Senior Financial Analyst, Aws Fp&a

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Finance & Accounting

Senior Financial Analyst role at AWS, focusing on financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for AWS Marketing. The role involves analyzing financial data, driving month-end close processes, and identifying opportunities for automation. While the role mentions leveraging generative AI tools for routine tasks, its core function is financial analysis and strategy, not AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own financial planning and forecasting for Worldwide AWS Marketing, including operating expenses, headcount costs, program spending, travel, and capital expenditures
  2. Create insightful financial reports that explain monthly and quarterly expense variances, helping leaders understand what's driving differences between actual and planned performance
  3. Drive the month-end close process across the AWS Marketing Finance organization, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
  4. Generate and communicate financial insights using financial systems and analytical tools to support data-driven decision-making
  5. Standardize and improve reporting processes by identifying opportunities for automation, streamlining workflows, and enhancing efficiency across the team

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
  • 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
  • Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level
  • Knowledge of accounting principles, processes, and entries

Nice to have

  • MBA, or CPA
  • Knowledge of Tableau
  • Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools
  • Experience with AI/ML technologies
  • 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience