Senior Finance Manager, Compensation & SBC, PXT Finance

DescriptionAmazon 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 8+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 8+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 8+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 5+ years of directly managing and leading a team of 10+ members experience
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)Preferred Qualifications
• 8+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience
• 12+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• 12+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
• 5+ years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
• MBA, or CPA Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, VA, Arlington

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