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Amazon is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead the PXT Finance Compensation & Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) FP&A team within broader Corporate FP&A. This role will be a key finance partner for PXT Compensation leadership and Corporate FP&A, supporting multiple Vice Presidents and leading a team of approximately 4-6 finance professionals.
The successful candidate will be strategic, analytical, and have a demonstrated ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, financial analysis, logical reasoning, and the presentation of alternatives. The role operates in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment and will provide decision support and advice for key business leaders.
This role is critical in managing stock-based compensation (SBC) programs, overseeing global compensation planning for corporate and field employees, driving automation initiatives, and partnering closely with PXT Compensation and business finance teams. The Senior Finance Manager will be a key member of the PXT Finance organization, providing financial stewardship and analytical insights into key financial and operational performance metrics and building new processes to scale. Finally, this individual will be a strong and inspirational leader to raise the bar on hiring, developing, and retaining the best talent to continue to build our world-class Finance team.
Key job responsibilities
Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead a high-performance finance team of 4-6 professionals.
- Develop talent, foster innovation, and manage escalations while balancing business needs.
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation & change management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance business needs
Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) Financial Planning:
- Oversee SBC FP&A for Amazon including planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Partner with PXT Compensation, Corporate Finance, and Equity Accounting teams on planning assumptions.
- Lead executive presentations for VP, CFO, CEO, STEAM, and Board meetings.
- Prepare earnings call commentary and drive forecast accuracy through compensation simulations. Manage monthly close processes and internal controls.
Employee Expense and Compensation Planning & Analysis:
- Partner with VP of Compensation and Operations Finance Leadership on global wage increase recommendations.
- Influence on-cycle and off-cycle compensation planning, corporate compensation strategy, Sales Incentive Plans, and executive compensation.
- Own base pay increase planning and manage global wage reviews across 25+ countries.
- Own Employee Expense monthly, quarterly and annual analytics
Strategic Financial Planning:
- Drive annual and multi-year budgeting processes (OP1, OP2, Quarterly Guidance).
- Lead monthly budget-to-actual analysis and workforce planning.
- Perform deep-dive analysis to support senior leadership decisions and evaluate new projects.
Process Improvement & Automation:
- Champion technology and AI-driven solutions. Drive process improvements across Finance, develop new controls for financial reporting, and lead cross-functional finance initiatives.
A day in the life
As Senior Finance Manager for PXT Finance, you"ll partner with Vice Presidents across PXT Compensation and Operations Finance on critical decisions affecting corporate and field employees globally. Your day includes analyzing SBC variances for business CFOs, influencing wage increases across 25+ countries, preparing CFO/CEO presentations, and coaching your team of 4-6 finance professionals through complex stakeholder conversations.
You"ll solve urgent problems-explaining unexpected employee expense and SBC trends, delivering 24-hour turnaround on compensation scenarios, and managing competing priorities during planning cycles. This role requires resilience and high EQ as you deliver difficult messages while building trust through transparency and customer obsession.
About the team
The PXT Finance Compensation & SBC team is a high-performing, customer-obsessed team that serves as the strategic finance partner for Amazon"s $130B+ employee expense and compensation programs affecting corporate and field employees globally. We transform compensation complexity into clarity through innovative automation, AI-powered insights, and data-driven analysis. Our team manages $21B+ in annual SBC expense, global wage reviews, employee expense analytics and executive compensation planning while delivering CFO, CEO, and Board-level presentations. We"re builders who embrace frugality-automating processes, developing talent, and creating scalable mechanisms that enable better business decisions. We operate with high judgment, resilience, and a commitment to raising the bar on financial stewardship across Amazon.
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