Senior Finance Analyst (Saudi National Only) Data Centre Finance EMEA

About the Role

Data Services Saudi Arabia Limited One Person Company is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst (Saudi National Only) for Data Centre Finance within the EMEA region. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and involves direct influence on the financial future of cloud computing products within Amazon Web Services (AWS) Finance.

Role Context and Impact

The AWS Finance team provides end-to-end financial support, aiming to position AWS as a low-cost provider in cloud computing and a leader in customer experience. This includes supporting business owners in building, operating, and innovating cloud data centers. The role supports operations, business development, and engineering, focusing on financial analysis to enable management decisions, drive cash flow, and enhance customer satisfaction. The business is experiencing rapid growth in existing regions and expanding into new ones.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a key business partner, collaborating with regional AWS management and other internal stakeholders to provide financial recommendations.
• Report weekly and monthly financial and operating metrics.
• Manage the financial planning process, including modeling, analyzing, and forecasting metrics that drive budgeting, forecasting, and business decisions.
• Participate in the monthly financial close process and perform ad-hoc projects and analysis as required.
• Analyze business results to identify key takeaways for achieving business objectives.
• Monitor compliance with controls and systems, and develop new processes to support the fast-growing, global AWS business.
• Prepare detailed financial models for business segments, drive business initiatives, and identify, implement, and deliver key operational efficiencies.

Required Attributes

Candidates for this role should be highly analytical, with a strong passion for analytics and accountability. The position requires setting high standards and maintaining razor-sharp accuracy in financial analysis and reporting.

Work Environment

Amazon emphasizes in-person collaboration as essential for its culture and innovation. While flexibility for personal circumstances is allowed, employees are generally expected to work from the office five days a week. This approach supports spontaneous interactions, rapid problem-solving, and the energy of in-person teamwork, which has shown to lead to effective complex decision-making, efficient onboarding, and creative collaboration.