AWS Senior Financial Analyst, Global Accounts Receivable - Cash Application

Are you passionate around developing new and innovative processes that combine finance, operations excellence and technology to drive improvement? Have you led large cross-functional projects to increase efficiency and accuracy and reduce waste? If so, the Finance Operations team is the place for you. Our priority is to identify, scope, and deliver upstream systems and process improvements which reduce operating expense, increase free cash flow, improve customer experience and establish first pass yield process efficiencies.
The Global Accounts Receivable (GAR) team is seeking a passionate Cash Application expert to help achieve our vision to provide world-class Order-to-Cash (O2C) experience to our internal and external customers in support of Amazon’s journey to become earth’s most customer-centric company.
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Senior Financial Analyst must be strategic and detail oriented, have strong accounting and finance skills, robust interpersonal and influencing skills, strong organizational and project management skills, and the ability to gather business and technical requirements across global teams to drive systems and change management processes. This person will need to roll up his/her sleeves, work independently, and have an extremely high level of ownership and ability to dive deep. This person will seek out opportunities to reduce human touches, eliminate process waste, move towards scalability and self-service, and work with tech teams to leveraging AI and emerging tech.
By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.
Key job responsibilities
- Standardize Global Processes: Design and implement comprehensive standard operating procedures across multiple sites to ensure consistent, high-quality financial operations
- Process Optimization: Conduct in-depth analysis of cash application workflows, identifying opportunities for efficiency and implementing strategic improvements
- Technical Collaboration: Partner with technology teams to integrate AI and emerging technologies, reducing manual interventions and enhancing scalability
- Training and Development: Develop robust training infrastructure to support skill development and consistent on-boarding for cash application analysts
- Problem Resolution: Proactively address escalations, maintain financial integrity, and develop preventative measures to minimize process gaps
About the team
We are a collaborative and forward-thinking group dedicated to creating world-class financial experiences. Our team is committed to pushing boundaries, embracing emerging technologies, and continuously improving our global financial operations. We value innovation, strategic thinking, and a passion for solving complex challenges.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 3+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at

USA, VA, Arlington - 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually
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