Amazon Advertising is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the finance team supporting Ads AI Core Infrastructure (ACI) — the organization building the foundational AI and machine learning infrastructure powering the next generation of Amazon Ads. This is a unique opportunity to be at the intersection of finance and AI, supporting one of the most strategically visible teams within Amazon.
As a Financial Analyst, you will partner with business and finance leaders to build financial models, automate reporting and planning processes, and deliver actionable insights that support decision-making for a high-growth engineering organization. You'll play a key role in streamlining operations through phased short-term and long-term automation initiatives, directly contributing to cost optimization and infrastructure scaling goals. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology, where your analytical skills will help drive measurable impact across planning, reporting, and controllership.
Key job responsibilities
- Partner with stakeholders to develop automated solutions that streamline reporting and planning processes for AI infrastructure finance
- Build and maintain financial reports and operational models that inform business decision-making, including inference cost forecasting for compute infrastructure
- Extract and analyze complex financial data to ensure accuracy and completeness, cross-checking against multiple sources to maintain the highest standards
- Implement process improvements and automation initiatives to reduce defects, enhance controllership, and scale team capabilities with measurable results
- Support OP1/OP2 planning cycles including financial modeling and narrative inputs
- Assist in variance analysis, month-end close activities, and weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting of financial performance
A day in the life
You'll start your day reviewing financial data and identifying automation opportunities that can enhance our planning processes. Throughout the day, you'll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and cross-functional finance teams to develop solutions that streamline reporting workflows. You'll dive deep into infrastructure cost metrics, building models and reports that provide actionable insights for strategic decision-making. Your work directly impacts how we forecast compute costs, optimize infrastructure spend, and scale our operations through innovative technology solutions.
About the team
We are a collaborative finance team committed to driving the success of Amazon Ads' AI infrastructure investments. Our approach emphasizes individual ownership balanced with collective support, creating an environment where innovative thinking and mutual growth are celebrated. We work closely across engineering, product, and finance teams to deliver comprehensive financial strategies that power the next generation of advertising technology.
