Finance Manager, Alexa AI

Amazon is looking for a Finance Manager to play a key role on our Alexa AI Finance team, supporting the science team developing the newest Alexa architecture. This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial minded candidate who wants to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon and one of the fastest growing segments within Alexa.

The ideal candidate enjoys diving deep into complex problems, works effectively with cross-functional teams and thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The role also has regular interaction with various business units and leadership and requires strong communication skills.

This person operates with high autonomy and independence, showing high judgment in decisions that have financial, business, operational, or customer implications. We're seeking an innovative, creative, analytical and strategic thinker.

The role specifically will focus on partnering with the business to develop product strategy for Alexa, streamline procedures for AWS compute capacity work streams, and own financial reporting to the Alexa Leadership Team. This role supports a technical business team and will contribute to the future direction of the business through data analysis and clear articulation of what really matters in rapidly evolving environments.


Key job responsibilities
- Leading the financial planning and forecasting process for science driven business initiatives under Alexa+

- Building and presenting KPI dashboards with financial and business insights each month and quarter for specific business metrics

- Owning finance communication with the business teams on product performance, long term planning, risks, and opportunities.

- Driving automation and scale of financial reporting in order to simplify process for internal stakeholders (e.g., finance peers and monetization partners)

- Lead deep dives into key cost drivers for month end reviews, forecasts, and annual operating plans

- Partner with the business to make trade-off decisions regarding resourcing and support levels, including ownership of review meetings


A day in the life
This role will support the Alexa AI organization by driving financial reporting and strategic decision-making, including managing Alexa's AWS compute budget. Given the strategic nature of the Alexa business, this is a high-visibility role across Alexa leadership. You will work hand-in-hand with finance and business partners across Alexa to improve reporting, perform impact analyses, and provide strategic insights and recommendations.

About the team
The Alexa AI Finance team operates at the intersection of innovation and scale. We support the underlying hardware and services that make Alexa function. We act as the bridge between engineering and finance, translating technical architecture into digestible financial insights for our leadership. You'll work with talented finance professionals, product teams, and business leaders who are passionate about bringing Alexa to customers worldwide.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

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
- Knowledge of AWS or cloud computing
- General knowledge of LLM architecture or experience translating complex technical systems into business context

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