Finance Manager, AWS - GDSP Finance
The AWS GDSP Finance Manager will support the rapidly growing AWS organization by providing financial stewardship and analytical insights into the economics of complex private pricing deals and operational performance metrics. This is a high visibility role and will be a strategic partner to the business supporting planning, forecasting and enhancement of compliance and approval controllership process. The role will also support the Senior Finance Manager with mentorship and reviewing work of other members of the team.Key responsibilitiesWe are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager with an analytical approach and a passion for reporting, analytics and automation. The candidate will develop and enhance financial models, tools and mechanisms that provide intelligence for business decisions and be able to lead simultaneous work streams. This candidate will be responsible for leading cross-functional initiatives, including across other finance and operations teams within the organization. This role requires a self-starter with superb business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, the ability to operate at all levels, including diving deep into the foundational building blocks of the AWS Sales and Finance Organization, and a track record of being an advisor to the business. The successful candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, with an ability to build and articulate financial results and analytical insights to executive level business and finance leadersKey job responsibilities• Understand the various AWS Services, their economics and how they impact the profitability of a customer.• Actively provide our sales team with financial acumen and insights to positively influence private pricing deals.• Drive financial controllership over private pricing deals by enforcing Amazon’s Spending & Transaction Policy.• Evaluate and refine financial models that calculate customer profitability.• Effectively communicate ideas to diverse audiences and influence decision making.• Own and oversee a specific process and/or business unit from a deals desk finance perspective.• Deliver Finance leadership across the AWS organization.• Provide leadership, guidance and implementation to drive process improvement.• Possess the passion and demonstrated skills for developing relationships, processes and continuous improvement.• Ability to work with minimal direction in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.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), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience ...