Senior Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Financial Analyst roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 206 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Senior Financial Analyst according to 206 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2014
Interview
Hired via Campus Recruiting. The entire process is quick. Round 1 (On campus): 2 back to back 30 mins interview. They asked you for availability for the day after (Round 2 Interview) in case you get it. The recruiter get back to you the night before the Round 2 Interview. Round 2 (Off-site; Local office): 1 45 mins Excel Case; 2 back to back 45 mins interview (1 of the 45 interviews is debrief of the case). You find out the result at the end of the week.
Amazon is known for asking very detail behavioral questions. Be prepared to dig deep and have multiple stories that could match its leadership principles.
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Question 1
- Tell me something smart that I can share with my friends.
- How many gas stations in U.S.?
- Pricing negotiations for Amazon Prime Music
One HR screening, Phone screening, Loop interview with 5 People, Team matching interview. The loop interview was tiring since it was 45mins per interview, and you would have to provide examples for LPs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you presented Invent Simplify. Tell me about a time where you showed Deep Dive.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Apr 2026
Interview
Generally conversational and asking about your resume and experience. After the assessment link is sent to you via HR, they can invite you for a phone screen. This phone screen generally lasts an hour.
They asked a lot of behavioral questions and it seemed like SQL/Data Analysis was heavily required. Would definitely recommend prepping all the common behavioral question. Also its important to know the core principles of Amazon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my experience in dealing with big data (1M+ rows)