I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2011
Interview
1) 40 minute phone screen by hiring manager (senior manager level)
2) 30 minute phone screen by another senior manager in the organization
3) 5 hours of on site interviews, 30 minutes with a director, 30 minutes with a senior manager, 30 minutes with another senior manager, a lunch interview with the hiring manager, and two more 30 minute interviews with managers. There was a 30 minute break due to last minute scheduling adjustments. I was scheduled to meet with dept VP but that did not happen.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2010
Interview
In the final round of the interview, I went to their corporate office in Seattle, 4 guys from the finance area interviewed me back-to-back. Each interview only lasted for about 45 minutes.
The questions were generally typical behavioral questions and one or two real problem solving discussions with the interviewer. I think this was to see the candidate's thought process. I don't think there was a right answer for these kinds of questions.
Get prepared for wide range of questions not specifically related to finance. Think of this position as general management position with very strong analytics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If Wal-Mart came out with new very aggressive promotions for Christmas, as Senior Financial Analyst, what would you do?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2010
Interview
Got the interview through on campus recruiting. First round was two 30 minute 1:1 interviews. First interviewer was friendly and mainly asked behavioral questions. Particularly "Why Amazon". Second interviewer asked mostly case questions and asked for specific details about my background. The second interviewer pushed me to see if I had backbone and would defend my answers. Frequently tried to make me second guess my answers asking "are you sure?" or "is there anything else you would consider?"