Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Energy Finance

The AWS Infrastructure Finance team provides end-to-end financial support, driving AWS to be the lowest cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Global Energy Portfolio Finance team which falls under the AWS Energy and Sustainability Finance team. The AWS Energy team is responsible for (1) Delivering Energy to AWS Data Centers, (2) Procuring Renewable Energy to support our 100% Renewable Energy goal, and (3) Developing our Sustainability and Carbon Strategy. This team provides critical support in the form of financial valuation, investment decisions, and driving the global portfolio strategy for Amazon’s Energy and Renewable Energy portfolio.

We are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst to help define financial planning and analysis (FP&A) reporting, operational standards, and processes for our energy and renewable portfolio. Our portfolio of deals is expected to come online over the next two years and our team owns the controllership processes that scale with the portfolio’s growth. This includes (1) monitoring projects, (2) compliance & contract management, (3) optimization of market operations in partnership with the business team, and (4) FP&A reporting and consolidation.

Key job responsibilities
- Drive the reporting for our global energy and water portfolio, including our carbon-free energy program
- Standardize Global and Regional Month End Close reporting and quarterly financial forecasting for the energy portfolio (inclusive of OpEx and CapEx)
- Recommend process efficiencies to Energy team business partners, developing a deep knowledge of our energy deals across the globe and their end-to-end data sources
- Develop automated web-based tooling and reporting to support Utilities OpEx and Energy & Water CapEx reporting
- Report on the financial performance of our Energy portfolio, including the Global Renewable Energy portfolio, and assist the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reviews


About the team
In AWS Finance, you will work with exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people who believe financial partnership is critical to customer success. We benefit from diverse experiences and perspectives and are committed to inclusion as a business advantage and the right thing to do. The growth of AWS and scope of Amazon’s business create opportunities to grow your career and broaden experience in any direction you choose. As a pioneer in cloud services, AWS lets you apply data, creativity, and analytical ability to completely new challenges and opportunities. This is a chance to work hard, have fun, and make history.

Amazon tops the 2018 Harris Poll for most reputable company, scoring first for Emotional Appeal, Products & Services, and Financial Performance, and top ten for Vision & Leadership and Workplace Environment. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the market leader in cloud infrastructure and services, supporting hundreds of thousands of customers of all sizes.

Basic Qualifications

- 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
- 3+ years of contributing to cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
- 3+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 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
- 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 applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 4+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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