Finance Manager, North America Sales Finance

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks an experienced finance leader to join the North America Sales Finance team, partnering with sales leadership to analyze topline trends and forecast health metrics. The role emphasizes governance, planning rhythms, and data-driven decisions to drive strategic outcomes at scale.

The position requires strong communication skills, ability to influence senior stakeholders, and proven ability to prioritize amid ambiguity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
• MBA, or CPA
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools and financial systems
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior business stakeholders on revenue and strategy investment decisions that balance growth objectives with financial returns
• Serve as a strategic business partner to sales leaders by pairing financial analysis with clear recommendations and articulated business impact that shape business strategy
• Invent and design scalable detailed reporting to monitor the business and financial health
• Deep dive drivers of monthly & quarterly variances in revenue & expense metrics and provide key insights to business stakeholders to inform operating strategies
• Own planning and forecasting and influence business stakeholders to ensure initiatives are aligned with broader organizational objectives
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to help business leaders solve complex problems and understand financial implications

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

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

MBA

CPA

Tools

SQL/ETL

Oracle

SAP

JD Edwards

Job description

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced finance leader to join its North America Sales Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of one of the most dynamic and fastest growing organizations at Amazon. The role will work closely with business and finance stakeholders to support a large and complex business within AWS. The candidate will be responsible for analyzing and forecasting topline trends to monitor state of the business health, deep-diving variances to uncover operating insights, collaborating on strategic investment decisions to optimize financial returns, establishing/enhancing governance mechanisms, and driving planning and forecasting rhythms. Successful candidates will have a high degree of intellectual curiosity and a passion for uncovering insights to drive business outcomes at scale. This role operates as a true side-by-side business partner to sales leadership; not simply delivering analysis, but bringing the insight, the recommendation, and the business impact that shapes decisions before they are made. The successful candidate will also have the ability to influence senior stakeholders via strong written and verbal communication skills and the capacity to prioritize effectively while dealing with ambiguity.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced finance leader to join its North America Sales Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of one of the most dynamic and fastest growing organizations at Amazon. The role will work closely with business and finance stakeholders to support a large and complex business within AWS. The candidate will be responsible for analyzing and forecasting topline trends to monitor state of the business health, deep-diving variances to uncover operating insights, collaborating on strategic investment decisions to optimize financial returns, establishing/enhancing governance mechanisms, and driving planning and forecasting rhythms. Successful candidates will have a high degree of intellectual curiosity and a passion for uncovering insights to drive business outcomes at scale. This role operates as a true side-by-side business partner to sales leadership; not simply delivering analysis, but bringing the insight, the recommendation, and the business impact that shapes decisions before they are made. The successful candidate will also have the ability to influence senior stakeholders via strong written and verbal communication skills and the capacity to prioritize effectively while dealing with ambiguity.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior business stakeholders on revenue and strategy investment decisions that balance growth objectives with financial returns
• Serve as a strategic business partner to sales leaders by pairing financial analysis with clear recommendations and articulated business impact that shape business strategy
• Invent and design scalable detailed reporting to monitor the business and financial health
• Deep dive drivers of monthly & quarterly variances in revenue & expense metrics and provide key insights to business stakeholders to inform operating strategies
• Own planning and forecasting and influence business stakeholders to ensure initiatives are aligned with broader organizational objectives
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to help business leaders solve complex problems and understand financial implications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)

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
• Knowledge of SQL/ETL
• 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

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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. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 104,900.00 - 179,500.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10561974