Sr. Financial Analyst, AWS Network Finance

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Herndon, VA is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to join the AWS Network Finance team. You will build financial models to measure data transfer costs and evaluate the financial impact of new network designs and products in a fast-paced cloud environment.

The role requires strong financial modeling, SQL proficiency, and the ability to partner with engineering, product, and finance teams to drive cost efficiency and strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• 4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience.
• 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience.
• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence.
• 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy.

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

Skills

Financial modeling

SQL data mining

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation

Education

Bachelor's in finance/accounting/business

MBA/CPA (Preferred)

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Oracle/SAP/JD Edwards

MS Access / Cognos / Essbase

Job description

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 Sr. Financial Analyst 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

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• 4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience

• 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes 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 3+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

• Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

• 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)

• Six Sigma Black Belt

• Experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, or experience as a lean sensei

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. 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 .

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