Finance Manager, External Network Services - Deal Desk - Amazon

Description Since early 2006, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure platform in the cloud. On the AWS Finance team, you will be surrounded by people who are exceptionally talented, bright, and driven, and who believe that world-class support is critical to customer success. To build this rapidly growing business, you must be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for analytics and accountability, setting high standards, and maintaining razor-sharp accuracy. We take working hard, having fun, and making history seriously. The AWS External Network Services (ENS) Finance team has an opening for a Finance Manager to support AWS, and more specifically its ENS business. This position will be part of the private deal desk team and will be responsible for evaluating and modeling custom deals for several ENS services and products. This position will work closely with key finance and business partners to drive private deal modeling, decision support, and controllership. In addition to private deal modeling, this role will help support new product pricing and new country launches by working with finance and business partners. This role requires a self-starter with great modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular interaction with various business units across AWS and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. In addition, this role requires strong business sense and the capability to analyze complex problems and deliver results. Key job responsibilities - ENS Deal Desk - Lead pricing / deal desk function across all ENS services to model and approve customized deals. - Collaborate across the ENS team to enhance pricing models. - Lead key analytical projects that assist and influence the top line of the business. - Coordinate and collaborate with teams to develop frameworks for automating key deal modeling processes. - Gather, review, and communicate fact-based insights and trends. A day in the life You will partner with business and account teams to analyze, model, and obtain approval for private deal requests for ENS services. You will gather insights and make recommendations to your finance and business partners based on revenue and profitability metrics. You will also partner with product, capacity, and operations teams to understand key capacity opportunities and constraints. About the team ENS has the feel of a start-up, but with the resources of one of the world's largest and most successful companies. It is a dynamic and fast-growing set of products, which makes this an exciting place to be. It is a data driven organization, and Finance is at the center of decision making. The team is helpful, supportive, fun, and committed to helping each member grow, develop, and achieve their career objectives. Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience - Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel - Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving - 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) - Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results Preferred Qualifications - 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience - 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience - MBA, or CPA - Knowledge of SQL/ETL - 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience - Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel - Experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.