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Amazon Finance Manager, AWS Australia, AWS ANZ in Sydney, Australia

Description

Are you looking for that next big Finance opportunity? Looking for a business partnering role and the ability to make an impact on one of the fastest growing divisions within Amazon? Want to directly influence the future of the AWS Australia organization? Come join AWS Australia!

AWS Finance seeks a world class Finance Manager to be a key member of its team supporting our fast growing Commercial Sales Organization. Read more about AWS here: https://aws.amazon.com

This position will work closely with finance management as well as key business partners across the AWS organization, including Product Managers and Operations, to drive thoughtful analysis and controllership in the AWS Australia businesses.

This individual will implement and drive the core financial processes for the business including Investment evaluation framework and measurement, annual Operating Plans, Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews, identify and quantify financial/operational Risks and Opportunities (R&O) to the business, and drive ad-hoc business projects. Additional responsibilities include helping refine the planning process and modeling improvements to help drive positive Free Cash Flow.

This role requires a self-starter with a strong financial modeling background, problem solving skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations, and solid skills in project and people management. This role has regular interaction with various business units across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal skills.


Our team operates out of our fabulous CBD office (conveniently located near many transportation options), and from home (during COVID-19) leveraging technology.

Amazon offers employees a competitive remuneration package, including participation in the company stock plan as applicable. We also look after our people with benefits, such as subsidized private health insurance, superannuation and paid parental leave options, amongst others.

Key job responsibilities

· Create, influence and execute a vision to measure investments across Commercial sector

· Build short and long term financial models for existing and new business concepts

· Partner with business team to implement new processes (controllership) and drive the improvement of existing processes

· Ownership of key reporting metrics (KPI’s) and narratives to help business partners understand areas of growth as well as opportunity for engagement

Basic Qualifications

  • 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience

  • 6+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

  • 6+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience

  • Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field

Preferred Qualifications

  • 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

  • MBA

  • 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)

  • 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

Acknowledgement of country:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:

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, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.

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