The Organization
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 businesses and organizations in over 190 countries around the world.
The AWS Finance team provides end-to-end financial support for this multi-billion dollar business, driving AWS to be the leader in customer experience while delivering best cost. 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!
The Position
You will join the Americas Financial Planning and Analysis (AMER FP&A) team within AWS Data Center Finance. The position will contribute to driving standardization and team efficiency for the Americas region. You will be responsible for coordinating and liaising with the Global FP&A team and the Americas regional finance team. You will support regional finance with the regular planning and forecasting cycles for both OpEx and CapEx. You will also provide support to operations with headcount reporting and productivity reporting. This role will also support ad-hoc analysis and reporting related to data center operations and new site growth. This is a highly visible role as your outputs are included in reporting packages that go to senior leadership and decision makers.
Key job responsibilities
• Partner with Data Center regional finance teams to meet finance objectives.
• Report weekly and monthly financial and operating metrics.
• Provide ongoing headcount management reporting and analysis.
• Monitor and enhance existing processes and controls.
• Develop new processes to deliver insights as the business changes and grows.
About the team
The AMER FP&A team supports the financial rhythms of the business, including the annual operating plan, long range plan, regular forecast process, and for providing analytical support to senior management. You will help establish the pace of the finance team to ensure it delivers actionable insights in a timely and efficient manner.- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 2+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 2+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience- 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 participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
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.
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.
