Senior Financial Analyst, Data Center Planning and Delivery (DCPD) Finance
Job ID: 2773208 | Amazon.com Services LLC
As a Senior Financial Analyst in the DCPD Finance team, you will be a key partner to Global FP&A, DCPD leadership, and the AMER DCPD Finance team on critical financial activities (Month End Close, Forecast and Budget cycles).
Key job responsibilities:
- Lead the AMER DCPD Month-End Close (MEC) consolidation process, ensuring insightful variance analysis and explanations are provided to executive management (finance and business) for Monthly Financial Reviews (MFR). Act as the FP&A point of contact for AMER DCPD MFR.
- Establish and manage DCPD Finance benchmarking and dashboard activities, providing accurate and timely reporting to key stakeholders, highlighting key insights and recommendations.
- Drive the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for DCPD, ensuring consistent financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Leverage financial systems such as Cognos/TM1, Alteryx, Blueprint, and others to conduct deep-dive analysis and summarize results in response to leadership needs.
- Help drive the financial planning/budgeting activities for AMER DCPD team.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Demonstrated ability to influence business partners, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly evolving environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with various business units across Amazon.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with proficiency in using data systems and tools to conduct efficient analyses.
- Self-starter with a keen attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
About the team:
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a talented Senior Financial Analyst to join our AMER Data Center Planning and Delivery (DCPD) Finance team. This high-visibility role offers the opportunity to directly influence the financial strategy for AWS's global data center expansion. At AWS, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside exceptionally talented, bright, and driven individuals who believe that world-class financial partnership is critical to customer success. We thrive on diverse experiences and perspectives, and we're committed to inclusion as a business advantage and the right thing to do.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ 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 3+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience.
- 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).
- 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA, or CPA.
- Knowledge of Tableau.
- Experience with cube engine tools (e.g. TM1, Cognos or Essbase), SQL and Data warehouse.
- Experience working with stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritizing workloads and partnering cross-functionally, while delivering against tight deadlines.
- 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience.
- 3+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience.
- Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence.
- Experience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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