Sr. Financial Analyst, COE Finance

Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization within Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS Specialists and Partners Organization (ASP) is a force multiplier for AWS’s customer reach and allows AWS to win more deals, faster. We're seeking an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join the Center of Excellence (CoE) Finance team. We are laying the foundations for success by implementing the right mechanisms, inspections points and financial influence to lead to the best outcomes. This is a business partner facing role, and the right candidate will need to possess a balance of technical skills and soft skills – the ability to influence seasoned business leader with strong judgement and robust recommendations grounded in data are critical for success.

This role has a lot of white space for an innovative and creative leader to build from scratch. It will help define the right models, tools, and mechanisms necessary to address business opportunities, drive automation, improve internal controls, and earn trust across the AWS Specialists and Partners Organization. This role will dive deep into the business drivers and use a data driven approach to influence business decisions with your findings. We are looking for a leader who will raise the bar for their colleagues, helping establish best practices and drive a positive and engaging team culture.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated great attention to detail, a proven track record of building and improving complex financial models, effective written and verbal communication skills, and a strong desire to continuously learn and invent.

Key job responsibilities

• Invent and automate detailed reporting to monitor the business and financial health of Partner programs
• Review and evaluate program investments to ensure spend meets AWS financial requirements
• Provide financial due diligence on proposed strategic agreements with key Partners, ensuring an acceptable return on investment (ROI)
• Deep Dive drivers of monthly & quarterly variances in revenue & expense metrics and provide key insights to business stakeholders to inform operating strategies
• Own planning and forecasting for a subset of Partner program expenses and influence business stakeholders to ensure plans are aligned with broader organizational objectives
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to scope, evaluate and implement new programs to drive growth with Partners
• Develop and implement governance mechanisms to protect AWS investments
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to help business leaders solve complex problems and understand financial implications
  
  

Internal Job Description

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Basic Qualifications

• 3 years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5 years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience
• 3 years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 3 years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results 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)
• 4 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 4 years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• 4 years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes 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 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.

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, NY, New York - 73,600.00 - 128,800.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10454311