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Finance Manager, AWS Services Finance, EBS Finance, AWS Elastic-Block-Store

Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Seattle, WA · 1 mo ago
AccountingFull-time

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 businesses and organizations in over 190 countries. The AWS EBS Finance team seeks a world-class Finance Manager to be a key leader supporting Elastic Block Store (EBS), one of AWS's largest services.

About the role

At AWS, finance leaders are strategic business partners and trusted advisors who influence multi-billion-dollar investment decisions, evaluate the economics of new services and regions, structure complex enterprise deals, optimize go-to-market strategies, and drive financial discipline. This role requires a self-starter with strong financial modeling, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations. You will partner directly with engineering, product, sales, and operations leaders to shape long-term growth strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Build financial models that inform multi-billion-dollar decisions across infrastructure expansion, new product launches, regional rollouts, and enterprise deal structures.
  • Partner directly with senior business leaders as a trusted advisor on investment priorities, resource allocation, and long-term growth strategy.
  • Develop and present insights to senior leadership through business reviews, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Focus on the "why" and "what can we do about it" beyond just reporting "what happened."
  • Influence long-term business strategy by aligning financial and operational analyses with business partners, challenging assumptions, and providing data-driven recommendations.
  • Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, sales, and operations teams to translate business priorities into financial frameworks.
  • Identify and quantify risks and opportunities, proactively surfacing trends and anomalies.
  • Drive operational excellence and controllership, utilizing automation and AI-powered tools to enhance financial processes and accelerate decision-making.
  • Identify opportunities for process and systems improvements, including automation and coordination with upstream and downstream organizations.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in tax, finance, or a related analytical field.
  • 5+ years of experience building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making.
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in a quantitative role (e.g., engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance).
  • 5+ years of experience dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy.
  • 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, determining root causes, and creating/implementing escalation plans.
  • 6+ years of experience solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that impact business outcomes (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits).
  • MBA or CPA.
  • Knowledge of SQL/ETL.
  • Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards).
  • Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and data interpretation of results.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, with optional supplemental life plans).
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
  • Medical Advice Line.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
  • 401(k) matching.
  • Paid time off and parental leave.
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $95,400.00 - $163,200.00 USD annually. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

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