Finance Manager, AWS Database, AWS Services Finance

$85,900 - $179,500/Yr

Amazon - Boston, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Boston, MA

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About the position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Finance Manager to be a key member of the AWS Database services team. This position is responsible for driving thoughtful planning, pricing analysis, decision support, budgeting processes, and controllership for future investments. The individual will work closely with the executive team, product management, and engineering to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership in the Database businesses. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively, manage multiple and time-sensitive deliverables across the organization, along with managing risks and opportunities. The individual will also possess strong business partnership skills and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders. In this role, you will build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing services, develop business insights and key metric dashboards, and lead ad hoc analyses. You will create, maintain, and improve profitability and management reporting, drive the financial planning and budgeting process, and analyze new business ideas. Your analytical judgments and data-intensive analyses will be crucial in driving meaningful change within the organization. You will also identify and influence cost-saving opportunities and drive execution with the business team, compile and review financial results and operational plans, and communicate results to company leaders. Additionally, you will lead key analytical projects that assist and influence the business and lead the budgeting/planning process for overall Database Services (DBS).

Responsibilities

• Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing services.
• Develop business insights and key metric dashboards.
• Lead ad hoc analyses.
• Create, maintain and improve profitability and management reporting.
• Drive the financial planning / budgeting process.
• Analyze new business ideas and provide data-intensive analyses to drive meaningful change.
• Identify and influence cost-saving opportunities and drive execution with the business team.
• Compile and review financial results and operational plans and communicate results to company leaders.
• Lead key analytical projects that assist and influence the business.
• Lead the budgeting/planning process for overall DBS.

Requirements

• 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 finance or a related analytical field 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).
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results.
• 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience.
• 5+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience.

Nice-to-haves

• 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience.
• 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.
• MBA, or CPA.
• 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience.
• 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience.

Benefits

• Full range of medical benefits.
• Financial benefits including equity and sign-on payments.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package.