AWS Finance Manager, AWS Central FP&A

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company seeks a Finance Manager to join its dynamic Insights, Planning, Analytics, and Tech team. This impactful role involves managing financial rhythms, providing analytical support, and collaborating with leadership to drive effective communication and teamwork across various groups. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned FP&A manager with a strong analytical background, capable of delivering process improvements and innovative solutions using cutting-edge technology. Join this innovative firm and help shape the future of financial planning and analysis in a collaborative environment where your contributions will be valued and impactful.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in finance or related analytical field.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Drive teamwork and collaboration across multiple groups.
• Program manage financial planning processes and streamline improvements.
• Lead automation and technology roadmap for financial systems.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Process Improvement

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Financial Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

MBA or CPA

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Lawson

JD Edwards

Job description

Job ID: 2931146 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Finance Manager to join our Insights, Planning, Analytics and Tech team. The team is responsible for managing financial rhythms of the business, including the annual operating plan, long range plan, regular forecast process, and for providing analytical support to senior management. This impactful position requires superior analytical strength, attention to detail, open communication and the ability to work autonomously on multiple high priority projects. In this role, the Finance Manager will partner with the AWS Finance leadership team to manage stakeholder communication, team deliverables, and financial planning calendar. The role requires a strong sense of urgency and the ability to make sound judgement.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned FP&A manager who is decisive, action-oriented, and able to motivate and lead cross-functional teams. The right candidate is an expert in process design and continuous improvement, and is unapologetic about having extremely high standards for quality of work. In addition, this person must have the ability to think strategically and act tactically at the same time, have a proven record of delivering process-related projects with measurable results, and possess strong written and oral communication skills.

Key job responsibilities

1. Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple groups with competing priorities.
2. Program manage our financial planning processes.
3. Streamline processes and lead improvement projects.
4. Develop the right metrics to measure process quality and productivity, providing meaningful feedback to the technology and business teams.
5. Play a leading role in shaping our financial systems and automation/technology roadmap. We want to innovate our way out of manual models, using GenAI technology and analytical tools.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- MBA, or CPA
- 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
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- 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

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