Operations Finance Specialist, ATS (Amazon Transp. Services)

We are looking for a 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