Finance Manager, AWS Database Services Finance

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The AWS Database Finance organization needs a finance professional to provide
financial planning and analysis for ElastiCache. Amazon ElastiCache is a fully
managed, in-memory data store and caching service that boosts application
performance by retrieving data from fast, managed memory rather than slower
disk-based databases.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to drive strategic financial
planning and analysis for ElastiCache. This role owns full P&L controllership of
ElastiCache with cloud infrastructure knowledge to plan revenue growth, capacity
planning for internal and external customers, Pricing, and margin improvements
for ElastiCache

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Full P&L controllership of ElastiCache
• Lead comprehensive revenue planning analysis for ElastiCache services, including demand forecasting, resource allocation modeling, and scalability assessments to support both current operations and future growth
• Own end-to-end pricing strategy formulation for ElastiCache, including competitive analysis, margin optimization, and pricing model recommendations that balance profitability with market competitiveness
• Lead the annual financial planning cycle for ElastiCache, including revenue forecasting, expense budgeting, headcount planning, and variance analysis reporting
• Collaborate directly with AWS ElastiCache business leadership to provide financial insights that drive decision-making for both internal operations and external customer-facing initiatives
• Identify, quantify, and implement cost optimization initiatives, driving operational efficiency while maintaining service quality and performance standards
• Manage capital expenditure planning processes, including ROI analysis, investment prioritization, and budget allocation recommendations
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial dashboards, KPI tracking, and executive reporting that provides actionable insights into business performance and trends
• Reports and key metrics ownership such as 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

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level