Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Services
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 6, 2026
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Job Description:
AWS Finance seeks a world-class Senior Financial Analyst to be a
key member of a high-performing team supporting a strategic
portfolio of AWS services. This role works closely with finance
management as well as key business partners to drive thoughtful
analysis and controllership. You will support end-to-end P&Ls
for several dependent services within the AWS Streaming and
Messaging, working across multiple business and finance teams to
drive insights into business performance, lead key financial
processes and projects, and champion process improvements across
the organization. You will manage multiple time-sensitive
deliverables across teams, proactively identify and manage risks
and opportunities, and collaborate effectively with key
stakeholders. Strong business partnership and communication skills
are essential. This role requires a self-starter with a strong
financial modeling background, problem-solving skills, a keen
attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced
environment with ambiguous situations. With regular interaction
across various business units at Amazon, strong interpersonal and
communication skills are critical to success. Key job
responsibilities - Own service-level P&L reporting and
consolidated financial views across a portfolio of AWS services,
including variance analysis and executive-ready commentary for
WBR/MBR/QBR and annual OP planning reviews - Build complex
financial models, analytical tools, and short- and long-range
forecasts to measure performance against goals - Identify and
quantify Risks & Opportunities (R&O), proactively surfacing
trends and anomalies to drive decisions - Drive financial
controllership across the portfolio: ensure accuracy in cost
allocation, billing, and financial presentation - Collaborate with
finance and business leaders — including GMs, PMs, and Engineers —
to provide analytical support for strategic decisions and drive
alignment across teams - Improve P&L performance through deep
analysis of revenue trends, usage patterns, cost drivers, and
operational efficiencies; support ad-hoc strategic projects and
evaluate new business ideas - Write and present narratives for
senior leadership that clearly communicate performance, risks,
opportunities, and recommendations - Identify and implement process
improvements, including automation and standardization, to increase
reporting reliability and efficiency - 3 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 (engineering, process
re-engineering, quality assurance) experience - 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) - 4 years of participating in
continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve
controllership with measurable results experience - MBA, or CPA -
Knowledge of Tableau Amazon 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
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more
information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed,
please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for
this position is listed below. 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), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and
parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at
https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 -
117,100.00 USD annually
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