What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Financial Analyst, AWS, AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery position at Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Description
Do you have a passion for partnering with operations to drive strategic business decisions? Do you enjoy working across functions to develop recommendations based operational performance, regional dynamics, and macro-economic trends? Do you enjoy having a seat at the table for all matters that impact your business? If so, this is the role for you!
AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery seeks a results-oriented, process-focused Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Power and Cooling Procurement and Supply Chain organization to deliver data center capacity for our customers on-time, and on budget. The successful candidate will work closely with a variety of stakeholders across functions (procurement, supply chain, construction, engineering, program managers, product managers, business intelligence, other finance teams) to drive projects and initiatives where they can demonstrate their sound judgment, and bias for action. This role requires a thought leader who can leverage their analytical skills and attention to detail to drive high quality and robust decisions with favorable business outcomes. This role also has regular interaction with senior business partners, therefore, requires strong interpersonal and communication (written/verbal) skills.
Key job responsibilities
Establish annual/monthly performance targets, analyze variances to plan, and communicate key messages to senior leadership.
Become subject matter expert for data center electrical and mechanical equipment including cost drivers, supplier strategy, and end to end processes and procedures.
Pinpoint defects or waste in processes, and drive new processes and automation to eliminate the defects and prevent them from recurring.
Identify and lead cost savings initiatives.
Partner with business to create and execute sourcing and supply management strategies.
Lead cross team and cross functional projects including setting milestones and ensuring timelines are met as planned.
Participate in supplier contract drafting, proactively identifying and removing business and controllership risk.
Basic Qualifications
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A3164018
Do you have a passion for partnering with operations to drive strategic business decisions? Do you enjoy working across functions to develop recommendations based operational performance, regional dynamics, and macro-economic trends? Do you enjoy having a seat at the table for all matters that impact your business? If so, this is the role for you!
AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery seeks a results-oriented, process-focused Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Power and Cooling Procurement and Supply Chain organization to deliver data center capacity for our customers on-time, and on budget. The successful candidate will work closely with a variety of stakeholders across functions (procurement, supply chain, construction, engineering, program managers, product managers, business intelligence, other finance teams) to drive projects and initiatives where they can demonstrate their sound judgment, and bias for action. This role requires a thought leader who can leverage their analytical skills and attention to detail to drive high quality and robust decisions with favorable business outcomes. This role also has regular interaction with senior business partners, therefore, requires strong interpersonal and communication (written/verbal) skills.
Key job responsibilities
Establish annual/monthly performance targets, analyze variances to plan, and communicate key messages to senior leadership.
Become subject matter expert for data center electrical and mechanical equipment including cost drivers, supplier strategy, and end to end processes and procedures.
Pinpoint defects or waste in processes, and drive new processes and automation to eliminate the defects and prevent them from recurring.
Identify and lead cost savings initiatives.
Partner with business to create and execute sourcing and supply management strategies.
Lead cross team and cross functional projects including setting milestones and ensuring timelines are met as planned.
Participate in supplier contract drafting, proactively identifying and removing business and controllership risk.
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), or Bachelor's degree and 3 years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience
- 4 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of Tableau
- 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)
- 4 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 4 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 4 years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
- Six Sigma Black Belt certification
- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
- Experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, or experience as a lean sensei
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A3164018
Salary : $60,200 - $128,800