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Amazon Senior Manager - Finance Operations Global AWS Business Partnership in Arlington, Virginia
Description
The Finance Operations Business Partnership (BP) team is seeking a Senior Manager who will be a key member of the Finance Operations (FinOps) Global AWS BP team. This individual will be responsible for driving AWS order to cash (O2C) performance.
This candidate must have passion for accountability, setting high standards, raising the bar, and driving results through constant focus on improving existing and future state operations, systems, and processes.
This role will be a key driver of critical improvement initiatives, adopting a programmatic approach to the continued development of the FinOps support model. This includes driving ownership of key deliverables across these businesses, tech teams, and other stakeholders in order to implement scalable solutions. The role will use complex problem-solving skills, manage multiple high visibility priorities, and maintain a keen attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations.
The ideal candidate will be able to think big to create a long-term plan, but have exceptional tactical skills to drive day-to-day implementation. They will be able to learn quickly and be willing to experiment with new ideas.
Key job responsibilities
Drive program objectives – Define problem statements and assess entitlements, define success metrics/goals, manage or support implementation activities, including communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support.
Scale services and tools – design processes and procedures that scale with the business’ growth in volume, complexity, and global geographic.
Develop and maintain effective partnership between Finance Operations, and O2C stakeholders.
Identify and drive opportunities for improved cash flow, margin or productivity improvements related to vendor payments and receivables.
Support operational escalations effectively to ensure root cause analysis and effective problem resolution.
Basic Qualifications
12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
3+ years of performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools experience
10+ years of positions that require analysis and reporting financial results experience
8+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
8+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
8+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
8+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
7+ years of directly managing and leading a team of 10+ members experience
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience
8+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
8+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
8+ years of mentoring junior finance and/or business team members experience
5+ years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
MBA, or CPA
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