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Financial Analyst III - AMZ10403451

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Madison, WIFull-time$100–163K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$100–163K/yr
Location
Madison, WI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Financial Analyst III gathers and analyzes financial and operational data, supports planning and reporting, and oversees monthly close activities. The role identifies process and control improvements, applies GAAP, and provides direction to junior analysts. It also manages cross-functional projects, maintains reports, and analyzes data validity and variances across systems.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial ModelingBusiness ForecastingVariance AnalysisAdvanced ExcelBusiness Process AnalysisControl DesignControl ImplementationFinancial ReportingCross-Functional Project ManagementProject DesignRequirements ManagementProject Implementation

Qualifications

Master's in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or Related Analytical FieldBachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or Related Analytical Field or Equivalent3 Years Finance or Related Analytical Experience5 Years Progressive Post-Baccalaureate Finance or Related Analytical Experience1 Year Financial Modeling, Process Analysis, Controls, Reporting and Project Experience

Full job description

Description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: ZAPPOS.COM LLC

Offered Position: Financial Analyst III

Job Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Job Number: AMZ10403451

Position Responsibilities:

Gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative economic, financial and other data to support financial planning and operating expense management. Prepare various deliverables to support both internal and external financial reporting needs, including insightful financial performance analysis to achieve business goals. Take ownership, identify process improvement opportunities for existing processes, reporting and controls, and drive positive change across the organization. Understand relevant accounting principles and communicate the application of GAAP to peers and business partners. Participate in writing white papers to support a given accounting position. Provide management and direction to junior analysts, including overseeing and reviewing reporting and Excel spreadsheet work papers. Document processes. Assess internal controls, identify gaps in the control process, and design additional controls to solve deficiencies. Oversee the monthly close process working closely with finance team to ensure the validity of the financials and report results to senior management. Act independently to complete multiple cross-functional projects with complex objectives. Create and maintain reports. Track down and identify sources of data, determine the validity of the data, and analyze the variance in the data between various systems and reports.

Position Requirements:

Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related analytical field and three years of experience in Finance or a related analytical field. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related analytical field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in Finance or a related analytical field as equivalent to the Master's degree and three years of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skills: (1) building and managing financial models for business forecasting and variance analysis using advanced excel spreadsheet techniques such as vlookups and pivot tables; (2) analyzing business processes; (3) designing and implementing controls; (4) financial reporting; and (5) managing cross-functional financial projects including project design, requirements and implementation.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability/ Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $99,549/year to $163,200/year.

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, visit:

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Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related analytical field and three years of experience in Finance or a related analytical field. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related analytical field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in Finance or a related analytical field as equivalent to the Master's degree and three years of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skills: (1) building and managing financial models for business forecasting and variance analysis using advanced excel spreadsheet techniques such as vlookups and pivot tables; (2) analyzing business processes; (3) designing and implementing controls; (4) financial reporting; and (5) managing cross-functional financial projects including project design, requirements and implementation.#0000

Preferred Qualifications

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,669 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$100–163K/yr
  • Wisconsin median$80–126K/yr41 salary ranges
  • US median$85–132K/yr3,668 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is 25% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($106K) — in the middle half of Financial Analyst salary ranges in Wisconsin.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 121 open Financial Analyst jobs in Wisconsin and 5,669 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,483 postings).
Education
3,072 of the 5,669 open Financial Analyst jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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