Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Capacity Finance

Amazon • Seattle, WA

21d

About The Position

Join our team as a Senior Financial Analyst at AWS where you'll drive business
impact by diving deep into data to identify opportunities for optimizing
internal usage of precious capacity resources. You'll partner with business
leaders to uncover insights that change the trajectory of AWS through process
simplification and efficiency identification. In this role, you'll analyze
complex datasets, deliver actionable recommendations, and implement mechanisms
that enable the business to make data-driven decisions with immediate impact.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a broad impact in a
fast-paced environment where your analytical insights directly influence
business outcomes. The ideal candidate thrives on transforming complex data into
clear business insights and has a passion for process improvement and
optimization.

Your typical day involves diving deep into complex datasets to uncover insights
about AWS capacity resource usage. You'll collaborate with business leaders to
identify efficiency opportunities, analyzing trends and developing
recommendations to optimize resource allocation. You'll participate in
cross-functional meetings to present your findings, work on building or
enhancing financial models, and partner with stakeholders to implement solutions
that drive immediate business impact.

We are a dedicated team of finance analysts who believe in being greater than
the sum of our parts. Our mission is to change the trajectory of AWS by
identifying opportunities to optimize internal usage of precious capacity
resources. We focus on making broad, immediate impacts on the business through
data-driven insights and recommendations. We value collaboration, intellectual
curiosity, and the ability to transform complex data into actionable business
strategies that drive meaningful results.

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 5+ 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

• Dive deep into data across AWS to identify opportunities for optimizing internal usage of capacity resources, providing actionable insights that directly impact business performance
• Develop and maintain financial models and reporting that incorporate value and investment levers, supporting senior leadership in making informed decisions
• Proactively identify process improvement opportunities, implementing solutions that enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting
• Partner with business leaders to translate complex data analysis into clear, actionable recommendations that drive measurable business outcomes
• Build and maintain financial tools, standard operating procedures, and process documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and scale benefits across the organization

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