Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Networking Services Finance

Amazon.com, Inc.•Seattle, WA

40d

About The Position

Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Looking for a business and finance partnering role with full P&L responsibility? Want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud computing? Join us at AWS Finance! Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and start-up business and organizations in over 190 countries around the world. Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services officially began offering developer customers access to web services - now widely known as cloud computing - based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform. AWS Finance seeks a world class Senior Financial Analyst to be a key leader supporting the AWS Networking Services. This position will work closely with finance management as well as key business partners across the AWS organization, including service general managers, product managers, engineering leaders, sales and business development leadership to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership to AWS Networking Services. The position will own P&Ls and perform usage and revenue analyses for new services and for existing services, deliver ad-hoc business projects and analyses, conduct usage and revenue planning, and provide financial insights. This role requires solid skills in thought leadership, a self-starter with a strong management and financial modeling background, problem solving skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations. This role requires strong communication skills and has regular interaction with various AWS business units & senior leadership.

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
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

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional business discussions with Networking services stakeholders to drive strategic decision-making and operational excellence
Partner with business and finance leaders to identify key performance drivers, risks, and opportunities across all Networking service lines
Provide analytical insights and recommendations to support business strategy development and execution
Own the monthly financial reporting process for all Networking services, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and actionable insights
Drive and manage key reporting timelines including weekly business reviews, monthly closes, and quarterly planning cycles
Coordinate cross-functional data collection and validation processes to ensure reporting accuracy
Consolidate and analyze key performance metrics including revenue, usage patterns, infrastructure cost, and profitability measures
Develop and maintain comprehensive dashboards and executive-level reporting packages
Synthesize complex financial and operational data from multiple sources to create coherent business narratives
Conduct competitive benchmarking analysis to assess Networking services performance relative to market standards
Monitor industry trends, pricing dynamics, and competitive positioning to inform strategic planning