Finance Manager, AWS Infra Finance

$85,900 - $179,500/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

10,001+ employees

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About the position

The Finance Manager for AWS Infra Finance plays a crucial role in the financial operations of Amazon Web Services (AWS), a leading cloud computing platform. This position is designed for individuals who are passionate about financial analysis and want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud computing. The AWS Finance team is responsible for providing comprehensive financial support for a multi-billion dollar business, ensuring that AWS maintains its leadership in customer experience while optimizing costs. In this role, you will be part of the Global Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team within AWS Data Center Infrastructure Operations Finance. Your primary responsibilities will include coordinating with regional finance teams and the central FP&A team to drive standardization and efficiency across the organization. You will take ownership of the planning and forecasting processes for the annual operating expenses (Opex) and capital expenditures (capex) on a global scale. As the finance expert, you will be responsible for budgeting, variance analysis, and driving key financial metrics that are essential for decision-making. You will collaborate with both finance and non-finance teams to facilitate forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting. This role requires you to define and maintain internal finance controls for transactions and processes, ensuring compliance with established finance and accounting standards. Additionally, you will support ad-hoc analysis and reporting related to data center operations, contributing to the financial rhythms of the business, including the annual operating plan and long-range planning. Your outputs will be highly visible, as they will be included in month-end packages presented to senior leadership and decision-makers. The FP&A team is tasked with delivering actionable insights in a timely manner, and you will help establish the pace of the finance team to meet these objectives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Center regional finance teams to meet finance objectives.
• Drive month-end reporting and variance analysis of actual spend versus projection.
• Lead ad hoc analysis and month-end financial commentary working cross-functionally with regional finance, central finance, and financial systems (TM1) and accounting teams.
• Ensure compliance with finance and accounting controls and systems.
• Monitor and enhance existing processes and controls.

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 quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience.
• 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.
• 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.
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL.
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience.
• 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA or CPA

Benefits

• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
• Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.