About this opportunity
Amazon Inc. lists this Finance Manager, AWS Infrastructure Finance opportunity in seattle, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Do you want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud computing? Come join Amazon Web Services Finance! Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and start-up business and organizations in over 190 countries around the world. Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services officially began offering developer customers access to web services – now widely known as cloud computing – based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform.
On the AWS Finance team you will be surrounded by people that are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success. To support this quickly growing business, you must be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for analytics and accountability, setting high standards, and razor-sharp accuracy. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously and you should too!
We provide end-to-end financial support driving AWS to be the low cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. This includes supporting business owners in building, operating and innovating our Cloud datacenters.
We support operations, safety, security, business development, and engineering. You should be passionate about producing financial analysis enabling management to make breakthrough decisions, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of this team, you will work with Regional AWS (Business and Finance) leadership to:
Serve as the key business partner working directly with AWS management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendations
Report weekly and monthly financial and operating metrics
Manage the financial planning and month end close processes. Model, analyze and forecast metrics that drive budgeting, forecasting and business decisions
Perform detailed NPV analysis in support of Strategic Initiatives and goals taken by finance and business teams.
Support financial analysis for ad-hoc projects and as needed.
Analyze business results for key takeaways to achieve business objectives
Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and developing new processes to support the fast-growing AWS business
Preparing detailed financial models for business segments, drive business initiatives, and identify, implement, and deliver key operational efficiencies
Identify and lead projects to drive automation and process improvement
A day in the life
Work independently and self-motivate in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment
Prioritizing workloads and partnering cross-functionally, while delivering against tight deadlines
Developing/optimizing finance processes for speed, agility, and insight
Dive deep on ambiguous challenges and deliver actionable insights
Learn and be curious, deep diving complex business processes in a rapidly evolving and fast paced business environment
Directly supervise teams and developing people
Interact with financial systems such as Uno, Blueprint, and SQL workbench
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or a related analytical field
5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
Preferred Qualifications
6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
MBA, or CPA
Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
Knowledge of SQL/ETL
6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .
USA, VA, Herndon - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
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Worksite address
seattle, WA, 98127, US
Who can apply
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