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Senior Financial Analyst, Alexa AWS Finance

at Amazon.com

📍 US, WA, Seattle Onsite Posted April 02, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role experience
Category Finance & Accounting

About this role

Senior Financial Analyst within Alexa AWS Finance focused on forecasting and modeling cloud infrastructure costs and other key drivers. The role emphasizes building dashboards, performing variance analyses, and delivering actionable insights to senior leadership to guide investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead financial forecasting and planning for cloud infrastructure costs and other key financial drivers for Alexa
  • Build and maintain financial models, reports, and variance analyses
  • Measure and track operational and business metrics
  • Establish financial controls and recommendations for cost optimization
  • Communicate financial insights to senior management through presentations and reports

Technical Overview

Tech scope centers on SQL-based data mining and BI reporting with Tableau/Tableau-like dashboards; experience with Oracle/SAP financial systems and legacy finance tools (Essbase, Cognos) is a plus. Leverages finance-domain analytics to drive cost optimization and governance.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior finance professional with strong forecasting and financial modeling experience for cloud/infrastructure spend. They should be proficient with SQL and data visualization (Tableau) and have a track record of driving cost optimization and KPI-driven decision support in a tech environment.

Must-Have Skills

SQLTableauFinancial modelingForecastingVariance analysisCost optimizationCost allocationsKey performance indicators

Nice-to-Have Skills

MBACPA

Tools & Platforms

OracleSAPEssbaseCognosMS Access

Required Skills

ForecastingFinancial modelingVariance analysisCost optimizationCost allocationsSQLStructured Query LanguageTableauOracleSAPEssbaseCognosMS AccessLawsonJD EdwardsMBACPA

Hard Skills

SQLStructured Query LanguageTableauFinancial modelingForecastingVariance analysisCost optimizationCost allocationFinancial dashboardsKey performance indicatorsOracleSAPEssbaseCognosMS AccessLawsonJD Edwards

Soft Skills

CommunicationLeadershipPresentationsCross-functional collaboration

Certifications

Preferred

MBACPA

Industry & Role

Industry E-commerce
Job Function Provide financial planning and analytics to guide Alexa AWS infrastructure investments and cost management.
Role Subtype Financial Analyst
Tech Domains Tableau, SQL / PostgreSQL, Oracle, SAP, Power BI

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

No bachelor's degree in a relevant field and less than 5 years of quantitative experience, No experience with SQL, Lack of experience with forecasting or financial modeling, Not willing to work onsite in Seattle

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