Finance Manager, AWS Analytics Services

Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud services? ​Join us at AWS Finance! AWS Service Finance is looking for a Finance Manager to support the Analytics Services business.

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 Analytics Finance seeks a world class Finance Manager for the Redshift business. This position will serve as a strategic leader who work closely with senior leadership to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership for the Redshift service.

Key job responsibilities
- Controllership & Reporting:
Manage financial reporting, track KPIs, and perform variance analysis across planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.

- Strategic Finance Leadership:
Set and track critical business goals that are key inputs to pricing decisions across Redshift service.

- Contribute to driving improved AWS free cash flows.

- Financial Planning & Analysis:
Build complex financial models and analytical tools to set and track overall financial performance against goals.

- Lead OP and R&O planning, and weekly/monthly utilization reviews with AWS senior leadership.

- Process Improvement:
Be a thought leader to improve and simplify processes, drive standardization, and build scalable solutions to support business growth.

- Mentorship:
Coach and train Senior Financial Analysts on the team to operate independently in complex, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment.

Basic qualifications- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis 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- 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience- 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Preferred qualification - 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) 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)- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

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