AWS Finance Manager, AWS Public Sector Sales Finance

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an entrepreneurial and analytical Finance Manager to join their AWS Public Sector Sales Finance team. This pivotal role involves driving the sales strategy, building financial plans, and evaluating investment opportunities that support innovation in government, education, and non-profit sectors. The ideal candidate will possess a strong financial modelling background and advanced Excel skills, thriving in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities. Join this dynamic team to make a meaningful impact on world-changing projects and contribute to the growth of a rapidly expanding division.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Strong financial modelling background and advanced Excel abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AWS Public Sector team to develop financial plans and rationalize investments.
• Manage financial rhythms including budget controllership and month-end-close reporting.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field

Financial Professional Qualification - ACA / CA / CIMA

MBA / CFA / CPA qualification

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Job description

AWS Finance Manager, AWS Public Sector Sales Finance

DESCRIPTION

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sales, Marketing and Global Services Finance team! We are looking for an entrepreneurial, analytical and creative Finance Manager to be a key member in our AWS Public Sector Group. AWS Public Sector is one of the fastest growing divisions within Amazon as a whole and is paving the way for innovation and supporting world-changing projects in government, education and non-profit organizations. The successful candidate will be central to helping drive the sales strategy, partnering across Global leaders to build financial plans, evaluate investment opportunities and help identify opportunities for growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Be a financial business partner to the AWS Public Sector team, collaborating with them and their teams to develop financial plans, rationalize investments and ensure long term stewardship of business performance.
2. Manage financial rhythms of the business including: headcount and budget controllership, the annual operating plan, regular forecast process, month-end-close reporting and variance analysis, and analytical support for senior management.
3. Build and evolve financial models for new business concepts, enabling the business to understand the financial impact of large scale investment plans.
4. Collaborate across a complex matrix of Sales, Finance and Operations to deliver results that ultimately benefit the customer.

This role requires a self-starter with a strong financial modelling background, advanced Excel abilities, problem-solving skills, a keen attention to detail, an ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations, and project management skills.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field
- Financial Professional Qualification - ACA / CA / CIMA
- Extensive relevant work experience, with progressively increasing levels of responsibility

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA / CFA / CPA qualification in lieu of ACA / CA / CIMA
- Analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture
- Business judgment capable of driving a diverse organization to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach
- Bias for action, including the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Advanced proficiency in Excel experience working with large-scale data mining, and using reporting tools (i.e. Excel, Tableau)
- Comfortable with ambiguity and creative problem-solving, ability to work with autonomy