Senior Finance Analyst, Amazon Leo - Public Sector

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo - Public Sector is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join the team responsible for government contracts and performance analysis. The role centers on building financial models, reporting, and driving data-driven decisions in a start-up–like environment within Amazon’s public sector initiatives.

You will partner across teams to manage budgets, develop insights, and automate finance processes while delivering clear financial dashboards and analyses to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field.
• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Experience applying KPIs to analyses.
• Experience creating process improvements with automation and analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Export Control Requirement: U.S. citizen, national, Green Card holder, or asylee/refugee status.

Responsibilities

• Cost management, analysis, and reporting.
• Billing and Accounts Receivable management.
• Develop financial models for new concepts and initiatives to drive decisions.
• Manage budget for Government programs.
• Identify data issues and coordinate solutions.
• Create financial dashboards and streamline data.
• Benchmarking analysis of key competitors.

Skills

Financial analysis

KPIs

Automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related analytical field

MBA or CPA

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

JD Edwards

Lawson

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst, Amazon Leo - Public Sector

Job ID: 10565925 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Analyst to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls with a focus on the public sector.

The successful candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, with an ability to build and articulate financial results and analytical insights to senior business and finance leaders. You will be familiar with managing and preparing financial analysis, critical to tracking the performance of the Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) contracts and overall business performance.

This team seeks a self-starter with superb business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a track record of delivering results to the business. You will be analytical in approach, have a demonstrated ability to develop financial models that provide intelligence for business decisions and be able to leverage your leadership skills to drive business objectives.

Key job responsibilities

• Cost management, analysis, and reporting,
• Billing and Account Receivable Management
• Develop financial models for new business concepts and initiatives, and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making including long range financial plans and business case analysis
• Manage, prepare, administer, and direct the control of the budget for Government programs
• Identify root causes of data issues, escalates discrepancies, fixes data where possible or partners to deliver a solution
• Ability to create financial dashboards and streamline data
• Develop financial benchmarking analysis of key competitors

About the team

The Leo Public Sector Finance team plays a critical role in shaping investment strategies for one of Amazon's largest business areas. As a growing team, we're building the financial frameworks and analytical capabilities that will guide strategic decisions and drive business growth. This role provides exceptional exposure to executive leadership within the organization and the opportunity to establish foundational capabilities that will have lasting impact.

You’ll be joining at an exciting time as we expand our capabilities and influence across the B2G business, with the chance to make your mark on exciting projects that shape our financial strategy and business outcomes

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
• Experience in a finance role leading a project or program and partnering with multiple stakeholders within a business
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or CPA
• Knowledge of Tableau
• 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 supporting month-end closing processes and contributing to financial reporting under established procedures

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, VA, Arlington - 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.