Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Company: Audible
Location: Newark
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

As a Senior Manager on the US Marketing Finance Business Partner team, you will be responsible for partnering with the business by serving as a thought-partner supporting planning, forecasting and reporting activities. Your analysis will help marketing leaders understand their impacts on customers--- engagement and efficiency of acquiring new members with the potential to drive even greater improvements through the unique insights you uncover. This role will help candidates become an expert on marketing, our customers and the requisite KPIs needed to effectively run the business. Lastly, this role has visibility to leadership across the company with the opportunity to work closely with business leaders of several special projects.Ideal candidates are critical thinkers that can use their own experience in conjunction with data to understand and highlight trends that are crucial to Audible---s continued success. You will provide compelling and well-researched analysis for use in shaping strategic decisions. This role will provide you with an excellent understanding of the marketing organization through its exposure to all aspects of acquisition, retention and engagement and the monitoring of the relevant monthly KPIs. Essential to your success in this role is your ability to see patterns and solutions from a high volume of data, experience working across high-performing, fast-paced teams and comfort presenting to high level executives and senior leaders.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES-- Help drive strategic planning with marketing leadership to support demand generation and overall business growth.-- Assist with the development and analysis of detailed revenue planning, analysis and forecasting.-- Deliver analytics projects and create business models driving key insights for making critical business decisions across all Amazon facing marketing initiatives.-- Be a subject matter expert on customer acquisition funnels and related performance analytics, as well as customer engagement dynamics; understand and analyze related market & channel trends.-- Provide thought leadership behind improving and automating existing data models and business intelligence efforts supporting marketing.-- Develop and maintain relationships with key department personnel, including, marketing team members, business intelligence teams and Amazon finance counterparts.-- Be prepared to discuss and present the financial forecast to an audience of senior executives across the organization.Basic qualifications-- Bachelor---s degree in Finance or Accounting, MBA preferred.-- 6 to 8 years of professional experience in a financial planning / strategic advisory (Consulting or Investment Banking)/ operations analysis position.-- Demonstrated excellence in financial analysis and financial model building.-- Proven ability to build relationships and communicate with peers, subordinates, executive management and other critical stakeholders.-- Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and deliver under shifting deadlines in a fast paced environment.-- Ability to distill critical points from large data sets and present to senior leadership.Preferred qualification ABOUT AUDIBLEAt Audible, we innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We're changing the narrative on storytelling. As a leading producer and provider of original spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, we've redefined the ways people access, discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful experiences and it's our people who make Audible's service possible. We're listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word.Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible 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.

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