Finance Manager, Energy Finance Team

Description

The AWS Infrastructure Finance team provides end-to-end financial support, driving AWS to be the lowest cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. We are looking for a Finance Manager to join the AWS Energy & Sustainability Finance team within the AWS Infrastructure Finance organization. The AWS Energy team is responsible for (1) Delivering Energy to AWS Data Centers, (2) Procuring Carbon-Free Energy to support our sustainability goals, and (3) Developing our Sustainability and Carbon-Free Energy Strategy.

Our team provides critical support in the form of financial valuation, investment decisions, and driving the global portfolio strategy for Amazon’s Energy portfolio.

We are looking for a Finance Manager to support the end-to-end energy portfolio: energy deal valuation processes, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) reporting, energy opex and capex portfolio reporting, Month End Close processes, automation support, and more. Finance provides critical valuation support, thought leadership, financial acumen and controllership, and aids in critical decision making both at the deal and portfolio level.

Our team owns the financial controllership processes and FP&A reporting and consolidation that scale with the portfolio’s growth. This includes utilities opex and energy market rate forecasting, energy and water capex forecasting, new region energy rate forecast, and partnership with the stakeholder teams (business teams, accounting, and technical product teams). Our team has invested in automation functionality for month end close and financial planning process, and we continue integrating our tools and systems to allow for end-to-end automation of our portfolio reporting.

• Drive the valuation analysis for our Renewable Energy Portfolio and evaluate new Renewable Energy deals across global markets, supporting our publicly announced 100% Renewable Energy goal
• Present deal valuations and recommendations to Energy business partner, developing a deep knowledge of the global energy market
• Report on the financial performance of our Renewable Energy Portfolio and assist the preparation of quarterly and annual reviews
• Manage the process of updating the Renewable Energy projects database through our “Renewable Energy Valuation Automation” web-based tool, including energy price forecasts, key terms of new and existing projects, and other assumptions for deal valuation inputs
• Partner with energy data vendors to source data for our Renewable Energy deal valuations

In AWS Finance, you will work with exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people who believe financial partnership is critical to customer success. We benefit from diverse experiences and perspectives and are committed to inclusion as a business advantage and the right thing to do. The growth of AWS and scope of Amazon’s business create opportunities to grow your career and broaden experience in any direction you choose.

As a pioneer in cloud services, AWS lets you apply data, creativity, and analytical ability to completely new challenges and opportunities. This is a chance to work hard, have fun, and make history.

Amazon tops the 2018 Harris Poll for most reputable company, scoring first for Emotional Appeal, Products & Services, and Financial Performance, and top ten for Vision & Leadership and Workplace Environment. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the market leader in cloud infrastructure and services, supporting hundreds of thousands of customers of all sizes.

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

• 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…