• Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Applied AI Solutions…

    Amazon (Seattle, WA)


    Description

    Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Want to directly influence the future of some of the most innovative products in cloud computing? Come join AWS Applied AI Solutions Finance team as a Senior financial analyst.

     

    At AWS Applied AI Solutions, we harness Amazon's operational expertise to become the trusted partner businesses count on every day, transforming how companies work through AI to elevate customer experiences, drive operational excellence, and accelerate success—creating a future where businesses thrive with technology they truly love and trust.

     

    The Senior Financial analyst will partner with the Secure Work Enablement business team and leadership within AWS Applied AI Solutions and provide financial support for pricing strategy, revenue growth, cost optimization, and financial planning. A successful candidate will love to learn and be curious and dive deep to understand and identify business trends, analyze quantitatively and problem-solve.

     

    Key job responsibilities

     

    -Partner with business stakeholders to co-create business strategies, develop financial models, derive actionable data-driven insights and analytics to influence leadership decision-making to drive revenue growth and promote cost discipline.

     

    -Contribute with deep-dive analyses and insights in Weekly, Quarterly and Monthly Business Reviews

     

    -Lead development and implementation of the long term strategic plan, annual operating plan, and quarterly forecasts.

     

    -Design private pricing strategies to enable top line growth while ensuring controllership and margin protection

     

    -Manage projects that significantly impact the business including partnering with engineering teams to identify and implement infrastructure cost optimizations.

     

    -Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed and present findings to senior management.

     

    A day in the life

     

    - Reports and key metrics ownership such as P&L, MBR and WBRs

     

    - Develop business insights and analyses.

     

    - Compile and review financial results, create forecast and operational plans and communicate to finance/business leaders

     

    - Support modeling efforts for pricing, product strategy and infrastructure investment decisions

    Basic Qualifications

    - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience

     

    - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

    Preferred Qualifications

    - MBA

    - 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 in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis

     

    - Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

     

    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.