Do you want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud computing? Come join Amazon Web Services Finance! Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and start-up business and organizations in over 190 countries around the world. Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services officially began offering developer customers access to web services – now widely known as cloud computing – based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform.
On the AWS Finance team you will be surrounded by people that are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success. To support this quickly growing business, you must be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for analytics and accountability, setting high standards, and razor-sharp accuracy. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously and you should too!
We provide end-to-end financial support driving AWS to be the low cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. This includes supporting business owners in building, operating and innovating our Cloud datacenters.
We support operations, safety, security, business development, and engineering. You should be passionate about producing financial analysis enabling management to make breakthrough decisions, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of this team, you will work with both Global and Regional AWS (Business and Finance) leadership to:
- Serve as the key business partner working directly with AWS management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendations
- Report weekly and monthly financial and operating metrics
- Manage the financial planning and month end close processes. Model, analyze and forecast metrics that drive budgeting, forecasting and business decisions
- Perform detailed NPV analysis in support of Strategic Initiatives and goals taken by finance and business teams. Support financial analysis for ad-hoc projects and as needed.
- Analyze business results for key takeaways to achieve business objectives
- Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and developing new processes to support the fast-growing, global AWS business
- Preparing detailed financial models for business segments, drive business initiatives, and identify, implement, and deliver key operational efficiencies
- Identify and lead projects to drive automation and process improvement
- Lead a team to effectively address priorities and provide career coaching
A day in the life
- Work independently and self-motivate in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment
- Prioritizing workloads and partnering cross-functionally, while delivering against tight deadlines
- Developing/optimizing finance processes for speed, agility, and insight
- Dive deep on ambiguous challenges and deliver actionable insights
- Learn and be curious, deep diving complex business processes in a rapidly evolving and fast paced business environment
- Directly supervise teams and developing people
- Interact with financial systems such as Cognos TM1
- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 5+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience
- 8+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 8+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 8+ years of mentoring junior finance and/or business team members experience
- 5+ years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
- MBA, or CPA
- 3+ years of performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools experience
- 10+ years of positions that require analysis and reporting financial results experience
- 8+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 8+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 8+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 10+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams 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
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $137,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $227,700/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.
