Operations Finance Specialist, ATS (amazon Transp. Services)

Ops Finance Partner

We are looking for an Ops Finance Partner with strong operational and financial acumen to support the Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) organization in Brazil. This role is embedded within ATS operations — the candidate must understand how a transportation network runs (Middle Mile, Sort Centers, Fleet Management) and translate operational performance into financial outcomes. The ideal candidate thinks in bridges: Volume → Hours → Cost → P&L impact, and is equally comfortable on the warehouse floor understanding throughput as they are building a financial forecast.

Key job responsibilities:

• Operational Finance & Cost Control:
• P&L Ownership: Own the ATS Brazil P&L at a granular level — by node, lane, carrier, and cost category — ensuring full traceability from operational decisions to financial impact
• Bridge Analysis: Build and maintain Volume Bridge → Hours Bridge → TPH Bridge → Cost Bridge decompositions to explain WoW/MoM variances and attribute root causes (forecast variation vs. operational decisions)
• Overstaffing & Understaffing Analysis: Decompose labor cost variances into two components: (1) derived from forecast variation and (2) derived from site operational decisions; quantify financial impact of each
• Peak & Valley Management: Model financial impact of volume volatility on fixed vs. variable cost structures; develop scenarios for capacity flex strategies
• CPP/CPM Decomposition: Maintain lane-level and node-level cost models (Cost Per Package, Cost Per Mile, Cost Per Sortable Unit) with weekly refresh and root cause attribution for deviations
• Operational Performance → Financial Translation:
• Throughput Economics: Translate TPH (Throughput Per Hour), UPH (Units Per Hour), and utilization metrics into financial language — quantify the cost of each BPS of productivity loss
• Speed & Service Level Costing: Model the cost of speed (OTD, OTP, OTA) and quantify trade-offs between service level improvements and incremental cost
• Network Efficiency: Analyze fill rates, truck utilization, deadhead miles, and empty leg costs; partner with operations to convert efficiency gains into P&L savings
• Carrier Economics: Deep understanding of carrier rate structures (per-km, per-trip, dedicated vs. spot), LLP margins, and how operational decisions (routing, consolidation, scheduling) impact carrier costs
• Sort Center Financial Operations: Understand inbound/outbound flows, labor planning, shift structures, and how operational levers (wave planning, staffing models, automation) translate to cost per unit
• Financial Planning & Governance:
• Planning Cycles: Own OP1/OP2 financial plans, monthly forecasts, and weekly flash estimates for ATS Brazil
• WBR/MBR/QBR Narratives: Prepare financial narratives with operational context — not just "what happened" but "why it happened" and "what we're doing about it"
• CAPEX Business Cases: Build financial models (NPV, IRR, payback) for Sort Center expansions, fleet investments, and network changes
• Procurement Partnership: Support carrier negotiations with financial modeling — rate benchmarking, volume commitment scenarios, and contract structure optimization
• Budget Governance: Monitor budget adherence, flag risks early, and maintain a rolling risk/opportunity register with quantified financial impact
• Controls & Compliance:
• Financial Controls: Ensure SOX compliance, proper accruals, and accurate cost allocation across nodes and cost centers
• Tax Optimization: Partner with Tax team on ICMS credit optimization, interstate routing economics, and Reforma Tributária impact modeling
• Audit Readiness: Maintain documentation and traceability for all financial models and assumptions