Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Capacity Finance
Amazon · Seattle, Washington, USA ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Finance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst for the EC2 & EBS Capacity Finance team. This role will focus on capital expenditure planning, variance analysis, and multi-year forecasting for EC2 and EBS capacity initiatives. The successful candidate will partner closely with execution teams, product management, and engineering to drive financial analysis and controllership across the business. This position requires strong financial modeling capabilities, analytical rigor, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while working across a highly matrixed organization.
Key job responsibilities
- Build and maintain complex financial models and analytical tools to measure capacity utilization, usage trends, and overall financial performance.
- Produce and deliver weekly forecast reports and executive-ready presentations, investigating data anomalies and communicating insights to leadership.
- Own and drive projects during planning and forecasting cycles, including cross-functional coordination with engineering and operations teams.
- Develop, improve, and automate financial reports and data pipelines to increase accuracy and reduce manual effort.
- Participate in continuous capital analysis and capacity optimization initiatives.
- Own and deliver ad-hoc business support projects and analytical deep-dives as needed.
A day in the life
Your typical day involves diving deep into complex datasets to uncover insights about AWS capacity resource usage. You'll collaborate with business leaders to identify efficiency opportunities, analyzing trends and developing recommendations to optimize resource allocation. You'll participate in cross-functional meetings to present your findings, work on building or enhancing financial models, and partner with stakeholders to implement solutions that drive immediate business impact.
About the team
We are a dedicated team of finance analysts who believe in being greater than the sum of our parts. Our mission is to change the trajectory of AWS by identifying opportunities to optimize internal usage of precious capacity resources. We focus on making broad, immediate impacts on the business through data-driven insights and recommendations. We value collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to transform complex data into actionable business strategies that drive meaningful results.
Key job responsibilities
- Build and maintain complex financial models and analytical tools to measure capacity utilization, usage trends, and overall financial performance.
- Produce and deliver weekly forecast reports and executive-ready presentations, investigating data anomalies and communicating insights to leadership.
- Own and drive projects during planning and forecasting cycles, including cross-functional coordination with engineering and operations teams.
- Develop, improve, and automate financial reports and data pipelines to increase accuracy and reduce manual effort.
- Participate in continuous capital analysis and capacity optimization initiatives.
- Own and deliver ad-hoc business support projects and analytical deep-dives as needed.
A day in the life
Your typical day involves diving deep into complex datasets to uncover insights about AWS capacity resource usage. You'll collaborate with business leaders to identify efficiency opportunities, analyzing trends and developing recommendations to optimize resource allocation. You'll participate in cross-functional meetings to present your findings, work on building or enhancing financial models, and partner with stakeholders to implement solutions that drive immediate business impact.
About the team
We are a dedicated team of finance analysts who believe in being greater than the sum of our parts. Our mission is to change the trajectory of AWS by identifying opportunities to optimize internal usage of precious capacity resources. We focus on making broad, immediate impacts on the business through data-driven insights and recommendations. We value collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to transform complex data into actionable business strategies that drive meaningful results.