• Finance Analyst, Amazon Leo - Public Sector

    Amazon (Arlington, VA)


    Description

    Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls with a focus on the public sector.

     

    The successful candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, with an ability to build and articulate financial results and analytical insights to senior business and finance leaders. You will be familiar with managing and preparing financial analysis, critical to tracking the performance of the Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) contracts and overall business performance. This role requires a self-starter with superb business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a track record of delivering results to the business. You will be analytical in approach, have a demonstrated ability to develop financial models that provide intelligence for business decisions and be able to leverage your leadership skills to drive business objectives.

     

    Key job responsibilities

     

    - Cost management, analysis, and reporting,

     

    - Billing and Account Receivable Management

     

    - Develop financial models for new business concepts and initiatives, and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making including long range financial plans and business case analysis

     

    - Manage, prepare, administer, and direct the control of the budget for Government programs

     

    - Identify root causes of data issues, escalates discrepancies, fixes data where possible or partners to deliver a solution

     

    - Ability to create financial dashboards and streamline data

     

    - Develop financial benchmarking analysis of key competitors

    Basic Qualifications

    - 1+ years of finance experience

    - 1+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience

    - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)

     

    - Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills

     

    - Experience using data to influence business decisions

     

    - Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting

    Preferred Qualifications

    - 1+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

     

    - Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL

     

    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 $51,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $109,200/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.