Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Networking Services Finance

Amazon • Seattle, WA

4d

About The Position

Since early 2006, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure platform in the cloud. On the AWS Networking Services Finance team, you will be surrounded by people that are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success. To build this rapidly growing business, you must be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for analytics and accountability, setting high standards, and razor-sharp accuracy. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously. AWS Finance seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support AWS, and more specifically its AWS Networking Services business. This position will work closely with senior finance management and key business partners to drive financial planning, decision support, controllership, and private deal modeling for several AWS Networking Services including Direct Connect and Transit Gateway services. A day in the life You will partner with business and finance teams to create and improve economic models to support MBRs, QBRs, and forecasts for the AWS Networking Services. You will also work with account teams on private deal modeling and pricing. You will gather insights and make recommendations to your finance and business partners based on revenue and profitability metrics. You will also partner with product, capacity, and operations teams to understand key capacity opportunities and constraints. About the team AWS Networking Services has the feel of a start-up, but with the resources of one of the world’s largest and most successful companies. It is a dynamic and fast-growing set of products, which makes this an exciting place to be. It is a data driven organization, and Finance is at the center of decision making. The team is helpful, supportive, fun, and committed to helping each member grow, develop, and achieve their career objectives.

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)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel (macros, pivots, lookups) at an advanced level
• Advanced written and oral English communication skills.
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholders in a high-pressure environment.

Nice To Haves

• 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)
• 5+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience

Responsibilities

• Financial Modeling & Analysis Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing services Build and enhance financial models for pricing decisions and revenue forecasting Work on deal desk modeling private custom deals for key customers
• Planning & Reporting Drive the financial planning / budgeting process Create, maintain, and improve management reporting Develop business insights and dashboards Compile and review financial results and operational plans
• Leadership & Communication Communicate results to company leaders Partner with business and finance teams for Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews and forecasts Work with product, capacity, and operations teams on opportunities and constraints

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees