Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Database Services Finance

Amazon • Seattle, WA

1d • $82,700 - $117,100

About The Position

The AWS Database Finance organization needs a finance professional to provide financial planning and analysis for Database Services. We are seeking an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to drive strategic financial planning and analysis. This role owns full P&L controllership with cloud infrastructure knowledge to plan revenue growth, capacity planning for internal and external customers, Pricing, and margin improvements. A day in the life: Reports and key metrics ownership such as MBR and WBRs. Develop business insights and analyses. Compile and review financial results, create forecast and operational plans and communicate to finance/business leaders. Support modeling efforts for pricing, product strategy and infrastructure investment decisions.

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
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy 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

Responsibilities

• Full P&L controllership
• Lead comprehensive revenue planning analysis including demand forecasting, resource allocation modeling, and scalability assessments to support both current operations and future growth
• Own end-to-end pricing strategy formulation including competitive analysis, margin optimization, and pricing model recommendations that balance profitability with market competitiveness
• Lead the annual financial planning cycle including revenue forecasting, expense budgeting, headcount planning, and variance analysis reporting
• Collaborate directly with business leadership to provide financial insights that drive decision-making for both internal operations and external customer-facing initiatives
• Identify, quantify, and implement cost optimization initiatives, driving operational efficiency while maintaining service quality and performance standards
• Manage capital expenditure planning processes, including ROI analysis, investment prioritization, and budget allocation recommendations
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial dashboards, KPI tracking, and executive reporting that provides actionable insights into business performance and trends
• Reports and key metrics ownership such as MBR and WBRs
• Develop business insights and analyses.
• Compile and review financial results, create forecast and operational plans and communicate to finance/business leaders
• Support modeling efforts for pricing, product strategy and infrastructure investment decisions

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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: Senior