Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Regions Finance

Amazon.com Inc

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Automation, Business Growth, Business Support, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Metrics, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Improvement Metrics, Leadership, Metrics, Operations Processes, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Profit & Loss Management, Project Evaluation, Quality Management, Risk Analysis, Sales Strategy, Strategic Planning
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Do you want to directly influence the future of AWS by helping make the right investment decisions? AWS Finance seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to join the AWS Regions Finance team.

In AWS Regions we develop strategies for infrastructure in new countries, look 10+ years down the road, oversee current region build-outs across new, launched, and ADC regions, and review performance of existing regions through their life-cycle. We work closely with senior leaders in cross-functional partner organizations developing and reviewing the strategic multi-billion infrastructure investments.

You will drive strategic FP&A initiatives including controllership functions, region-grain analytics, and Risks & Opportunities (R&O) including efficiency metrics to improve the quality and timelines of business insights provided to AWS and Amazon leadership, including ongoing efforts around existing process improvements.

If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team that is making history, this is the place for you. To build this rapidly growing business, you must be highly analytical, strategic, detail-oriented, and set high standards for accuracy and pace.

This position will be responsible for driving monthly financial reviews and OP planning for early-stage and ADC regions, identifying key insights by connecting dots between various infra drivers across the business. The role will perform core FP&A and controllership functions including region-grain P&L management, R&O identification and tracking (efficiency metrics, cost optimization opportunities), and financial performance analysis.

The role will also support regions-wide consolidation and advisory, and drive several AWS-wide mechanisms in partnership with central and tech teams.

This role regularly interfaces with leaders of AWS Regions Finance, Infrastructure Finance, Accounting, Sales & Strategy teams and provides business and financial insights on regional performance that gets reported to AWS and Amazon senior leadership.

Key job responsibilities

  • Drive core financial processes including annual operating plans, monthly/quarterly business reviews and assessment of risks/opportunities, and month-end close.
  • Influence strategy through effective verbal and written communication of financial metrics and business drivers to senior finance and business leadership
  • Work cross functionally with other AWS Finance teams and senior leadership on forecasting quarter-end/ annual/ multi-year performance
  • Help prepare and deliver business reviews to the senior management team regarding progress and potential roadblocks in the execution of new region expansion plans
  • Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analysis and financial modeling to support business and finance leadership
  • Identify and lead special projects to drive automation and process improvement, collaborating with other AWS Finance partner teams

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

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Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles