Senior Financial Analyst, AWS, AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery

Amazon•Seattle, WA

About The Position

AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery seeks a results-oriented, process-focused Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Power and Cooling Procurement and Supply Chain organization to deliver data center capacity for our customers on-time, and on budget. The successful candidate will work closely with a variety of stakeholders across functions (procurement, supply chain, construction, engineering, program managers, product managers, business intelligence, other finance teams) to drive projects and initiatives where they can demonstrate their sound judgment, and bias for action. This role requires a thought leader who can leverage their analytical skills and attention to detail to drive high quality and robust decisions with favorable business outcomes. This role also has regular interaction with senior business partners, therefore, requires strong interpersonal and communication (written/verbal) skills.

Requirements

3+ 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 3+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

Nice To Haves

4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
MBA, or CPA
Knowledge of Tableau
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)
4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
Six Sigma Black Belt certification
Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
Experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, or experience as a lean sensei

Responsibilities

Establish annual/monthly performance targets, analyze variances to plan, and communicate key messages to senior leadership.
Become subject matter expert for data center electrical and mechanical equipment including cost drivers, supplier strategy, and end to end processes and procedures.
Pinpoint defects or waste in processes, and drive new processes and automation to eliminate the defects and prevent them from recurring.
Identify and lead cost savings initiatives.
Partner with business to create and execute sourcing and supply management strategies.
Lead cross team and cross functional projects including setting milestones and ensuring timelines are met as planned.
Participate in supplier contract drafting, proactively identifying and removing business and controllership risk.