Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Supply Chain Operations Finance

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Amazon has a history and tradition of leading the world in web-related
technologies and services. One of those products is Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Since early 2006, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure
platform in the cloud.

AWS needs individuals that bring the corporate finance experience AND the
entrepreneurial aptitude to accelerate decision making and management of the
business. Also needed is the intellectual capacity to produce innovative
ideas/analysis and the willingness to do the heavy lifting to implement those
decisions.

On the AWS 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 support this quickly 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 – you should too!

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance organization
supporting the AWS Infrastructure Supply Chain team. We are looking for a team
player that has the entrepreneurial spirit and enjoys working in a fast-paced
and rapidly changing environment. Through insightful and data-driven analysis,
you will partner and collaborate with cross-functional team members to drive
supply chain optimization initiatives that will continue our flywheel. This role
is both strategic and detailed in nature and requires a finance professional who
has a passion for developing complex financial models to support sound
decision-making as well as enjoys rolling up their sleeves to learn the day-day
aspects of the business. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in a
fast-paced, dynamic and multicultural environment; will be a creative and
analytical problem solver.

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
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence

Responsibilities

• Build, run, and maintain complex financial models to maintain AWS infrastructure commodity planning, derive key financial insights, and communicate results to AWS FP&A and senior management.
• Conduct supply chain monthly, quarterly, and yearly variance analysis and communicate results to AWS FP&A and senior management.
• Develop ad hoc business analyses and present recommendations to AWS senior management.
• Collaborate with business partners and co-lead on supply chain optimization projects by influencing through data-driven analysis, reporting and metrics.
• Serve as a key finance partner working with cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights and cost savings opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes to support the fast-growing, global AWS business.
• Partner with Accounting, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes to support the fast-growing, global AWS business.

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