This is an exciting opportunity to join the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sales Marketing and Global Services Finance team! We are looking for an entrepreneurial analytical and creative Finance Manager to be a key member in our AWS Public Sector Group. AWS Public Sector is one of the fastest growing divisions within Amazon as a whole and is paving the way for innovation and supporting worldchanging projects in government education and nonprofit organizations. The successful candidate will be central to helping driving the sales strategy partnering across Global leaders to build financial plans evaluate investment opportunities and help identify opportunities for growth.
Some of the key role responsibilities:
be a financial business partner to the AWS Public Sector team collaborating with them and their teams to develop financial plans rationalize investments and ensure long term stewardship of business performance
managing financial rhythms of the business including: headcount and budget controllership the annual operating plan regular forecast process monthendclose reporting and variance analysis and analytical support for senior management
build and evolve financial models for new business concepts enabling the business to understand the financial impact of large scale investment plans
collaborating across a complex matrix of Sales Finance and Operations to deliver results that ultimately benefit the customer
This role requires a selfstarter with a strong financial modelling background advanced Excel abilities problem solving skills a keen attention to detail an ability to work in a fastpaced environment with ambiguous situations and project management skills.
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Bachelors degree in finance accounting business or related field
Financial Professional Qualification ACA / CA / CIMA
Extensive relevant work experience with progressively increasing levels of responsibility
MBA / CFA / CPA qualification in lieu of ACA / CA / CIMA
Analytical skills a passion for metrics and figures and the ability to get into the details while also seeing and understanding the big picture
Business judgment capable of driving a diverse organization to the right results with a focused pragmatic approach
Bias for action including the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Advanced proficiency in Excel experience working with largescale data mining and using reporting tools (i.e. Excel Tableau)
Comfortable with ambiguity and creative problemsolving ability to work with autonomy
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