IT APP Dev Engineer II, Corp FP&A

Within Amazon’s Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A), we enjoy a unique vantage point into everything happening within Amazon. As part of that, our team designs, builds & maintains an integrated planning & reporting platform that enables hundreds of finance representatives across the globe.
In addition to requiring a high level of technical expertise within Cognos this role is about understanding the needs of the business, the data behind it, and how to transform this information into technical solutions that allow the business to make swift, informed decisions. Ideal candidates will have expertise in all phases of the software development life cycle in managing a team to build models that scale over time while balancing accuracy, flexibility and speed.
The data flowing through our platform directly contributes to decision-making by our CFO and all levels of finance leadership. If you’re passionate about building tools that enhance productivity, improve financial accuracy, reduce waste, and improve work-life harmony for a large and rapidly growing finance user base, come join us!
Key job responsibilities
Deliver reliable, scalable, and efficient Cognos solutions by managing all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, modeling & design, development, testing, deployment, integration, and documentation.
Partner with peer Finance teams utilizing to ensure consistent design & integration.
Work with cross-functional teams to develop solutions that accelerate cycle times, alleviate cumbersome manual processes, and ensure financial results are accurate.
Identify process improvement opportunities to drive innovation
Support dimension management, metadata design/maintenance, ETL development, and data validation processes.
Rotational on-call availability for critical systems support
- 5+ years of relevant IBM Cognos TM1/Planning Analytics work including system configuration, model building and developing reports or dashboards with TM1 experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or a related field
- Experience in IBM Cognos TM1/Planning Analytics work including system configuration, model building and developing reports or dashboards with TM1
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
- Experience working with technical and business stakeholders from global cross-functional teams
- Knowledge of the capabilities and constraints of the SFDC CRM application coupled with a good understanding of HR business processes
- Experience implementing at least two full life cycle SFDC implementations successfully
- Experience in a test-driven and formal QA development environment, including development, staging, production (or equivalent) deployment cycles
- Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment
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