Analyst Financial
Resume:
Nathan Hunt
Seattle, WA *****
abo0lw@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
MBA, Expected March 2011
Focus: Finance
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR
B.S., Business Administration, June 2004
Minors: Economics and Computer Information Technology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAR 2008 to Present, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, Technology Finance
Responsible for financial planning and analysis on $250MM operating budget and $200MM
capital budget
Drove server hardware lifecycle related operational efficiency improvements, resulting in a
$1MM savings an improved process from which the company evaluates the technology
refresh decision
Evaluated lease versus buy decision for new data center capacity, and assembled a strategic
financial model to assess viability of new lines of business in different geographies, as
presented to the CFO and other senior executives
Provided financial analysis on capital appropriations requests as well as other key
investment decisions including new data center investments, IT hardware purchases, and
other investment decisions
Analyzed equipment financing pricing structures enabling the execution of new leasing
agreements, delivering a savings in excess of $5MM in financing costs over a 3 year period
Evaluated software and hardware proposals and provided recommendations with analysis
of key decision factors
JAN 2006 to MAR 2008, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
FINANCIAL ANALYST II, Financial Planning & Analysis
Managed the development, deployment and user acceptance of a new financial reporting
solution to 250 finance users globally with both standard reporting ad hoc analysis
functionalities
Solicited and prioritized user feedback through user group meeting sessions
Streamlined the financial reporting function and significantly reduced resources required to
run financial reports, by aggregating feedback from users to create standard report
solutions
Developed standard report templates for cost center managers to analyze actual
performance versus budget and for analysts completing month end close reviews
Supervised a finance analyst who created standard report templates and facilitated training
and education sessions with users, and a Sr BI Developer who built data models that
supported the back end system
Conducted on site trainings with users in London, Paris, and Munich, and virtual training
sessions with users in Tokyo, Beijing, and throughout the United States.
JUL 2004 to JAN 2006, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
FINANCIAL ANALYST I, Retail Finance
Prepared daily and weekly sales flash metrics, and consolidated monthly financial results for
management review
Improved product line margins in the new consumables category by providing pricing and
velocity analytics with recommended actions
Delivered site traffic analysis to manage customer acquisition channels and drive revenue
growth over 100% year over year
Presented analysis and recommendation to eliminate a major fulfillment outsourcing
partner, resulting in a $700K savings
SYSTEMS/COMPUTER SKILLS
General Software: Extensive experience with the Microsoft Office Professional suite with emphasis on
Excel and Access
Financial Planning/Reporting: Cognos 7.x and 8.x Planning and Reporting, Hyperion Essbase, Oracle
Financial Applications
Databases: Experience with Oracle and MS Access, extensive SQL experience
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