of SQL/ETL

• 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)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/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.