Senior Financial Analyst, Data Center Real Estate

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to lead Real Estate finance initiatives for the Data Center Real Estate finance team. This high-visibility role offers the opportunity to directly influence the financial strategy for AWS's global data center expansion. This role will partner with senior leadership to drive month end close and planning activities, analyze real estate deal opportunities, and leverage financial analysis to make strategic decisions. Our Real Estate Finance team supports the development of new data centers for Amazon Web Services (AWS). At AWS, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside exceptionally talented, bright, and driven individuals who believe that world-class financial partnership is critical to customer success. We thrive on diverse experiences and perspectives, and we're committed to inclusion as a business advantage and the right thing to do.

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
• 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• 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
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence

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)

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial planning and analysis for complex business initiatives
• Develop and implement financial strategies that support long-term business growth
• Build and manage relationships with senior business partners
• Provide financial oversight and guidance for major business decisions
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives
• Establish and maintain robust financial controls and reporting mechanisms

What This Job Offers

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