Portfolio Success Manager, Amazon Catalytic Capital

Amazon seeks a customer-obsessed leader to own and nurture our relationships with the funds and portfolio companies of Amazon Catalytic Capital (ACC). The individual will create opportunities for strategic collaborations (e.g., partnerships, direct investments) between Amazon and with funds and startups. This candidate will develop metrics to measure success, and monitor the investments based on those metrics, and build visibility with senior stakeholders across Amazon.Day-to-day, this individual will identify and lead complex, first-of-a-kind commercial negotiations that have broad implications to multiple Amazon business units and require a strong centralized advocate. This individual will be expected to proactively engage and lead diverse teams across multiple Amazon business units, geographies, scientific domains (AI, cleantech, fintech, future of work, enterprise, etc), and timelines. Successful candidates enjoy diving deep into complex problems, work effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of Amazon’s peculiar ways of working, be familiar with the practice of venture capital, and be proven startup founders and corporate operators. This position will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, or Seattle, Washington, and will report into a Director of Corporate Development.Key job responsibilities• Execute and lead our strategy to support our funds and their portfolio companies and underrepresented founders, including:o provide value-added services that utilize Amazon’s strengths o create connectivity between funds, selected portfolio companies, and Amazon through programmatic activities that span Amazon investment funds and business unitso develop and operate portfolio monitoring and reporting mechanismso continuously raise the bar on programs, processes, and best practices• Serve as the primary point of contact between ACC portfolio companies and Amazon, including our BUs (AWS, Ops, WFM, etc), PR, Public Policy, Sustainability, Legal, Finance, Tax, and other key partner teams to increase visibility and even drive adoption of portfolio company technologies inside Amazon.• In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity to be part of investment decisions for funds as well as portfolio companies. About the teamAbout Amazon Catalytic CapitalAmazon Catalytic Capital aims to provide more startups led by underrepresented founders access to capital, mentorship, and collaboration opportunities to help bring their ideas to fruition. This dedicated investment program - with an initial $150 million in funding - will invest in venture capital (VC) funds, accelerators, incubators, and venture studios that have a track record of and commitment to investing in startups with underrepresented founders. We bring Amazon's resources - funding, mentorship, potential partnerships and product collaboration, and insights - to help these startups scale.About the Corporate Development TeamCorporate Development is a small, collaborative team who values authentic individuals that think creatively and will proactively seek out opportunities to advance the growth initiatives of Amazon’s businesses through inorganic efforts, including mergers, acquisitions, investments and partnerships. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• 7+ years of experience in business development or corporate development.• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively while applying sound business judgment.• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly gain the respect of peers, internal leaders, and external stakeholders. ...

Finance Manager, WW Operations Capex and Working Capital

Join our dynamic team as we revolutionize our financial strategies to streamline FP&A mechanisms for Capex and inventory operations. As a Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving transformative initiatives that improve Capex and Working Capital reporting framework, free cash flow management, and empower informed decision-making.Learning Opportunities:1. Gain exposure to complex global operations involving Capex and Working Capital operations, honing your skills in financial analysis, strategic planning, and risk management.2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, learning from seasoned professionals in finance, operations, and technology.3. Stay ahead of industry trends and best practices in inventory management, attending conferences and workshops to expand your knowledge and network.4. Take on leadership opportunities, driving change and innovation within the organization while enhancing your own professional development.Key job responsibilities• Drive planning and reporting mechanisms ensuring accuracy and timeliness.• Collaborate with business and finance teams to identify opportunities for optimizing resource allocation and enhancing overall financial performance.• Lead the automation of planning, reporting frameworks, and financial models, utilizing advanced technology to streamline processes and increase efficiency.• Develop and implement strategies to balance short-term operational needs with long-term investment decisions, aligning with overall business objectives.• Conduct regular reviews and analyses of key financial metrics, providing insights and recommendations to senior management for continuous improvement in resource management and decision-making.A day in the life1. Start the day by reviewing key metrics and performance indicators.2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and insights for ongoing inventory planning and optimization projects.3. Work closely with the finance team to automate reporting processes and develop dashboards for monitoring inventory performance.4. Engage in continuous learning and professional development activities to stay updated on industry trends and best practices in inventory management and cash flow optimization.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ 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) ...

Program Manager, Accounting Technology Group, Accounting

Amazon is a pioneering, dynamic, and energetic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and vibrant culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth’s most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action. Part of this propensity for continuous learning shows itself in Amazon’s strong encouragement of movement and growth within the Accounting department and within the company as a whole. We aim to hire and develop those who will raise the bar over the course of their career at Amazon (and not just in their first position). Amazon has an immediate opening for a Program Manager to join our Accounting Technology Group. This position supports and directly influences the launches of Amazon Accounting's initiatives to support Amazon entities worldwide. Successful candidates will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize. Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines – Accounting, Program Management, and Finance Systems. • In this role you will be part of a team that collaborates with Accounting and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible. • You will be responsible for financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing. • This role will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, and others to represent the Accounting organization. Key job responsibilities• Drive program objectives – provide program management and define project plans, manage implementation activities, and develop processes, documentation and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support.• Define requirements and work with partner teams to design, implement and launch scalable solutions. • Design processes and procedures that scale with the business’ growth in volume, complexity, and global geographic dispersion.• Communicate new/updated programs and processes to leaders, employees, and cross functional organizations.• Collaborate and build relationships with system and business owners globally to ensure process excellence and the highest degree of controllership.• Negotiate efficient and reliable processes and policies across partner teams to systematically eliminate dependencies and defects.• Work cross-organizationally and functionally to identify key opportunities in process, technical, and human interfaces and developing and implementing plans to capitalize on those opportunities and measure and monitor success and impacts.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- 3+ years of program or project management experience- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams- Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules ...

Senior Financial Analyst, GESS Launch Finance

Do you want to become a leader helping to support our fast growing fulfillment center networks? Would you enjoy tackling problems that have never been solved before in a fast paced start-up environment? If you answered “yes,” then working in our growing Launch Finance team is the right place for you.The Launch Finance team is an organization that supports Launch Operations and is a part of the wider Infrastructure Finance team that supports Real Estate, Design & Construction, Procurement, and Engineering within the Fulfillment Center network. We are responsible for all financial and operations planning for Fulfillment Center Launches, drive standardization for financial reporting for new Launches, drive cost-out initiatives together with the business teams, and create key management information dashboards for our business partners.The Senior Financial Analyst role will have the opportunity to work with Finance professionals, as well as work closely with a cross functional team supporting new launches. Persons in this role have advancement opportunities to support multiple businesses, lead programs, and manage local, regional, or global teams.The successful candidate has demonstrated the ability to work with internal business partners and will enjoy the challenges and rewards of working in a fast-growing organization. The role is broad in scope and will require an individual who is motivated to make an impact. Key job responsibilities - Use solid financial knowledge and business acumen to build financial models, interpret data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations that deliver results, drive improvements, and influence leaders throughout Amazon. - Uses financial systems and advanced MSExcel functions to work with large data sets. - Outputs plans, forecasts, budgets, and consolidations. - Creates effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events - Uses active listening skills intuitively to communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner. - Adjusts style for various audiences to articulate complex finance issues clearly. - Collects and analyzes quantitative data to develop relevant reports that drive cost reductions. - Seeks and leverages diverse perspectives in all activities. Identifies opportunities to resolve defects proactively. - Improves, scales, or simplifies finance tools across teams and organizations. - Contributes to work life harmony by being a positive, collaborative, and effective influencer to new team members as an indicator of operations excellence.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field ...

Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A, Planning & Insights

Within Amazon’s Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A), we enjoy a unique vantage point into everything happening within Amazon. Our team provides strategic support to the CFO, CEO and senior leadership on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. As the central place the entire company looks to for an understanding of financial performance, we play a major role in driving company-wide financial processes and business decisions. In this role, you will support key financial and business reporting routines and process excellence (including automation) projects essential to the heartbeat of Amazon Finance. The position will support multiple Finance leaders and will work closely with Corporate FP&A technology and reporting teams and business unit finance teams. The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, solution oriented and have a demonstrated ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, financial analysis, logical reasoning, and presentation of alternatives. Importantly, this role touches the design & delivery of global FP&A processes and thus, the successful candidate will work collaboratively across the organization to deliver against internal stakeholder and customer needs. This role is an individual contributor role, but will have opportunities to lead cross-functional project teams. Beyond the meaningful day-to-day responsibilities, this role offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. You will build partnerships across diverse finance teams, such as the Business FP&A, Reporting, Forecasting and Analysis (RFA) and Global Finance & Technology (GFT) teams, expanding your expertise and honing your collaboration and influencing skills. Key job responsibilities• Supports key business deliverables and reporting (such as company goals, company performance documents, operating plan business narratives) for Amazon’s senior leadership team and Board of Directors, working with a multitude of geographically and functionally dispersed teams to drive results. • Lead and support FP&A process improvement projects including AI-driven automation, collaborating with high performing finance and technology professionals to support our global FP&A process excellence roadmap.• Engage with a broad range of business unit finance teams for process effectiveness reviews. • Deliver company-wide analysis and overviews for senior leaders, providing insights on business priorities and outlook. • Effectively utilize Cognos/TM1 and other company financial systems to support deep dive analysis and results summarization in response to senior leadership needs.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in accounting, information systems, finance, or equivalent- 6+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Experience communicating results to senior leadership ...

Senior Manager, Finance Transformation, Project Kuiper Accounting PMO

Kuiper Accounting PMO team has an immediate opening for a Senior Manager, Finance Transformation. This role supports and directly influences the launch of Kuiper Government Services (KGS). The Senior Manager will lead a team to work closely with the global financial systems teams, accounting operations teams, tax, finance operations, and others on new initiatives to provide integrated accounting requirements to the Kuiper business teams. Successful candidates will have deep experience in Finance, Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems. Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.This position is expected to have a deep sense of ownership, strong passion in solving problems and delivering results, ability to identify process improvement opportunities, drive positive change across the organization, and enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.Key job responsibilities- Influence business and tech teams to build scalable processes and mechanisms that enable the BEFLAT flywheel- Build high performing teams of PMO professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds. This includes talent pipeline, recruitment, coaching and development.- Review Business Requirements Documents for accounting impact, provide feedback to business stakeholders, and coordinate issues triage across accounting stakeholders- Build detailed project plans for accounting workstreams, identifying goals, needs, and scope- Draft Accounting Requirements Documents and related Journal Entry Mappings that meet customer needs- Continuously identify, mitigate and track program risks- Own accounting test planning and user acceptance testing- Draft ad hoc issued based documents for leadership review- Own leadership review and status update documents and meetingsA day in the life- Check email and calendar, and plan for the day's activities- Weekly team scrum to discuss past/current activities and potential blockers- 1:1 with manager to deep dive program risks- 1:1 with key business stakeholder to unblock a project workstream- Meet with business stakeholders to review product use cases that impact accounting and provide detailed feedback- Work on Journal Entry Mappings file ahead of accounting stakeholder review next week- Prep for the Friday weekly leadership status meeting - Respond to emails, wrap up day and set priorities for tomorrowAbout the teamIn this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible. This person will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 12+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field ...

Finance Manager, Amazon Security

Security is "job zero" at Amazon, by which we mean it’s even more important than any number one priority. Amazon Security Finance is a key strategic partner to senior Security leaders. We help build a strong security culture by owning financial planning, controllership, and reporting to a growing Security business team.This Finance Manager will be an integral part of our Amazon Security Finance team. The scope goes beyond merely planning and reporting the numbers to understanding the underlying trends, driving accuracy in forecasting, surfacing insights, and responding to questions from senior leadership. The successful candidate will be able to interpret financial results and effectively communicate a business narrative.Key job responsibilities- Serve as a finance leader within the Amazon Security finance team supporting Devices and Kuiper Security teams, including input on business strategy, team development, and management of planning processes.- Regular weekly & monthly reporting that influences business decisions and and strategy.- Develop and maintain scalable financial models that drive planning decisions, enables controllership, and gives visibility to business drivers.- Perform various ad hoc analyses to help leaders solve business problems and understand the financial implications.- Be able to thrive and deliver results in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENT - Kuiper Security Finance- 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. ...

Finance Manager AWS, PROSERVE, North America (NAMER)

Join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Finance team and become part of a dynamic environment where innovation is at the forefront. AWS, one of Amazon’s fastest-growing ventures, operates globally, serving millions of customers across 190 countries. We are reshaping the landscape of enterprise IT consumption and empowering developers driving industry innovation, from cutting-edge startups like Netflix, Pinterest, Airbnb, and Instagram to major corporations such as Shell International, Unilever, Hitachi, Sharp, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Samsung, and Governmental agencies worldwide.We're seeking a Finance Manager to serve as a pivotal finance partner to the AWS Professional Services for North America (NAMER). NAMER serves customers in North America spanning across multiple industries including Financial Services, Enterprise, Healthcare, Technology and Retail. Our work wields significant societal impacts, enhancing the lives of students, citizens, researchers, patients, family, friends, and communities.Key job responsibilities• Engaging closely with business and finance leaders to co-create business strategies, develop robust financial models, and derive actionable analytical insights.• Spearheading the formulation and execution of the long-range strategic plan, annual plan, and quarterly forecast processes.• Delivering regular, comprehensive financial reports to senior leadership, providing insights crucial for informed decision-making.• Fostering a culture of thought leadership within the team to drive the business towards long-term profitability objectives.• Championing process improvement, standardization, and scalable solutions as a thought leader, enhancing finance processes for heightened speed, agility, and insightful analysis.• Facilitating seamless teamwork, communication, and collaboration across diverse teams, ensuring alignment towards shared goals.• Upholding compliance with controls and systems while proactively implementing new processes as required to maintain optimal financial reporting standards.A day in the lifeIf you have experience in dynamic decision-making environments, possess strong data gathering and modeling skills, thrive in a fast-paced setting, and enjoy collaborating with diverse teams, consider joining the AWS Professional Services finance team. Your dedication to teamwork and pursuit of excellence will be invaluable additions to our team!About the teamYou will join a team of highly inspiring and talented individuals who are passionate about achieving our goals and making a positive impact. Together, we will collaborate, innovate and support each other in order to drive success and growth. Your unique skills and perspective will be valued and utilized as we work towards our common objectivesBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ 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 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Finance Manager, GCNA Finance

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 is seeking a Finance Manager to lead controllership and automation within the Network Finance team. This role is based in Seattle and works across the Infrastructure Finance organization with an opportunity to learn about how AWS is making investments in our data centers, and to connect regions globally. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively, partner with business and finance stakeholders, manage multiple and time sensitive deliverables, and deliver process improvements.Key job responsibilities- Partner with business and finance leads to develop strategy, and planning for investments in how we connect data centers, regions and to the internet.- Lead process improvements and automation across Network Finance. Partner with finance and business teams to identify and deliver process improvements/automation to improve controllership for month end close and forecasting accuracy.- Collaborate with finance and business teams across AWS to increase accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of Capex and Opex reporting.- Raise the bar on developing, and retaining the best talent to continue building our world class team of finance professional.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making- 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) ...

Senior Financial Analyst, EC2 Core Finance

Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful products in cloud computing? Come join Amazon Web Services Finance! Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and start-up business and organizations in over 190 countries around the world.Key job responsibilitiesAWS Finance seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support the fastest-growing EC2 GenAI businesses. This role is critical in not only addressing financial deliverables (Weekly Business Review, Monthly Financial Reviews, Operating Plans, pricing/discounts, etc.) but also driving the business to find efficiencies to grow profit. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively and manage multiple time sensitive deliverables across a matrixed organization. The individual will also possess strong business partnership skills and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders.A day in the lifeServe as the key business partner working directly with AWS senior management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendations. Build financial models for new business concepts, make analytical judgments, and deliver data intensive analyses to drive meaningful change. Present financial summary and business insights to the business and finance leadership. Develop and standardize financial reporting packages. Drive continuous improvements in profitability, free cash flow, and operational efficiency.About the teamThis role will work closely with finance management as well as key business partners across the AWS organization, including Product Managers, Engineers and GMs, to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership. This role requires a self-starter and independent individual with strong financial modeling abilities, problem solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience- 3+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience- Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis- 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)- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) ...

Senior Finance Manager, Infrastructure Finance

Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Want to directly influence the future of some of the most successful AW’S products? Come join AWS Finance! AWS is 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. Launched in 2006, AWS officially began offering developer customers access to web services – now widely known as cloud computing – based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform. Amazon has a strong culture of data-driven decision making that requires timely, accurate, and actionable intelligence. We are looking for a candidate possessing strong leadership skills and business acumen, is capable of influencing the organization to drive results, and takes a structured approach to problem-solving. AWS Finance seeks Senior Finance Manager to lead the portfolio of Bandwidth Services and multiple emerging Networking products/ services. This role will manage the end-to-end PL for portfolio of Bandwidth Services including multiple emerging Networking services. This role will be responsible for managing financial support to help drive the right decisions on key business activities like pricing strategies for these products for external/internal customers, new region launches, customer deals, and new service/product launches. This role requires strong business acumen with a capability to independently drive business partnership and have a structured approach to problem-solving, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.The successful candidate should possess strong leadership skills and capable of influencing the organization to drive results, and have a passion for improving existing processes. This is a highly visible role across AWS Services and Infrastructure leadership team with tremendous opportunity to make an impact. A successful candidate will rely on data to answer abstract questions and partner with the business to influence the future of cloud computing products. This role requires a strong problem solver with excellent financial modeling and systems background, a keen attention to detail and ability thrive in ambiguous situations. Key job responsibilities- Lead short and long-term financial planning process including usage/ revenue forecast.- Influence business decisions with data driven analysis and presentation of alternatives through effective verbal and written communication.- Identify and lead projects to drive automation and process improvement.- Perform various ad hoc analyses to assist business leaders in solving complex problems and understand the financial implications.- Manage a high performing team to effectively address priorities and provide career development coaching.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field ...

Sr Financial Analyst, AWS Public Sector Sales Finance

Join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Finance team! We are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, flexible leaders to help us redefine the IT industry. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team responsible for optimizing the financial performance of a diverse business portfolio, this is the place for you!In this role, you’ll be at the center of driving AWS’s sales strategy, partnering directly with the US State & Local Government (SLG)/ Education (EDU) teams to manage, optimize, and transform the investment portfolio. You’ll collaborate with senior Sales, Operations, and Finance leaders to build financial plans, analyze large-scale investment opportunities, develop new go-to-market strategies, and identify opportunities for business growth. You will play key roles in both running the day-to-day business and helping drive strategic growth for the future.Key job responsibilities• Serve as a key finance partner to the US State & Local Government (SLG)/ Education (EDU) teams, collaborating across executive leadership to analyze inputs and outputs, assess business performance, and optimize asset allocation.• Develop and evolve complex financial models that analyze program- and portfolio-level revenue, profit, and ROI impacts.• Build rhythm of the business processes that deliver ongoing insights and support day-to-day decision making. • Engage and influence across the AWS Sales, Finance, and Operations hierarchy, collaborating with stakeholders to optimize our customer’s experience, achieve common goals, and monitor risks. • Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes and controls as needed to support internal and external financial reporting requirements.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) ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Fire TV

Amazon seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to be a key member in our Fire TV Finance team. Over the past decade Amazon has developed a number of market-leading, innovative, and fast-growing digital and mobile businesses including Kindle, Kindle Fire Tablets, Fire TV, and Echo. This is an exciting opportunity to support the Amazon Fire TV team featuring the 2K, 4K and Omni smart TVs portfolio. We are looking for an entrepreneurial minded candidate who wants to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will work with a cross-functional team including demand generation, marketing, product development, and supply planning to help develop and execute a multi-year strategy to continue growing the Fire TV business globally. The successful candidate will have shown experience in supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments and will involve collaboration across different business partners, therefore requiring strong interpersonal and communication skills. This role requires a self starter with strong business partnership, a keen attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively.Key job responsibilities- Partner across business teams to forecast and report on weekly/monthly/quarterly financial performance- Develop and maintain mechanisms for supply and inventory planning - Partner with horizontal Finance teams to drive free cash flow initiatives and forecasts- Developing success metrics, dynamic scenario models, and core financial insights to drive decision-making with business partnersBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science) ...

Finance Manager, Amazon Intermodal Finance

Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) connects our customers and our shippers. We combine people, technology and products to deliver for our customers at the lowest possible cost. Surface Transportation is the conveyor belt to connect the entire Amazon supply chain. We are a technology company that executes transportation, and we get to do it all at a scale that nobody has ever seen!Amazon is growing its multimodal capabilities through expanding its Amazon Intermodal (AZIM) mode in Middle-Mile network. AZIM is building systems and capabilities to ensure that we deliver our customers’ freight, no matter how large or small, as quickly, accurately, and cost effectively as possible. To support AZIM meet its goal, ATS Tech Finance is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to provide finance thought leadership to the leaders across product and tech, sales, and operations leaders. The role will require an individual to deep dive into business input drivers, dive into complex data pool, and use insights to influence business decisions. The role is ideally suited for a candidate who has demonstrated an exceptional financial modeling and statistical analysis and strong verbal and written skills. If you like taking a larger scope identifying the most cost effective and safest way to deliver to our customer you will enjoy transportation. This entire system has to move like a symphony and it has to be orchestrated. It is an incredible math problem that we have to solve; we have to put statistics and financial models behind it. In this role you will have a high level of visibility and partner with cross functional teams. We help others understand finance and are the trusted business advisors to our business teams.We are looking for a leader who exhibits excellent attention to detail and is comfortable with ambiguity. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to influence business owners, support thoughtful decision-making, and adapt to a rapidly evolving environment. Regular collaboration with executives and various business units across Amazon will allow you the opportunity to exhibit your verbal and written communication skills. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to improve and create new measures for business effectiveness, innovate creative solutions utilizing large scale data mining tools, and identify high priority projects to maximize results for key stakeholders.Key job responsibilities- Lead the development of short-range and long-range plans for the end-to-end Supply Chain of our Intermodal business (both internal and external). Drive quarterly guidance reviews and develop OP1/3YF and OP2 plans, ensuring alignment with leadership’s financial goals.- Work closely with Intermodal leadership to establish financial and operational KPIs and guardrails based on key input drivers. Foster collaboration with technology and business leaders in developing roadmap that aligns with senior leadership goals and drives sustainable growth.- Own E2E CAPEX planning for both AZIM and IM-External business through building of ROI, FCF, PBP, and IRR models and supporting the CAR approval. This includes integration of our processes with Central CAPEX Planning team and developing a working model including reviews with senior leaders.- Identify opportunities to resolve defects proactively and improves, scales, or simplify finance tools across teams and organizations.- Collaborate with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) teams and partner finance teams to ensure seamless integration of the Intermodal business unit plan into the overall Worldwide Operations and Amazon Inbound Transportation’s financial plans. Foster strong communication and coordination to drive alignment across the organization.- Have backbone, disagree and commit to foster constructive dialogues, and drive decisions.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- 5+ years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3+ years of finance experience ...

Senior Tax Analyst, Federal Compliance and Reporting

Amazon is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to join its Federal Tax Compliance and Reporting team. The Amazon tax department is a fast-paced, team-focused, and dynamic environment. This position will focus on Amazon’s domestic tax compliance and reporting obligations including preparation of federal income tax filings and the U.S. Federal elements of Amazon’s worldwide tax provision.Key job responsibilities• Preparation and review of federal tax returns and audit-ready workpapers including the US reporting of foreign transactions• Preparation and review of tax adjustments for financial accounting for income taxes and maintenance of deferred tax positions• Manage the analysis and documentation of tax implications of emerging business issues, technical tax positions taken, and integration of such positions into the compliance/reporting process• Drive process improvements and coordinate with the Tax Technology team to facilitate streamlining and automation• Project manage components of the US federal income tax return, including participation in planning for and developing overall return calendar and coordination of timing and inputs with other tax team members• Research and analyze tax planning ideas to determine impacts for U.S. income tax reporting and the federal elements of the worldwide tax provision• Support IRS income tax audits by preparing responses and appropriate schedules• Liaise closely with members of Finance on accounting policy and members of the Federal Planning team for development of tax policy• Keep up-to-date on tax law and the organizational impact of changes• Train and mentor team members• Support customers in federal planning, controversy, state and local tax reporting, US outbound and provision• Special projects as neededBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level- Knowledge of federal income taxation and some experience with state and local and US outbound tax issues- ASC740 accounting for income taxes knowledge and experience ...

Sr. Program Manager - Content & Engagement, Expense Experience & Frugality Program

Are you passionate about creating high-impact communications that elevate the employee experience? Are you motivated by the challenge of transforming complex information into accessible, user-friendly content?Amazon is seeking an experienced, creative, and results-driven Content and Engagement Program Manager to lead new internal communications programs. This role will join our growing Expense Experience & Frugality Program under Finance Operations, and be based out of our Arlington, VA corporate offices, reporting to the Senior Customer Experience (CX) Program Manager.As the Content and Engagement Program Manager, you'll lead the strategic and tactical development of communications that educate and empower Amazon employees globally. This includes creating and editing launch announcements, support center responses, change management campaigns, interactive training materials, and engaging web content. You'll work backwards from the employee experience to deliver high-impact messaging across a range of channels, and measure success using both quantitative and qualitative data.Our ideal candidate is an independent problem solver with a proven track record of building successful communication programs that drive high-quality user engagement and achieve intended business outcomes. You'll be a subject matter expert on communication channels and best practices, regularly providing your point of view and leveraging your internal communications and user experience expertise. Collaborating across business functions, regions, and all levels of the organization, you'll ensure the expense experience is well-represented in our content strategies.Key job responsibilitiesThis is a high potential and high visibility role with the following responsibilities:• Proactively seek and evaluate opportunities to deliver the right message to the right employee at the right time, as part of a comprehensive communication strategy that supports the organization's business objectives• Craft compelling, audience-focused messaging that educates, empowers, and drives measurable action for campaign initiatives• Produce visually striking, engagement-optimized multimedia assets (e.g. graphics, videos, interactive content) to support desired campaign outcomes• Pursue a deep understanding of the Finance Operations team's goals and ongoing changes, creating proactive, automated communications where appropriate• Collaborate cross-functionally with product teams, customer support, and global partners to ensure communications are aligned with broader organizational goals• Devise content strategy and editorial calendars to deliver engaging, informative, and conversion-focused content across multiple channels (internal wikis, emails, trainings, etc.)• Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle for communications initiatives, including planning, execution, and performance tracking• Conduct research to better understand employee needs, pain points, and preferences, then leverage these insights to create relevant, impactful campaignsBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of program or project management experience- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements- 5+ years of experience in an editorial, communications, or content strategy role- Excellent writing, editing, and content creation skills across various mediums- Demonstrated ability to transform complex information into user-friendly, engaging content- Strong intuition and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to measuring success ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Kuiper Infrastructure Finance

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 Senior Financial Analyst to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls. The Kuiper Infrastructure Finance team is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to support a multimillion-dollar division focusing in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and strategic collaboration with Kuiper Enterprise Technology. This role encompasses critical financial planning cycles such as Month-End Close, Quarterly Guidance forecasts, and Annual Operating Plans, alongside continuous controllership responsibilities. This position offers substantial visibility within the Kuiper Infrastructure business team, presenting an exceptional opportunity for ambitious candidates seeking to excel. Key stakeholders include Kuiper's central FP&A, business finance, accounting, and operations teams.The successful candidate will need to be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. The team needs a self-starter, who is able to work efficiently and autonomously. The candidate must be able to think and act both strategically and tactically and manage multiple competing priorities effectively. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to improve and create new measures for business effectiveness, innovate creative solutions utilizing large scale data mining tools, and identify high priority projects to maximize results for key stakeholders.Key job responsibilities- Lead month end, quarterly, annual operating financial planning working cross functionally with various teams, including business finance, accounting, and business operations.- Drive continuous improvement and standardization of processes, implement best practices and deliver automation throughout month-end close and financial planning cycles.- Analyze complex financial data and provide accurate and timely reports to key stakeholders, highlighting key insights and recommendations.- Support the month-end close process and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.- Assist in developing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.- Deliver detailed variance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities, and effectively communicate results to senior leadership in order to influence tactical and strategic business decisions.- Develop financial models for new business concepts and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making.- Work with big data and transforming it into insights and information.- Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activities.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or Bachelor's degree- 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. ...

Finance Manager, AWS Sales, AWS Sales Finance

Join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Finance team! We are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, flexible leaders to help us redefine the IT industry. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team responsible for driving the financial performance of a diverse business portfolio, this is the place for you!In this role, you’ll be at the center of driving AWS’s sales strategy, partnering across Worldwide Specialist teams to deliver business insights, optimize investments, and drive revenue. You’ll collaborate with senior Sales, Business, Engineering, and Finance leaders on designing and implementing inspection frameworks to assess business performance and financial outcomes. You’ll build new mechanisms to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data, and you’ll providing financial insights that drive our day-to-day business and position us for future growth.You are a well-rounded performer and will play an impactful role on the team. You demonstrate excellent business judgment and problem solving, and possess strong attention to detail.Key job responsibilities• Building rhythm of the business processes that help business leaders understand progress to goals as well as strategic insights to guide overall direction• Leading the financial support for existing Business reviews (WBR, MBR etc.), providing key insights on progress toward goals, working with teams on get-to-green plans, and assessing future risks.• Create and implement business mechanisms that are scalable to help the team make data-driven decisions• Driving thought leadership to identify and implement solutions to resolve, improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance processes• Collecting analyzing, and presenting data-driven research that challenges status quo and champion change• Performing ad-hoc analysis proactively and present findings to senior leadershipAbout the teamWhy AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Diverse ExperiencesAmazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Work/Life BalanceWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship and Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience- 6+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience- 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...

Sr. Financial Analyst, Wondery, Amazon Music Finance

Are you interested in shaping the future of podcasts? Imagine a rapidly-expanding start-up environment with the resources of a top Fortune 500 company where you will have the opportunity to contribute to a small team in a big way, having an impact across the business as well as building and shaping reporting, analyses, processes, and tools from the ground up. Welcome to Wondery (An Amazon company). Wondery is one of the largest podcast publishers in the US. Launched in 2016, and known for its immersive podcasts, Wondery became the fastest network to join the Top 10 ranker by Podtrac, propelled by hit shows such as Dr. Death, Dirty John, American History Tellers, Business Wars, Hollywood & Crime, and WeCrashed. Over forty of Wondery’s shows have reached #1 on Apple Podcasts, and Wondery is the only publisher to have simultaneously claimed the #1 and #2 “Top New Podcasts” slots on an annual Podtrac ranker. Wondery also offers the Wondery app in the Apple and Google App Stores, a direct-to-consumer product of the company’s Wondery+ service, providing our fans with a premium ad-free listening experience. Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, to be a part of the Amazon Music Finance team, supporting Wondery. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with senior business leaders to influence Original content strategy. This position will play a key role in driving short and long-term financial forecasts, developing new analytical frameworks, and refining and improving existing reporting.Key job responsibilities* Own, refine, and develop key areas of Wondery’s Original content model* Prepare financial metrics, financial analysis, and financial reporting* Present financial summaries and business insights to stakeholders* Improve and automate financial reporting mechanisms* Develop business cases to support all major financial decisions* Develop, maintain and enhance finance controllership via models, reports, and processes* Demonstrate the ability to manage competing prioritiesBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 2+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience ...

Finance Manager, Worldwide Customer Service Finance

Finance is all about the numbers…unless you work at Amazon; it’s knowing the numbers and so much more. Enthusiasm and energy help us deliver new ideas, and solutions. Will you seek to challenge the status quo, and accept that your ideas and mechanisms may be tested daily? At Amazon, we move with purpose and speed, and this requires we work with a dynamic network of Operations, HR, Tech and Retail partners.Our Finance leaders work cross functionally, help others understand financial decisions and are *the* trusted business advisor. They employ every facet of data and communication to ensure our partners and our leaders have the most up to date and reliable information to help them make the best possible decision. Come teach us a few things, and we’ll teach you a few things as we navigate the most customer-centric company on Earth.The Worldwide Customer Service Finance team is looking for a FP&A Finance Manager to join our growing business to support the customer service teams. You will also build and leverage an extensive cross-functional partnership with businesses and finance teams to drive key strategic planning process, variance analysis cost reduction while improving customer experience. The successful candidate will be a self-starting contributor with effective business partnership experience and proven abilities to manage complex projects and dive deep into the details when needed. This person will partner with finance and business leaders across several teams to provide strategic guidance, tactical direction, and decision support.The successful candidate will enjoy the challenges and rewards of working in a fast-growing organization and a very international environment. They already know how to make sense between details that make all the difference, and those that don’t add value. Also, they will be creative and an analytical problem solver with the ability to fulfill the Amazon motto to “Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History.”Key job responsibilities- Leading components of our monthly financial reporting, ad-hoc project analyses, and financial modeling and financial planning processes for WWCS.- Working with partner teams to identify and report on key financial metrics- Working with partner teams to understand gaps behind monthly variances- Continuously improving existing processes with an eye toward automation, scalability, and efficiency- Complete complex business modeling and analysis to identify operating improvements and deep dive on cost structures- Influence business decisions with effective verbal and written communication, data driven analysis and modeling, and presentation of options and alternatives- Facilitate financial review meetings with various levels of leadership to ensure effective finance and cost management- Recommend, develop, and implement policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its profitability- Work with data source providers and technology teams to ensure that key data is timely and accurate- Manage data in financial systems, and create insightful reports to drive business decisions- Reconcile financial reports across different businesses; drive process improvements, automation, and consistency- Drive regular metrics reviews, as well as analytical support through deep-dive analyses- Improve tools, processes, scale existing solutions, create new solutions as required based on stakeholder needs.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science)- 5+ years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 3+ years of finance experience ...