Job ID: Amazon Japan G.K. - A43
This position is for an 8-12 week internship to be conducted in the summer of 2026 (June-September 2026).
Minimum 12 weeks internship is required for all international hires who require JP visa support.
An Amazon MBA summer internship consists of leading a data intensive, analytical strategic project centered on a real business issue and representing a full time role.
Are you inspired by innovation and the continuous pursuit of improving customer experience? Are you energized by the dynamic forces shaping the e commerce market? Amazon Retail Finance seeks an analytical, results oriented Sr. Financial Analyst Intern to support the Consumables finance team for Japan. "Finance" in Amazon is similar to 経営企画室 経営戦略本部 in Japanese companies, where you own a wide variety of planning and analysis responsibilities.
This intern role acts as a right hand person to category leaders in respective business units and supports healthy growth and financial operation. The intern delivers this through detailed financial modeling, driving business initiatives, and identifying/implementing key business indicators. Additional responsibilities include cost and process improvements, reviewing forecast versus actual variances, and communicating with management and peers about business issues and required actions. The intern may also manage, coach, and develop a subordinate.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Lead multi year business planning and annual forecasts with detailed financial models for business segments and initiatives. Identify opportunities for sales and profit from multiple dimensions, translate them into action plans with priority calls, audit business teams' assumptions and plans, translate opportunities into business goals, identify road blocks, ensure proper and sufficient action plans are developed, and track delivery.
- Lead forecast updates to keep management up to date. Conduct timely reviews with explanations of forecast changes and variance vs. actual, communicating business issues and demand actions to management and business partners.
- Perform various analyses on demand, such as pricing, product sourcing strategy, new category or store launches, new business models, co promotion opportunities, and other merchandising strategies.
- For new business and business models, simulate benefits and costs to Amazon, the business partners, and consumers. Support business teams for organization and financial process designs to deliver the idea, obtain the budget, and make it happen.
- Conduct overall cost analysis, including retail operating components, supply chain and logistics, and general and administration costs.
- Collaborate with supply chain management to design a low cost supply chain, identify short and long term opportunities for cost reduction, and work with the inventory manager to plan appropriate on hand inventory levels.
- Partner with other finance teams and multi function teams, developing all weekly and monthly financial close activities, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both operations and other business partners.
- Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key decision data is accurate, automated, and timely.
- Track and manage budgets and headcounts. Review and approve cost/fee structure change proposals and investments.
Please make sure to list your MBA/master's program and expected graduation date (month and year) within the Education section of your online application and on your resume.
A cover letter is not necessary.
Interviews: Online assessments will be sent in September and interviews will start in October.
Basic Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an MBA or equivalent master's level program at the time of application with a graduation date between December 2026 and September 2027.
- Three or more years of full time industry work experience, which occurred between the graduation date from your undergraduate program and prior to starting your MBA or master's program.
- Business level fluency in both English and Japanese (in both written and verbal format).
- Three or more years' finance experience in an organization with world class processes, or three or more years' experience in consulting or a financial institution.
- Demonstrated financial acumen and analytical experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and project analysis (example: business modeling), and data interpretation of business impact and results (example: what if scenarios).
Preferred Qualifications
- Business level fluency in Japanese (in both written and verbal format).
- Bachelor's degree required in finance, economics, mathematics, business, or a related field.
- Five or more years in finance roles with progressively increasing levels of responsibility.
- Experience setting up business cases and driving financial conclusions, strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Superior attention to detail and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously, while never losing the big picture out of sight.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.