Finance Manager , AWS Network Finance

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle seeks a Finance Manager to build financial analyses that drive service pricing decisions and shape the direction of the AWS Network. You will analyze marginal network costs, evaluate benefits of new designs, and lead cost-efficiency efforts with engineering, product and finance partners.

The role requires strong financial modeling, clear written and verbal communication, and the ability to present to AWS Networking leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or equivalent with 5+ years in a quantitative role.
• 5+ years of dissecting financial data to support business strategy.
• 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of financial models measuring actual and marginal cost of data transfer across the AWS Network.
• Collaborate with engineering partners to quantify financial benefits of initiatives within AWS Networking or cost of new products.
• Build automated reporting tools to track consumption of network resources used by AWS services.
• Represent Network Finance in collaboration with finance teams to assess cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business

MBA

CPA

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

JD Edwards

Lawson

Job description

As the finance partner for the network infrastructure team, you will help them make optimal investment decisions that will help build 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.

AWS seeks a Finance Manager to join the AWS Network Finance team. This role is an exciting opportunity to build the financial analyses that drive service pricing decisions and shape the strategic direction of the AWS Network. In this role you will analyze the marginal cost of the AWS network, evaluate the financial benefit of new network designs and products, and lead cost efficiency efforts within the business. You will also develop subject matter expertise in AWS networking and act as day-to-day partner for engineering, product and finance teams throughout AWS.

The right candidate for this role will possess a strong complex financial modeling background and a desire to work on technically challenging problems in a fast-paced environment. Your work will be frequently visible at the highest levels of AWS Networking leadership so excellent communication and writing ability is required.

Key job responsibilities

• Own the development of financial models that measure the actual and marginal cost of data transfer across the AWS Network
• Work closely with engineering business partners to identify and quantify the financial benefits of new technical initiatives within AWS Networking or the networking cost associated with new AWS products and services
• Build automated reporting tools to track the consumption of network resources used by AWS services
• Represent Network Finance in collaboration with finance teams across the infrastructure organization to assess wide-ranging cost reduction initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re‑engineering, quality assurance) experience
• 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Experience working proactively and independently, meeting deadlines, and delivering on projects and tasks

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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Company

Amazon.com Services LLC