Finance Manager, Middle Mile FP&A

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. Operations is at the heart of what we do, delivering hundreds of thousands of packages each day and fulfilling customer orders from all over the world. Amazon is seeking a Finance Manager to help own critical functions within the rapidly growing Middle Mile org.Experience on this team opens up varying career opportunities across Amazon such as transitions to other business lines, project management roles, and/or management opportunities locally, regionally, and globally.This role will be part of the Middle Mile FP&A team supporting Surface Transportation. In addition to owning month end close reporting, the Finance Manager will partner with Middle Mile and Operations Standardization and Automation (S&A) teams as we build standardized reporting solutions and automation to improve middle mile planning speed, quality and cost structure.The successful candidate will demonstrate the following abilities: they have strong financial modeling skills, technical aptitude to analyze large data sets, clearly communicate financial data analysis findings with stakeholders, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly-evolving environment. They collaborate with leaders and various business units across Amazon. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to innovate by building creative solutions with large-scale data mining tools, identifying the high-priority work and projects that maximize results for key stakeholders, and solving complex problems that effect company-wide strategic decisions. Candidates should demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills as direct interaction with leadership is common.Key job responsibilities- Lead Surface Transportation monthly reporting. This includes delivering monthly financial close by generating cost bridges, partnering with key stakeholders to generate narratives for senior leadership, and distilling key insights on the impact of KPIs on our performance- Play a key role in our journey for process simplification, standardization, and automation. - Provide financial support to business partners on key initiatives that improve the quality of deliveries, speed of delivery and/or reduce costs- Identify risks, evaluates impact, proposes changes, and implements improvements to remediate gaps.- Proactively partner with managers to prioritize and focus on high-impact activities and to de-prioritize those which are unlikely to drive material improvement.- Contributes to work life harmony by being a positive, collaborative, and effective influencer to new team members as an indicator of operations excellence.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science)- 5+ years of finance experience, or Master's degree and 3+ years of finance experience ...

Finance Manager, Amazon Transportation Services

Who we are:Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) connects our customers and our shippers. We combine people, technology and products to deliver for our customers at the lowest possible cost. Surface Transportation is the conveyor belt to connect the entire Amazon supply chain. We are a technology company that executes transportation, and we get to do it all at a scale that nobody has ever seen!We love what we do. We have an incredible team that works hard to change the industry. We are inventing new things each and every day. We rolled out technology in the last two years that rivals anything inside of the transportation space in the last 100 years. As our business grows, we are going to use the same technology and the same standard best practices to build and invent all over the world. If you are interested in growing something new and different, there is an opportunity to do it inside of this space.Career Opportunities:Surface Transportation is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Finance Manager to join its US Transportation Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to create and innovate on behalf of our customers and build the transportation experience of the future. This role will have heavy impact and high visibility to the long term strategy for the business, and it will require strong partnership with the Operations teams as well as Finance, Accounting and Technology. Experience with this team opens up amazing career opportunities across Amazon, such as senior roles supporting an impressive array of business areas, project management roles, and/or management opportunities locally, regionally, and globally.Team Exposure/Scope:It is not just a truck driving down the highway. If you like taking a larger scope identifying the most cost effective and safest way to deliver to our customer you will enjoy transportation. This entire system has to move like a symphony and it has to be orchestrated. It is an incredible math problem that we have to solve; we have to put statistics and financial models behind it; we have to put algorithms behind it, to work as a team to identify where there are gaps in the process, and solve these issues quickly. In this role you will have a high level of visibility and partner with cross functional teams. We help others understand finance and are the trusted business advisors to our business teams.Success in this role:We are looking for a leader who exhibits excellent attention to detail and is comfortable with ambiguity. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to influence business owners, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly evolving environment. Regular collaboration with executives and various business units across Amazon will allow you the opportunity to exhibit your verbal and written communication skills. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to improve and create new measures for business effectiveness, innovate creative solutions utilizing large scale data mining tools, and identify high priority projects to maximize results for key stakeholders.Key job responsibilities- Oversee financial reporting for your business area. Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning. Use data to identify disruptive ideas and provide advice to business leaders across the globe.- With Controllership as the top priority, you identify, resolve, or provide guidance to resolve complex data integrity issues. You improve controls to address financial risk and support frugality.- Educate business partners on financial and non-financial trade-offs. You make thoughtful judgement calls in ambiguous environments where there data may be scarce or difficult to procure.- Use active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. Adjust style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly. Your communications drive critical business decisions.- Have backbone, disagree and commit to foster constructive dialogues, harmonize conflicting views, resolve issues, and drive decisions.- You exhibit social responsibility. Actively recruit bar-raising talent, continuously develop your team, and constructively mentor the Finance community.- Identify and sponsor Finance-wide professional development and engagement initiatives that plan for the future and strengthen the global Finance community, such as inclusion and diversity initiatives.- Become an expert in your lane to contribute to work-life harmony. You are a positive, collaborative, and effective influencer to new team members and model operations excellence and efficiency.About the teamIt is not just a truck driving down the highway. If you like taking a larger scope identifying the most cost effective and safest way to deliver to our customer you will enjoy transportation. This entire system has to move like a symphony and it has to be orchestrated. It is an incredible math problem that we have to solve; we have to put statistics and financial models behind it; we have to put algorithms behind it, to work as a team to identify where there are gaps in the process, and solve these issues quickly. In this role you will have a high level of visibility and partner with cross functional teams. We help others understand finance and are the trusted business advisors to our business teams.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- 5+ years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3+ years of finance experience ...

Finance Manager, Fire TV

Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to be a key member in our Fire TV Finance team. Over the past decade Amazon has developed a number of market-leading, innovative, and fast-growing digital and mobile businesses including Kindle, Kindle Fire Tablets, Fire TV, and Echo. This is an exciting opportunity to support the Amazon Fire TV team featuring the 2K, 4K and Omni smart TVs portfolio. We are looking for an entrepreneurial minded candidate who wants to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon. As a Finance Manager, you will work directly with business leaders to identify opportunities and develop business cases for Fire TV. The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. This role requires a self starter with strong business partnership, a keen attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon.Key job responsibilities- Develop the business case and the financial models for new devices.- Partner with Product Management and Sales/Marketing teams to understand and influence the financials of all new and existing devices within the portfolio- Partner with horizontal Finance teams to drive free cash flow initiatives and forecasts- Drive finance communication with the business teams on product performance, financial impact, and risks & opportunities.- Generate and own lifetime value financials for all Fire TV products.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Alexa - Artificial General Intelligence (AGI Finance)

Amazon seeks a highly effective Senior Financial Analyst to be a key member in the AGI or Alexa Finance team. Amazon's Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Team mission is to build the world’s best Artificial General Intelligence that will enable every Amazon business to deliver more value to its customers and benefits humanity. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most innovative, creative, and fastest growing businesses at Amazon. This role will partner with the teams developing the core AI functionality of Alexa.This candidate will be highly analytical, detail oriented, and have a demonstrated ability to effectively manage financial responsibilities and decision making in a rapidly evolving business. This role requires a self-starter with strong modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular interaction with senior executives, various business units, and multiple stakeholders across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. This role supports a technical business team and will contribute to the future direction through data analysis and clear articulation of what really matters in rapidly evolving environments. Key job responsibilities- Drive standardization and automation of planning and reporting processes to enable quicker and more effective decision making- Own financial planning, insights, and operational cost efficiency strategy for some of the largest teams in Alexa- Ad hoc analysis including creating, maintaining, and expanding the scope of business and financial models that highlight opportunities to deliver results- Partner with the business to make trade-off decisions regarding resourcing and support levels, including ownership of review meetings- Analyze operating expenses to provide insight to business partners including cost-saving and process improvement recommendationsBASIC 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) ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Project Kuiper

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world?It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls.Project Kuiper seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support the inventory consignment initiative. This position will partner with business and finance leaders to design program strategy through thoughtful analysis, develop key financial processes, and support automation initiatives. The successful candidate will need to be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to improve and create new measures for business effectiveness, innovate creative solutions utilizing large scale data mining tools, and identify high priority projects to maximize results for key stakeholders.Key job responsibilities• Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides investment guidance based on data analysis.• Identify opportunities to drive supply chain efficiencies, with a focus on generating inventory consignment expansion opportunities. • Present financial summaries and business insights to Senior Management (Business and Finance).• Develop financial models for new business concepts and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making.• Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing businesses, develop business insights, and lead ad hoc analyses.• Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activities.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. ...

Senior Accountant, Studios Accounting

Come support the global growth of Amazon MGM Studios, creating original content for our global customers! Amazon MGM Studios Accounting is looking for a highly motivated and curious Senior Accountant to be a key business partner on the Accounting Team located in Culver City, California. Amazon MGM Studios is known for award winning television series such as Fallout, Rings of Power, Reacher, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Boys, and Jack Ryan, and Amazon Original Movies such as Saltburn, Roadhouse, Air, Tomorrow War, and Candy Cane Lane. International Originals has brought us hits including Argentina 1985, The Family Man, and LOL while our Live Sports expansion includes NFL Thursday Night Football, Champions League, and Premiere League. Worldwide, we continue to focus on unique stories, voices, and characters from top and up-and-coming creatorsThe right individual will have exceptional accounting skills, strong leadership skills and solid business judgment capable of driving an organization to the right results. They will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment, and have the ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, logical reasoning, and the presentation of alternatives. The successful candidate must be able to think and act both strategically and tactically.Key job responsibilities• Supporting the accounting function, including monthly close, for Amazon Studios global television and motion picture activities • Developing, implementing and improving accounting and reporting processes for dynamic lines of business• Understanding accounting and financial principles and how to apply them• Performing the month-end financial close accounting and financial reporting• Analyzing complex processes and systems data• Ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting• Providing analytical support to the finance and management team to drive improvements to operational & financial results• Working with cross-functional teams across the company to ensure proper support for the business unit• Identifying process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field- Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes- Experience operating in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment- Effective verbal and written communication ...

Finance Manager, AWS Sales, AWS Sales Finance

Join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Finance team! We are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, flexible leaders to help us redefine the IT industry. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team responsible for driving the financial performance of a diverse business portfolio, this is the place for you!In this role, you’ll be at the center of driving AWS’s sales strategy, partnering across Worldwide Specialist teams to deliver business insights, optimize investments, and drive revenue. You’ll collaborate with senior Sales, Business, Engineering, and Finance leaders on designing and implementing inspection frameworks to assess business performance and financial outcomes. You’ll build new mechanisms to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data, and you’ll providing financial insights that drive our day-to-day business and position us for future growth.You are a well-rounded performer and will play an impactful role on the team. You demonstrate excellent business judgment and problem solving, and possess strong attention to detail.Key job responsibilities• Building rhythm of the business processes that help business leaders understand progress to goals as well as strategic insights to guide overall direction• Leading the financial support for existing Business reviews (WBR, MBR etc.), providing key insights on progress toward goals, working with teams on get-to-green plans, and assessing future risks.• Create and implement business mechanisms that are scalable to help the team make data-driven decisions• Driving thought leadership to identify and implement solutions to resolve, improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance processes• Collecting analyzing, and presenting data-driven research that challenges status quo and champion change• Performing ad-hoc analysis proactively and present findings to senior leadershipAbout the teamWhy AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Diverse ExperiencesAmazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Work/Life BalanceWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship and Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience- 6+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience- 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Financial Analyst II, AWS Business Insights and Analytics

AWS Finance is seeking a highly analytical and creative world class Finance Manager to join the AWS Business Insights and Analytics team. This position will be responsible for driving the development of business metrics, customer insights and deep business analytics. This role requires a self-starter with strong problem-solving skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations. This role will work with business, Sales, Service Finance, Accounting and Data / BI Engineering teams across AWS to dive deep and develop a crisp understanding of all AWS revenue components, trends, customer behavior, and other drivers impacting the business. The ideal candidate should know and love working with business intelligence tools, be passionate about working with data and using their findings to provide business insights and guide the broader organization. This is a critical role with high visibility to executive and senior leadership, and is a great opportunity for those willing to roll up their sleeves to achieve results while innovating and improving current processes.Key job responsibilities• Drive key business and customer analytics, variance analyses, and financial modeling to provide insights to the team and executive leadership.• Partner with stakeholders across multiple teams in business, finance, accounting, and business intelligence to understand key business drivers and deliver new reports.• Support analytics requests across AWS business and finance teams.• Deliver written documentation/communication of current business drivers and trends.• Work closely with Business Intelligence team to build tools and mechanisms to improve processes as the business grows.• Foster constructive communication across multiple teams to drive standardization and information socialization.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 4+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience- 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- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience- Six Sigma Black Belt- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence- Experience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer ...

Sr Financial Analyst, AWS Public Sector Sales Finance

Join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Finance team! We are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, flexible leaders to help us redefine the IT industry. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team responsible for optimizing the financial performance of a diverse business portfolio, this is the place for you!In this role, you’ll be at the center of driving AWS’s sales strategy, partnering directly with the US State & Local Government (SLG)/ Education (EDU) teams to manage, optimize, and transform the investment portfolio. You’ll collaborate with senior Sales, Operations, and Finance leaders to build financial plans, analyze large-scale investment opportunities, develop new go-to-market strategies, and identify opportunities for business growth. You will play key roles in both running the day-to-day business and helping drive strategic growth for the future.Key job responsibilities• Serve as a key finance partner to the US State & Local Government (SLG)/ Education (EDU) teams, collaborating across executive leadership to analyze inputs and outputs, assess business performance, and optimize asset allocation.• Develop and evolve complex financial models that analyze program- and portfolio-level revenue, profit, and ROI impacts.• Build rhythm of the business processes that deliver ongoing insights and support day-to-day decision making. • Engage and influence across the AWS Sales, Finance, and Operations hierarchy, collaborating with stakeholders to optimize our customer’s experience, achieve common goals, and monitor risks. • Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes and controls as needed to support internal and external financial reporting requirements.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) ...

Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Pan-International Stores Tax

Amazon is seeking a Senior Indirect Tax Manager, to join the Tax team based in Seattle, to support the Amazon (Stores) business.The candidate will primarily focus on Indirect tax matters but also have an awareness of Corporate tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing matters.Key job responsibilities- Working on VAT matters that impact the Stores business- Collaborating with cross functional teams (Business Partners/ Global tax teams and other stakeholders) to ensure tax considerations are incorporated into new business decisions, expansions into new markets, new product offerings or restructuring of operations, providing practical solutions that align to company’s strategy and vision.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Experience in taxation in a corporate environment, public accounting firm or major law firm- Experience managing other employees and leading international tax team through hiring and development ...

Finance Manager, FP&A, B2B Payments

At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.We are seeking a highly motivated FP&A leader that will support our B2B Payments businesses. The FP&A leader is responsible for providing thought leadership for the various financial planning cycles, driving insights on business performance, and drive automation and process improvement opportunities.The FP&A leader will work closely with business leaders to drive conversations about performance, as well as make recommendations to improve profitability. This will include developing mechanisms to monitor and track team productivity, ensuring optimal discretionary spending, and adherence to financial targets. This role will liaise with a number of finance teams across Amazon Payments, so this leader should be able to work well with cross functional teams. The ideal candidate must have superior attention to detail and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.About B2B Payments:Entering the business to business (B2B) market is one of Amazon’s most exciting growth opportunities and since launching in 2015, The B2B Payments team is focused on building tailored payment products that enable AB’s customers to enjoy a seamless purchasing experience. We are growing fast and require a talented finance professional to help us scale world-wide as we are launching a number of exciting new products and services.Key job responsibilities• Maintain, and improve, existing finance processes to ensure high degree of data integrity, and insightful analysis.• Presentation of findings and recommendations to Senior Business Leaders, and Amazon Payments Finance• Manage and develop scalable financial tools or reports that align, and simplify, monthly business reviews, annual planning, and forecasting processes• Assist in developing monthly/quarterly financial reporting (actual and forecast) and annual budgeting• Provide fact-based insights into variances and trendsKey job responsibilities- Maintain, and improve, existing finance processes to ensure high degree of data integrity, and insightful analysis.- Presentation of findings and recommendations to Senior Business Leaders, and Consumer Payments Finance- Manage and develop scalable financial tools or reports that align, and simplify, monthly business reviews, annual planning, and forecasting processes- Assist in developing monthly/quarterly financial reporting (actual and forecast) and annual budgeting- Provide fact-based insights into variances and trendsBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Sr. Financial Analyst, AWS GDSP Finance

The AWS GDSP Finance Sr. Financial Analyst will support the rapidly growing AWS organization through driving financial analysis of complex private pricing deals. This is a high visibility role partnering cross-functionally with sales teams, sales operations, business development, and service finance. This role will be a strategic partner to the business in evaluating the economics of complex deals as well as assisting in operational processes, business expansion and planning/forecasting.The candidate will be responsible for building and developing the models, tools and mechanisms necessary to address business opportunities, drive automation, improve internal controls, and earn trust across AWS. This candidate will also be responsible for providing financial stewardship and analytical insights into key financial and operational performance metrics. This person must have a passion for detail and the ability to operate at all levels, including diving deep into the foundational building blocks of the AWS services, sales organization and business development organizations. Additionally, this candidate must effectively communicate both in written and verbal form across all levels of the AWS organization, including up to Senior Leadership.Key job responsibilities• Understand the various AWS Services, its economics and how it impacts the profitability of a customer.• Actively provide our sales team with financial acumen and insights to positively influence private pricing deals.• Drive financial controllership over private pricing deals by enforcing Amazon’s Spending & Transaction Policy.• Evaluate and refine financial models that calculate customer profitability.• Effectively communicate ideas to diverse audiences.• Own and oversee a specific process from a deals desk finance perspective.• Provide leadership, guidance and implementation to drive process improvement.• Possess the passion and demonstrated skills for developing relationships, processes and continuous improvement.• Ability to work with minimal direction in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.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) ...

Senior Financial Analyst, GenAI

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to be a key member of the AWS GenAI team. This role will own end to end finance support including P&L management and planning for Generative AI services. Additionally, this role will drive strategic new Generative AI feature launches and process improvements across the organization. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively, manage multiple and time sensitive deliverables across a highly matrixed organization, along with managing risks and opportunities. The individual will also possess strong business partnership skills and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders.Key job responsibilities Take the lead in financial planning; build complex financial models and analytical tools to measure overall financial performance Owning the GenAI services end to end, and influence business decisions that drive revenue and/or capital expenditures Support strategic new GenAI features launch and ad-hoc requests and assist in various requests from finance and business leadership. Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements including automation and coordination with upstream and downstream organizations. Partner with finance teams across AWS to standardize, streamline, and prioritize improvements, remove roadblocks, and increase the reliability and efficiency of reporting.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 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Finance & Global Business Svcs

Are you looking for your next big opportunity? Want a high-visibility finance role directly influencing the future of a successful cloud computing business? ​Please join the AWS Finance team!The AWS Commerce Platform organization needs needs a finance professional to provide Financial planning and analysis for Commerce Platform. Commerce Platform team impacts nearly all AWS businesses. This role will partner with this customer focused group of business to work on challenging and time sensitive needs.Key job responsibilitiesAWS Finance seeks a world class Financial Analyst. This position works closely with General Managers, Product Managers and finance professionals at all levels to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership on AWS’s products. Key responsibilities include:- Influencing business partner decisions through collaboration on ROI, Free Cash Flow, marginal costs, pricing, customer adoption.- Fortify core functions, including coordinating, streamlining and executing strategic planning and forecasting- Strategic and thought leader to the business partners as they make decisions across key investment decisions- Collaborating with business partners to build and maintain detailed cost models by product/service- Driving quarterly/annual financial planning/budgeting activities for AWS Commerce Platform- Preparing and providing monthly financial reporting including communicating future financial risks and opportunities to the business- Developing and standardizing financial reporting- Working on ad hoc financial analyses and projectsA day in the lifeThe successful candidate will implement and drive the core financial processes for the business. Additional responsibilities include helping in strategic 3 year planning, refine the capacity planning processes and modeling improvements to maximize Operating Income.This role requires a self-starter with a strong financial modeling background, problem solving skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations, and solid skills in program management. This role has regular interaction with various business units across AWS and requires strong people skills. About the teamAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a pioneer in blazing the new trails of cloud computing. AWS is a high-growth, fast-moving group within Amazon with a start-up mentality where new and diverse challenges arise every day, but a group that operates with the full backing of one of the world’s most successful web companies.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)- Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis- 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) ...

Finance Manager, Amazon MGM Studios FP&A

Amazon MGM Studios' Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is looking for a Finance Manager to support the business and finance teams, with a focus on managing Fixed Opex costs. This role will focus on both core financial planning cycles, including Month-End Close, Quarterly Guidance forecasts and Annual Operating Plans, as well as ongoing controllership. This is a highly visible role to Amazon leaders and a great opportunity for candidates looking for a challenge and a place to shine. Key stakeholders include corporate finance, business finance, accounting, and business operations teams. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills, solid business judgement capable of driving an organization to the right results, strong business partnership building, exceptional excel/systems skills, keen attention to detail, and strong verbal and written communication skills. He or she will have demonstrated success in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. The team needs a self-starter, who is able to work efficiently and autonomously. He or she must be able to think and act both strategically and tactically and manage multiple competing priorities effectively. Key job responsibilities- Lead month end, quarterly, annual operating financial planning working cross functionally with various teams, including PV and AMS finance, accounting, and business operations- Ensure data is accurately reflected in financial planning systems, including Essbase and Cognos- Drive process automation to streamline current processes and enhance financial controllership- Analyze complex financial data and provide accurate and timely reports to key stakeholders, highlighting key insights and recommendations- Support the month-end close process and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting- Assist in developing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and internal controls- Manage and mentor a senior financial analystBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 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 ...

Business Analyst, Business Assurance

Amazon’s Global Risk Management & Claims team is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Business Analyst with a robust background in economic theory, auto claims management, and data analytics. The ideal candidate will possess an in-depth understanding of insurance claims processes, a keen interest in economic principles, and proficiency in dissecting complex datasets. As a Business Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in extracting valuable insights from claims data, employing economic theories to evaluate risk factors, utilizing data metrics to optimize our claims management processes, and providing strategic recommendations to key stakeholders.Key job responsibilitiesIn this role, the Business Analyst will partner with key stakeholders to dive deep into business challenges and loss trends, aiming to unearth crucial insights. The ideal candidate will cultivate partnerships across various business lines to gather business requirements, develop metrics and reporting, establish key performance indicators for third-party vendors, deliver actionable insights to mitigate financial and operational risks. This position demands an adaptable individual with exceptional analytical skills and outstanding business acumen. The ideal candidate is customer obsessed, both internally and externally, and will work back from the customer to meet business objectives.The Business Analyst is responsible for:- Partner with cross functional business teams to consult, develop and implement metrics, automated reporting/process solutions, and process improvements to meet business needs.- Apply economic theories and models to assess claims trends, evaluate risk factors, and predict future claim performance.- Conduct in-depth economic analyses to evaluate the financial impact of claims and recommend cost-effective strategies for claims resolution.- Utilize advanced data analytics techniques to evaluate large and complex claims datasets.- Generating actionable insights through the development of key performance metrics, dashboards and analytics.- Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the organization.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 3+ years of writing SQL queries and creating business intelligence reports using Tableau, Power BI experience- Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights- Experience with Excel- Experience with SQL- Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Project Kuiper FP&A

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world?It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls. Project Kuiper seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support the growing FP&A team and build new financial analysis and reporting. This is an exciting opportunity to shape financial processes from the ground up in a new, high-growth team.The ideal candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have a demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. This role requires regular interaction with senior executives, various business units, and multiple stakeholders across Amazon, requiring strong interpersonal and communication skills.Key job responsibilities - Develop and implement financial analysis and reporting - Create and automate monthly financial reports for senior leadership - Build scalable financial models and processes to support the team's growth - Provide strategic insights to drive data-driven decision making - Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing businesses, develop business insights and KPI dashboards, and lead ad hoc analyses - Work with big data, transforming it into insights and information - Identify opportunities to proactively resolve defects; improve, scale, or simplify finance tools across teams and organizations - Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activitiesBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. ...

Finance Manager, Alexa Enterprise and BD Finance

Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to be a key member of our Alexa Enterprise and Business Development (BD) team. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most innovative and creative businesses at Amazon.The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. This Business Partner role requires a self-starter with solid business modeling skills and a good track record of being an adviser to the business. This job has regular interaction with business leaders across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. This role also involves partnering with the business to develop financial models for advertising and enterprise partnerships that will drive key strategic decisions for the business.Key job responsibilities1) Deliver key business insights and opportunities with financial ROI, and work with stakeholders to prioritize and optimize based on cost/benefit. 2) Serve as a key finance partner supporting the Alexa Enterprise and BD Business. 3) Lead the development of financial models and advanced analytical tools that aid in key decision making. 4) Drive creation, implementation and reporting of financial and engagement performance metrics. 5) Build out business processes that help business leaders understand progress to goals as well as strategic insights to guide overall direction. 6) Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed and present findings to senior management.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field ...

Finance Manager, Amazon Business Finance

Entering the business to business (B2B) market is one of Amazon’s most exciting growth opportunities and since launching in 2015, Amazon Business (AB) already has more than 6 million customers WW. We are growing fast, and require talented finance professionals to help us scale. Amazon Business is hiring a Finance Manager to support the WW Small Business team. You will partner with key business leaders to identify opportunities to drive growth, provide timely analysis, insightful guidance, and financial leadership. This role will lead the finance activities, create scalable reporting mechanism and analysis including creating new frameworks required to grow Small Business spend. AB Finance offers a rich learning experience and an opportunity to develop professionally. We are a young business, and you will be challenged to weigh in on decisions that have long-term strategic impact, and to produce insightful analytics that help us accelerate growth. You will work closely with business partners and get exposure to senior leaders, and become a subject matter expert. We are looking for individuals who can engage business partners to drive results and who welcome the challenge of building structure and supporting high growth.Key job responsibilities- Serve as the Finance Business Partner to the Small Business customer segment. Partner with key stakeholders across the US, EU and JP.- Solve complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, business insights, and recommendations that deliver results, drive improvements, and influence leaders- Own the top-line forecast model and lead quarterly forecasting process across WW Small Business Finance- Influence business decisions with effective verbal and written communication, data driven analysis and modeling, and presentation of options and alternatives- Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc data analysis, and financial modeling using a broad range of tools including Excel, SQL, and CognosBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- BS or BA in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g. Engineering, Math, Computer Science) and 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience OR Master's degree and 3+ years of finance experience ...

Finance Manager, PXT Finance

Finance is all about the numbers…unless you work at Amazon; it’s knowing the numbers, writing documents and so much more. Enthusiasm and energy help us deliver new ideas, and solutions. Do you view problems as treasures, and are you willing to dive deep to develop those solutions and deliver results? Will you seek to challenge the status quo, and accept that your ideas and mechanisms may be tested daily? At Amazon, we move with purpose and speed, and this requires we work with a dynamic network of Operations, HR, Tech and Retail partners. Our Finance Managers work with multiple sites, they help others understand financial decisions and are *the* trusted business advisor. They employ every facet of data and communication to ensure our partners and our leaders have the most up to date and reliable information to help them make the best possible decision. Come teach us a few things, and we’ll teach you a few things as we navigate the most customer-centric company on Earth.The Finance Manager for the People Experience & Technology (PXT) Finance Compensation will provide financial insights and business partnership to Amazon's Worldwide PXT Compensation and related technical support teams. This highly visible finance role will provide reliable data and analysis to help with decision making and planning, as well as become a trusted business advisor to the leaders of our PXT organization. The ideal candidate is a quick learner and comfortable with ambiguity. S/he possesses a keen attention to detail, has a passion for analytics, problem-solving and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. The role entails interaction with PXT leadership, Finance leadership, Accounting and Payroll teams and requires a balance of strong verbal and written communication, partnership skills, and delivering results. This is a perfect position for someone who knows how to manage fast and smart and deals well with ambiguity. You will also provide the business with big leadership bringing a deep knowledge and a proven record of accomplishment. You already know how to make sense between which details that make all the difference, and those that don’t add value. Position Responsibilities:1. Conduct financial analysis and strategic planning in support of business groups. 2. Partner with vice president and/or director and category/business leaders in setting profitability, business expansion, and product selection goals. 3. Work directly for business leaders and cross-functional teams to present results of ad hoc business and statistical analysis and recommendations to senior management for optimal decision making. 4. Develop and automate reporting of key performance metrics and analysis to achieve business goals. 5. Perform business and financial forecasting and spreadsheet modeling by writing complex SQL queries to gather the financial and operational data needed for the analysis and using advanced excel spreadsheet modeling techniques. 6. Review and measure financial and operational performance on a weekly basis with business team and report to senior management using financial and operational metrics, including performing ad-hoc audits of the financial metrics used for data accuracy. 7. Work on monthly close process working closely with accounting to ensure the validity of the financials and report results to senior management. 8. Oversee and review bi-yearly operational planning activities for detailed business level budgeting and forecasting, and create detailed financials plans. 9. Update the detailed financial plans on a regular basis. 10. Work with business teams to create daily forecasts based on the previously created monthly forecasts. 11. Define reporting methodologies. 12. Create new reporting, maintain and run reports using tools such as Excel, Essbase, Cognos, and SQL. 13. Conduct financial, statistical and business analyses, business and financial forecasting, and financial spreadsheet modeling, using a broad range of tools and technologies. 14. Track down and identify sources of data, determine the validity of the data, and analyze the variance in the data between various systems and reports. 15. Partial telecommuting permitted; employees will be required to report to office multiple days per week.Key job responsibilities• Providing business partner finance support to the leaders of PXT Compensation teams related to compensation modeling, planning, analysis, metrics, and reporting • Diving deep into the financial data and becoming a subject matter expert to provide additional insights • Partnering directly with the Finance Org's and central FP&A groups to collaborate on metrics, goals, variance analysis and business reviews; • Building and fostering effective relationships and networks with the PXT and Finance organizations • Proven ability to manage a team with competing priorities & provide level-headed guidance during unexpected events • Partner with PXT compensation team to develop financial models that quantify the cost impact of proposed compensation changes • Provide financial insights to senior operations and finance leadership for the hourly field workforce • Liaise between PXT compensation and local business finance teams to align on budget and forecast of people cost • Provide ad hoc support to executive leadership and business finance teams across Amazon for inquiries around cost per head • Develop and streamline processes around finance approvals for on- and off-cycle compensation changes • Collaborate cross-functionally with tech teams in finance and compensation to develop automated solutions for recurring analysis and data accessA day in the life• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment. • The ability to translate large amounts of data into useful information and actionable conclusions. • Strong written and oral communication skills combined with the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads. • Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability • An understanding of finance issues in an operational environment of rapid growth. • Solid business judgment and controllership focus. • Strong PC modeling skills, including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, Python and SQL.About the teamPXT Finance Tenets: 1. Our priority is Amazon’s long-term financial health by guiding our business partners through difficult tradeoff decisions in the short-term, thus allowing all Amazonians to thrive.2. We consistently develop new mechanisms and leverage current systems to provide accurate, forward-looking financial data, which drives meaningful business insights. 3. We are builders that use science and technology to innovate at scale, as we strive to be the most innovative Finance team. 4. We strive to be the source of truth by leveraging our expertise and experience; we apply analytical rigor, process improvement, and standardization to make impactful high judgement, high velocity decisions.5. We are determined to make PXT-Finance a destination. We commit to providing a culture where meaningful work, development of key skills, and career progression are pinnacles of success. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...