Amazon – Business Analyst, GFS (PPT) – Karnataka | 1+ Years Experience

Job ID: 3141667 | ADCI – Karnataka

Amazon is hiring a Business Analyst I (Level 4) for its Global Finance Solutions (GFS) team in Karnataka. This role focuses on building and implementing Business Intelligence and analytics solutions within Amazon’s global finance operations. It is an excellent opportunity for professionals with strong analytical skills, data expertise, and a passion for driving business improvements using insights.

Quick Info

Job Description

Global Finance Solutions (GFS) is a core finance organization at Amazon that manages accounting, reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting, and forecasting for global finance teams. The team leverages data analytics, visualization, standardization, and automation to improve finance operations and decision-making.

As a Business Analyst, you will derive deep insights from large datasets, identify opportunities for improvement, define performance metrics, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance existing financial and operational processes.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analytics & Reporting

• Collaborate with Financial Analysts, BI Engineers, and business stakeholders to design and develop reporting and analytics solutions.
• Influence operational best practices through data-driven insights.

Process Improvement & Strategy

• Analyze existing processes and programs to identify improvement opportunities and risk mitigation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement using analytics and consulting-based approaches.

Data Analysis & Insights

• Develop analytics to identify trends, outliers, and patterns.
• Create scenarios, forecasts, and predictive models to support business decisions.
• Perform data discovery, cleaning, engineering, analysis, and visualization across multiple technology stacks.

Stakeholder & Requirements Management

• Retrieve and aggregate data from multiple sources and present it in a clear, actionable format.
• Translate business requirements into detailed system and design documentation.
• Communicate project status, issues, and escalations to leadership and stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience with:
  • Advanced Excel (VBA, Pivot Tables, Array Functions, Power Pivot)
  • SQL
  • Python
• Experience defining business requirements and using data and metrics to generate insights.
• Proven ability to make business recommendations and influence stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating requirements documents and process flows.
• Experience conducting large-scale data analysis for business decision-making.
• Strong verbal and written communication and data presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently on ambiguous projects with incomplete or unclean data.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Advanced ability to communicate insights clearly to senior management.

About Amazon – Global Finance Solutions (GFS)

Amazon’s Global Finance Solutions team supports finance operations worldwide by delivering high-quality reporting, analytics, and planning solutions. The team plays a critical role in enabling data-driven decisions, improving operational efficiency, and supporting Amazon’s global growth.

Amazon fosters an inclusive culture that empowers employees to deliver the best outcomes for customers and stakeholders.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process can access support through Amazon’s accommodations program.