Senior Financial Analyst, AWS Regions Finance - Public Sector


Location
London
Hours
Full Time
Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience
About the Role
AWS Finance is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the expanding AWS Public Sector business as part of the Regions Finance team. This role involves partnering with business leaders and senior finance management to provide strategic financial decision support, P&L analysis, and controllership across multiple stakeholders. You will own the full P&Ls for infrastructure regions supporting Public Sector customers, including revenue, operating costs, and free cash flow, using these insights to drive infrastructure expansion and customer adoption initiatives. Additionally, you will manage budgets for senior leaders, build cost forecasts, track actuals against plans, identify key business drivers, and quantify P&L impacts. This position requires a self-starter with strong financial modeling skills, problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and the capacity to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. You will regularly interact with various Amazon business units and must be able to think strategically, perform deep analytics, and communicate effectively with senior management.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance P&L models and financial metrics for existing AWS Public Sector regions and develop reporting for new region launches
- Develop impactful business insights, KPI dashboards, and lead ad hoc analyses
- Communicate financial results and insights effectively to business leaders to support decision-making
- Drive financial planning and budgeting processes for AWS Public Sector regions, tracking performance against plans
- Analyze new business ideas, provide data-driven recommendations, and influence meaningful change
- Lead analytical projects that support and influence business strategy
- Develop operational strategies for new initiatives to drive regional adoption
- Provide deep analytics and clear communication to senior business leaders
Experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
- Proven experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and interpreting data results
- Experience solving complex business challenges through accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations with measurable business impact
- Skilled in applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses and building financial and operational reports to inform decision-making
- Experience using complex modeling and analysis to guide key business decisions
- Background in commercial finance business partnering or FP&A within a multinational organization
- Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be U.K. Nationals able to obtain and maintain UK Government Security Clearance
About You
- Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills and keen attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and senior management
- Strategic thinker with the ability to perform deep dive analytics and present insights clearly
Qualifications
- Experience in financial modeling, P&L management, or analysis is preferred
- Familiarity with cube engine tools such as TM1, Cognos, or Essbase, SQL, and data warehouse technologies is advantageous
- Proven ability to work effectively with stakeholders across business units

