Finance Manager, AWS Marketing Finance

About the role

AWS Marketing Finance seeks a Finance Manager to serve as a dedicated finance partner to senior marketing leaders across one of AWS's largest investment portfolios. You will operate as the financial advisor for Directors and VPs - owning investment narratives, challenging assumptions, and driving decisions that shape how AWS allocates marketing investment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance partner to Director/VP-level marketing leaders - own budgeting, forecasting, investment decisions, and strategic planning for your portfolio
• Own monthly close, variance analysis, quarterly R&O, and annual planning (OP1/OP2). Proactively surface risks and recommendations before leadership asks.
• Solve cross-portfolio investment allocation methodology - build frameworks that guide how marketing dollars are distributed across channels, programs, and priorities
• Drive quarterly investment health checks and build the Monthly Finance Review (MFR) - translate execution, fund hygiene, risks, and IFR decisions into structured narratives
• Lead financial modeling for investment decisions: scenario planning, vendor consolidation, and ROI-informed budget allocation
• Build systems and mechanisms that reduce overhead, increase speed, and make the team smarter - leverage SQL, Python, and AI tools at scale

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 5+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 5+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• GenAI experience.