Process Optimization Manager - Accounts Receivable - AWS Business Partnership

• 5 years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
• 5 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 5 years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 5 years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 5 years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
• Bachelor's degree

The Finance Operations Business Partnership (BP) team is seeking a Finance Manager who will be a key member of the Global AWS BP team. This individual will be responsible for driving AWS order to cash (O2C) performance. In this role, you will responsible for developing and maintaining operational and business metrics and targets, assessing priority areas for the business, driving global operational reviews, as well as owning improvements to achieve targets. As a business partner, you will work daily alongside Accounts Receivable, Service Centers, AWS Sales, Finance, Legal, Customer Service, Customers, and other operational groups at all levels in a global environment. Complex problem solving, program and change management, and analytical skills are required to manage multiple high visibility priorities in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations.

Key job responsibilities

• Define/assess key performance indicators – develop operational and business metrics and service level agreements for programs and processes, and track delivery against global objectives.
• Lead business case development, collate inputs, and challenge assumptions, on performance drivers and projections from stakeholders
• 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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

• 5 years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
• 5 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• 3 years of advanced proficiency in Excel (pivots, lookups, etc.) experience
• MBA, or CPA
• Organizational Change Management (OCM)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $111,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.