AWS Finance Manager, AWS Central FP&A

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Finance Manager to join our Central FP&A team. This role will be responsible for managing and consolidating the AWS Free Cash Flow. This is a high-impact position that will have a front-row seat to the decisions being made by both AWS Business and Finance leadership.
Responsibilities will include: (1) working autonomously on high-priority projects that will influence how we manage, track, and communicate cash flow performance; (2) partnering across the AWS organization to ensure we are driving a positive ROI investments; (3) building mechanisms, partnering with Accounting and Treasury to mitigate investment risks; and (4) driving reporting requirements to streamline both our planning and month-end close processes.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned FP&A manager who is decisive, action-oriented, and able to motivate and lead cross-functional teams. The right candidate has experience in consolidating disparate data sources into usable datasets and driving improvements to ensure that reporting can be done at scale. In addition, this person must have strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate leadership strategies into actionable plans.

Requirements

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy 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
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
• 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• MBA, or CPA
• 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)

Responsibilities

• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple groups with competing priorities.
• Program manage how investment decisions will impact cash flows and report findings out to AWS Finance and Business leadership.
• Streamline processes and lead improvement projects to improve data collection and decision making visibility.
• Develop the right metrics to measure effective cost structures and ROI.
• Play a leading in role in shaping how we think about growing the business while simultaneously preserving cash flows.

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