Senior Finance Manager, Compensation & SBC, PXT Finance

Amazon • Arlington, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead the PXT Finance Compensation & Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) FP&A team within broader Corporate FP&A. This role will be a key finance partner for PXT Compensation leadership and Corporate FP&A, supporting multiple Vice Presidents and leading a team of approximately 4-6 finance professionals. The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have a demonstrated ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, financial analysis, logical reasoning, and the presentation of alternatives. The role operates in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment and will provide decision support and advice for key business leaders. This role is critical in managing stock-based compensation (SBC) programs, overseeing global compensation planning for corporate and field employees, driving automation initiatives, and partnering closely with PXT Compensation and business finance teams. The Senior Finance Manager will be a key member of the PXT Finance organization, providing financial stewardship and analytical insights into key financial and operational performance metrics and building new processes to scale. Finally, this individual will be a strong and inspirational leader to raise the bar on hiring, developing, and retaining the best talent to continue to build our world-class Finance team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 8+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 8+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 8+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 5+ years of directly managing and leading a team of 10+ members experience
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience
• 12+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• 12+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• 5+ years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
• MBA, or CPA

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performance finance team of 4-6 professionals.
• Develop talent, foster innovation, and manage escalations while balancing business needs.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation & change management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance business needs
• Oversee SBC FP&A for Amazon including planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Partner with PXT Compensation, Corporate Finance, and Equity Accounting teams on planning assumptions.
• Lead executive presentations for VP, CFO, CEO, STEAM, and Board meetings.
• Prepare earnings call commentary and drive forecast accuracy through compensation simulations. Manage monthly close processes and internal controls.
• Partner with VP of Compensation and Operations Finance Leadership on global wage increase recommendations.
• Influence on-cycle and off-cycle compensation planning, corporate compensation strategy, Sales Incentive Plans, and executive compensation.
• Own base pay increase planning and manage global wage reviews across 25+ countries.
• Own Employee Expense monthly, quarterly and annual analytics
• Drive annual and multi-year budgeting processes (OP1, OP2, Quarterly Guidance).
• Lead monthly budget-to-actual analysis and workforce planning.
• Perform deep-dive analysis to support senior leadership decisions and evaluate new projects.
• Champion technology and AI-driven solutions. Drive process improvements across Finance, develop new controls for financial reporting, and lead cross-functional finance initiatives.

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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