Senior Financial Analyst, Data Center Innovation Finance

Job ID: | Amazon.com Services LLC Amazon has a history and tradition of leading the world in Web-related technologies and services. The Harris Poll recently found Amazon to be the most trusted company in the United States, with products and services ranked over Apple and Google. One of those products is Amazon Web Services (AWS). Since early 2006, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure platform in the cloud. On the AWS Finance team you are surrounded by people that are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success. To support this quickly growing business, you must be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for analytics and accountability, setting high standards, and razor‑sharp accuracy. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously and you should too This role is on the AWS Infrastructure team. We provide end‑to‑end financial support driving AWS to be the low cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. This includes supporting business owners in building, operating and innovating our Cloud data centers. We support operations, business development, and engineering. You should be passionate about producing financial analysis enabling management to make breakthrough decisions, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers. Specifically, we are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst to join our worldwide Data Center Innovation Finance (DCIF) team. The DCIF team supports the Data Center Engineering team, responsible for designing and building data center capacity, with functions like procurement & supply chain, infrastructure energy, construction and design engineering. This role mainly collaborates with construction and design engineering. Key ResponsibilitiesServe as the key business partner to the Design Engineering, Innovation and Controls teams working directly with AWS senior management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendations on electrical and mechanical innovations that should be included in the next generation of data center designs. Develop ad‑hoc business analysis and present recommendations to AWS senior management around design changes introduced to Colocation facilities and the DC capital improvement process. Manage the financial planning and analysis effort and forecast various metrics for financial risks and opportunities. Report on the financial performance and lead in the preparation of weekly, monthly and annual financial review. Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes and controls to support the fast‑growing, global AWS business.A Day in the Life You will support the Data Center Engineering (DCE) organization in the design, financial evaluation, execution, budgeting and monitoring of strategic initiative (SI) related to electrical, mechanical, power generation, and/or structural design of new data center generational designs. These strategic initiatives are critical for how AWS builds and operates DCs, and optimize for power, space, and cooling capacity ratios to support the latest hardware infrastructure, as well as incorporating the latest innovations in sustainability, availability, resiliency, and cost. You will support the financial evaluation of various engineering initiatives that will influence the future design of the datacenters. You will work with engineers and TPMs from a variety of disciplines like Electrical, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, and Environmental. This requires strong domain and deep technical subject matter expertise, and the ability to influence senior leadership in both verbal and written communications. About the Team The DC Innovation Finance team is made up of subject matter experts for specific engineering or generational design fields that partner with the business to optimize the design of our DCs. As such, the team is known for having vast knowledge around engineering decisions that ultimately allows AWS to offer competitive prices to our customers. Basic Qualifications3+ 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 3+ years of quantitative role experience (engineering, process re‑engineering, quality assurance)Preferred QualificationsMBA or CPA Knowledge of Tableau 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize, or simplify finance or business tools and processes Six Sigma Black Belt Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence Experience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer 3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results 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) 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experienceAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. The base salary range for this position is 82,700.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually (Seattle, WA, USA). Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage), 401k matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at #J-18808-Ljbffr