Finance Manager, AWS Networking Services Finance

Finance Manager Opportunity At AWSAre you looking for a significant opportunity in finance? Are you interested in a business and finance partnering role with full P&L responsibility? Do you want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud computing? Join us at AWS FinanceAmazon 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 businesses 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 Finance Manager 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 the 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 and senior leadership.Key Job ResponsibilitiesServe as the key business partner working directly with AWS management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendationsReport weekly and monthly financial and operating metricsManage the financial planning and month-end close processes. Model, analyze and forecast metrics that drive budgeting, forecasting, and business decisionsAnalyze business results for key takeaways to achieve business objectivesPreparing detailed financial models for business segments, drive business initiatives, and identify, implement, and deliver key operational efficienciesIdentify and lead projects to drive automation and process improvementLead a team to effectively address priorities and provide career coachingMonitor compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes to support the fast-growing, global AWS businessA Day In The LifeWork independently and self-motivate in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. Prioritize workloads and partner cross-functionally, while delivering against tight deadlines. Develop/optimize finance processes for speed, agility, and insight. Dive deep on ambiguous challenges and deliver actionable insights. Learn and be curious, deep diving complex business processes in a rapidly evolving and fast-paced business environment.Basic Qualifications5+ years of tax, finance, or a related analytical field experienceBachelor'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) experiencePreferred Qualifications6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on businessMBA, or CPAExperience 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 resultsKnowledge of SQL/ETL6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experienceAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.