Amazon

Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Networking Services Finance

Amazon$82K — $117K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in tax, finance or related analytical fields
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related analytical discipline
  • MBA or CPA preferred
  • Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MS Access)
  • 4+ years of experience in continuous improvement projects focusing on finance
  • 4+ years analyzing financial performance indicators (KPIs)

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional discussions with Networking services stakeholders
  • Partner with leaders to identify performance drivers, risks, and opportunities
  • Own monthly financial reporting for Networking services
  • Drive key reporting timelines for weekly reviews and monthly closes
  • Consolidate and analyze key performance metrics and create executive reports
  • Conduct competitive benchmarking and monitor industry trends

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package
  • Inclusive corporate culture
  • Career development opportunities
  • Access to a range of medical and financial support programs
  • Workplace accommodations for disabilities
Full Job Description
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.

Key job responsibilities

Business Partnership & Stakeholder Communication

- 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

Financial Reporting & Controllership

- 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

Competitive Analysis & Business Strategy

- 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

A day in the life

Begin analyzing the prior week's revenue metrics and preparing variance commentary for the weekly Networking services business review. Review monthly performance against plan, identifying key drivers behind revenue fluctuations. Synthesize financial data from multiple service lines into executive-ready insights. Facilitate discussions between business and finance leadership on performance drivers and competitive positioning. Update monthly reporting packages, conduct variance analysis, and prepare revenue commentary connecting financial results to operational drivers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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