Senior Financial Analyst, Data Center Real Estate

Position Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to lead Real Estate finance initiatives for the Data Center Real Estate finance team. This high-visibility role offers the opportunity to directly influence the financial strategy for AWS's global data center expansion. You will partner with senior leadership to drive month-end close and planning activities, analyze real estate deal opportunities, and leverage financial analysis to make strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial planning and analysis for complex business initiatives
• Develop and implement financial strategies that support long-term business growth
• Build and manage relationships with senior business partners
• Provide financial oversight and guidance for major business decisions
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives
• Establish and maintain robust financial controls and reporting mechanisms

Required 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 (or a Bachelor's degree plus 3+ years in a quantitative role such as engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance)

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience participating in continuous improvement projects to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
• MBA or CPA
• Knowledge of Tableau
• Experience working 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)
• 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
• 4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance or business processes
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Base pay ranges from $60,200/year in the lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in the highest market. Pay varies based on market location and individual qualifications.
• Total Compensation Package: May include equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation.
• Benefits: Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits are provided.