Finance Manager, AWS Database Services Finance

Description

The AWS Database Finance organization needs a finance professional to provide financial planning and analysis for Relational Database Services (RDS). Amazon RDS is a fully managed, relational database service that boosts application performance by retrieving data from fast, managed instances.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to drive strategic financial planning and analysis for RDS. This role owns full P&L controllership of RDS with cloud infrastructure knowledge to plan revenue growth, capacity planning for internal and external customers, Pricing, and margin improvements for RDS

Key job responsibilities

• Full P&L controllership of Relational Database Services (RDS)
• Lead comprehensive revenue planning analysis for RDS services, including demand forecasting, resource allocation modeling, and scalability assessments to support both current operations and future growth
• Own end-to-end pricing strategy formulation for RDS, including competitive analysis, margin optimization, and pricing model recommendations that balance profitability with market competitiveness
• Lead the annual financial planning cycle for RDS, including revenue forecasting, expense budgeting, headcount planning, and variance analysis reporting
• Collaborate directly with AWS RDS business leadership to provide financial insights that drive decision-making for both internal operations and external customer-facing initiatives
• Identify, quantify, and implement cost optimization initiatives, driving operational efficiency while maintaining service quality and performance standards
• Manage capital expenditure planning processes, including ROI analysis, investment prioritization, and budget allocation recommendations
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial dashboards, KPI tracking, and executive reporting that provides actionable insights into business performance and trends
  
  

A day in the life

• Reports and key metrics ownership such as MBR and WBRs
• Develop business insights and analyses.
• Compile and review financial results, create forecast and operational plans and communicate to finance/business leaders
• Support modeling efforts for pricing, product strategy and infrastructure investment decisions
  
  

About The Team

The team includes Finance Managers and Analysts supporting Relational Database finance. We own Full P&L management for Relational Database finance and this team rolls under AWS Services Finance

Basic Qualifications

• 5 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), or Bachelor's degree and 5 years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• 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
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually


Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A3199684