Shraddha Nayar

Background

Job Description

As a Finance Manager in Corporate FP&A at AWS, I act as a strategic partner to regional and central finance teams, aligning efforts to achieve key financial objectives. In addition to core reporting, I focus on refining processes to drive efficiency, scalability, and data integrity across the organization.

Company Description

Since launching in 2006, Amazon Web Services has been providing world-leading cloud technologies that help any organization and any individual build solutions to transform industries, communities, and lives for the better. As part of Amazon, we strive to be Earth's most customer-centric company. We work backwards from our customers' problems to provide them with cloud infrastructure that meets their needs, so they can reinvent continuously and push through barriers of what people thought was possible.

Employment History

Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Finance Manager | Nov 2024 - Present (Seattle, WA)
CBRE (Client: Microsoft) | Finance Manager | Sep 2022 - Oct 2024 (Redmond, WA)
CBRE (Client: Microsoft) | Senior Financial Analyst | Jan 2020 - Aug 2022 (Redmond, WA)
CBRE (Client: Microsoft) | Financial Analyst | Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 (Redmond, WA)
Insight Global (Client: CBRE - Microsoft) | Financial Analyst | Oct 2018 - Jul 2019 (Redmond, WA)
Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University | Graduate Assistant | Sep 2017 - Jun 2018 (Seattle, WA)
Seattle University Redhawk Fund | Equity Analyst | Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 (Seattle, WA)
Seattle University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center | Client Account Manager | Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 (Seattle, WA)
Seattle University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center | Project Volunteer | Mar 2017 - Jun 2017 (Seattle, WA)
Samena Capital | Accountant | Sep 2015 - Jul 2016 (Dubai, U.A.E.)
Samena Capital | Junior Accountant | Dec 2013 - Aug 2015 (Dubai, U.A.E.)
Trans Global Projects (TGP) | Accountant | Jan 2012 - Nov 2013 (Dubai, U.A.E.)

Education

FCCA, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) | 2021 Master of Science in Finance (MSF), Seattle University | 2018 ACCA, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) | 2016 Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (B.Sc), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | 2011 Diploma in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | 2011

No civic involvement entered

Mentoring Objectives & Scope

Mentees can expect:
1) Career coaching
2) Interview prep, including mock interview practice
3) Insights on working in Corporate FP&A.
4) Other priority topics of discussion.

I expect mentees to:
1) Come prepared with topics you’d like to discuss.
2) Take the lead — this experience is yours to shape based on your goals and outcomes.
3) Communicate schedule changes ahead of time (as will I).

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

100% Virtual

Additional Information

During my graduate studies at Seattle University, I have participated in student government, volunteered for campus events and been an active member of several on-campus organizations. Leadership roles and awards include:

Treasurer of the Albers Graduate Student Association (AGSA) (2017 - 2018)
Events Chair of the Ascend SeattleU Chapter (2017 - 2018)
Vice President of the Seattle University Indian Student Association (2017 - 2018)
Treasurer of the Seattle University International Student Association (2017 - 2018)
Global Ambassador at the Seattle University International Student Center (ISC) (2017 - 2018)
Graduate Student Ambassador at Albers School of Business & Economics (2017 - 2018)
Dean's Honor List (Mar 2018) Ascend Impact Leadership Award (May 2018)
Albers Graduate Student Service Award (May 2018)
Outstanding International Graduate Student Award (Jun 2018)
Bayanihan Award for Community Service and Involvement (Jun 2018)