Senior Financial Analyst, Data Center Innovation Finance

Position Overview

Amazon has a long-standing tradition of leading in Web-related technologies and services, with AWS at the forefront of cloud innovation. On the AWS Finance team, you will work alongside exceptionally talented, analytical, and driven individuals to provide financial insights that drive breakthrough decisions. As a Sr. Financial Analyst on the Data Center Innovation Finance (DCIF) team, you will partner with various internal stakeholders to support the design and financial evaluation of next-generation data center innovations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the key business partner to the Design Engineering, Innovation, and Controls teams, working directly with AWS senior management to provide financial recommendations on electrical and mechanical innovations for next-generation data center designs.
• Develop ad-hoc business analysis and present recommendations regarding design changes for Colocation facilities and the DC capital improvement process.
• Manage financial planning and analysis efforts, forecasting various metrics to identify financial risks and opportunities.
• Report on financial performance and lead the preparation of weekly, monthly, and annual financial reviews.
• Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes to support AWS’s fast-growing global business.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in tax, finance, or a related analytical field.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) or a combination of a Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in a quantitative role.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or CPA.
• Knowledge of Tableau.
• 4+ years of experience improving, automating, standardizing, or simplifying finance or business processes.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Advanced SQL skills for data mining and business intelligence.
• Experience as a lean sensei or in Quality Assurance engineering.
• 3+ years of leading continuous improvement projects with measurable results.
• Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards).
• 3+ years applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses.
• 3+ years of developing process improvements through automation and analysis.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Base pay ranges from $60,200/year to $128,800/year depending on geographic market, with potential equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of total compensation.
• Benefits: Access to a full range of medical, financial, and additional benefits, delivered in an inclusive work culture.
• For further details, please visit the employee benefits page.