Finance Manager, AWS Infrastructure Finance

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 Amazons 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

- 5 years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelors 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

- 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 youre applying in isnt 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 VA Herndon - 95400.00 - 163200.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 95400.00 - 163200.00 USD annually

Required Experience:

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