Amazon
Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Finance & Global Business Svcs
Amazon, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Description
Are you looking for your next big opportunity? Want a high-visibility finance role directly influencing the future of a successful cloud computing business? Please join the AWS Finance team!
The AWS Commerce Platform organization needs a finance professional to provide AWS Infrastructure planning and analysis for AWS Commerce Platform. This role will partner with this customer focused group of business to work on challenging and time sensitive needs.
Key job responsibilities
AWS Finance seeks a world class Financial Analyst. This position works closely with senior business partners and finance professionals at all levels to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership on AWS’s products. Key responsibilities include:
Influencing business partner decisions through education and collaboration on Infrastructure costs, marginal costs, pricing, customer adoption, etc.
Collaborating with business partners to build and maintain detailed cost models by product/service
Driving the annual and quarterly financial planning/budgeting activities for AWS infrastructure
Preparing and providing monthly financial reporting including communicating future financial risks and opportunities to the business
Developing and standardizing financial reporting
Working on ad hoc financial analyses and projects
A day in the life
The successful candidate will implement and drive the core financial processes for the business. Additional responsibilities include helping in strategic 3 year planning, refine the capacity planning processes and modeling improvements to maximize Operating Income.
This role requires a self-starter with a strong financial modeling background, problem solving skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations, and solid skills in program management. This role has regular interaction with various business units across AWS and requires strong people skills.
About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a pioneer in blazing the new trails of cloud computing. AWS is a high-growth, fast-moving group within Amazon with a start-up mentality where new and diverse challenges arise every day, but a group that operates with the full backing of one of the world’s most successful web companies.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis
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)
Preferred Qualifications
MBA
Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and drive projects to completion
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Are you looking for your next big opportunity? Want a high-visibility finance role directly influencing the future of a successful cloud computing business? Please join the AWS Finance team!
The AWS Commerce Platform organization needs a finance professional to provide AWS Infrastructure planning and analysis for AWS Commerce Platform. This role will partner with this customer focused group of business to work on challenging and time sensitive needs.
Key job responsibilities
AWS Finance seeks a world class Financial Analyst. This position works closely with senior business partners and finance professionals at all levels to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership on AWS’s products. Key responsibilities include:
Influencing business partner decisions through education and collaboration on Infrastructure costs, marginal costs, pricing, customer adoption, etc.
Collaborating with business partners to build and maintain detailed cost models by product/service
Driving the annual and quarterly financial planning/budgeting activities for AWS infrastructure
Preparing and providing monthly financial reporting including communicating future financial risks and opportunities to the business
Developing and standardizing financial reporting
Working on ad hoc financial analyses and projects
A day in the life
The successful candidate will implement and drive the core financial processes for the business. Additional responsibilities include helping in strategic 3 year planning, refine the capacity planning processes and modeling improvements to maximize Operating Income.
This role requires a self-starter with a strong financial modeling background, problem solving skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations, and solid skills in program management. This role has regular interaction with various business units across AWS and requires strong people skills.
About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a pioneer in blazing the new trails of cloud computing. AWS is a high-growth, fast-moving group within Amazon with a start-up mentality where new and diverse challenges arise every day, but a group that operates with the full backing of one of the world’s most successful web companies.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis
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)
Preferred Qualifications
MBA
Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and drive projects to completion
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.