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Are you ready to support one of Amazon's most ambitious initiatives? Project Kuiper is Amazon's long-term initiative to design, launch, and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are seeking a skilled Senior Financial Analyst to join the Kuiper Procurement Finance team, playing a pivotal role in optimizing financial planning and analysis for ASIC procurement operations. In this role, you will provide critical financial guidance and analysis that drives strategic decision-making for one of Kuiper's most complex and capital-intensive supply chain areas. You will build comprehensive financial models, create scalable processes, and deliver impactful insights that support procurement strategies for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) that power Kuiper's satellite technology. Your analysis will directly inform procurement decisions and influence investment strategies at the highest levels of the organization. This exciting opportunity allows you to create foundational capabilities for a rapidly scaling business that will shape procurement and supply chain investment strategies within Kuiper Finance. You'll partner closely with ASIC procurement leaders to analyze supplier agreements, build scalable procurement processes, and design reporting frameworks to communicate results to Kuiper leadership. If you're passionate about transforming financial data into actionable business insights and want to make a meaningful impact in a growing team, this role offers exceptional visibility and growth potential. This position offers a unique opportunity to make significant impact as you help shape a growing, global business line. If you thrive in a dynamic environment where your financial acumen translates directly into operational excellence and cost optimization, this role is perfect for you! Key job responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain comprehensive financial models that evaluate ASIC procurement strategies, supplier performance, and enable data-driven decision making for multi-million dollar procurement decisions. • Develop detailed cost forecasts and budget plans for ASIC procurement that inform Kuiper's satellite production roadmap and identify opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency gains. • Partner with ASIC procurement stakeholders to analyze and influence supplier agreements, contract structures, and pricing models, drafting written financial summaries for Kuiper leadership review. • Develop and implement scalable reporting mechanisms that provide visibility into key procurement performance indicators including purchase order tracking, inventory turnover, supplier performance metrics, and cost variance analysis for executive leadership. • Proactively identify opportunities to improve financial processes, enhance data quality, and increase operational efficiency across the Kuiper ASIC procurement organization. • Analyze potential procurement initiatives, evaluate supplier capabilities, and assess make-versus-buy decisions to support strategic planning and resource allocation decisions. • Monitor and analyze inventory performance metrics including turnover ratios, PO receipts, sub-assemblies, consumption, and various adjustments to optimize working capital management. A day in the life A day in the life Your day starts with reviewing key procurement financial metrics and preparing for a meeting with ASIC procurement partners to evaluate the financial impact of a proposed supplier agreement. You spend time analyzing contract structures, building financial models to assess total cost of ownership, and forecasting potential cost savings opportunities. You draft a financial summary on a proposed multi-year ASIC supply agreement, calling out unit economics, volume commitments, payment terms, and any supply chain risks. Basic Qualifications: - 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience - Bachelor's degree - Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control law and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Preferred Qualifications: - 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience - Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards) - 3+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience - Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes - 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience 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 [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. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits [https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits]. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.