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AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals

Last Updated: 08-03-2025

The AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals course is specifically designed for finance professionals, including financial analysts, accountants, risk managers, and CFOs, who want to leverage the power of the cloud to transform financial operations and improve decision-making. In this course, you'll learn how AWS cloud services can enhance financial systems, improve data analysis, and streamline financial processes. Through hands-on examples and real-world use cases, you'll explore how to harness AWS tools like Amazon Redshift, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3 to optimize data storage, automate workflows, and enhance financial reporting. By the end of this course, you'll have the expertise to apply cloud technologies to your financial operations, helping your organization stay competitive in the rapidly evolving financial landscape.

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January 05th - 06th
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January 10th - 11th
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January 12th - 13th
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January 17th - 18th
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January 19th - 22nd
06:00 AM - 10:00 PM (CST)
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January 26th - 27th
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Course Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of financial processes and concepts.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing concepts (no advanced AWS knowledge required).
  • Experience with financial software or reporting tools is helpful but not required.
  • Recommended: Some experience with Excel, financial modeling, or accounting software.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Understand the key AWS services and tools that can transform financial operations, such as Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, and AWS Lambda.
  2. Implement cloud-based solutions for automating data processing, financial reporting, and reconciliation.
  3. Use AWS services to store and manage large datasets, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
  4. Build scalable, cost-efficient data pipelines for financial data analysis and reporting.
  5. Automate financial workflows with AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, and Amazon SQS.
  6. Optimize financial performance by utilizing AWS cost management tools like AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Budgets.
  7. Leverage machine learning models on AWS to analyze financial data, detect anomalies, and predict trends.
  8. Understand cloud security best practices and how to ensure data privacy and compliance in the financial industry using AWS.
  9. Gain insights into real-time financial data processing and reporting using Amazon Kinesis and AWS Glue.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • Finance professionals including accountants, financial analysts, CFOs, and risk managers who want to understand how cloud technologies can optimize financial operations.
  • IT and cloud professionals working in the finance sector looking to apply AWS services to financial applications.
  • Professionals who need to manage financial data, automate processes, and improve reporting using AWS.
  • Business analysts and consultants who want to gain insights into cloud-based financial tools and solutions.

Course Modules

Day 1:

  1. Module 1: Introduction

    • Cloud Spending Decisions: Understanding factors influencing cloud expenditure.
    • AWS Pricing: Overview of AWS pricing models and cost structures.
    • Cost Drivers: Identifying elements that impact cloud costs.
    • AWS Well-Architected Framework: Introduction to AWS's best practices for cloud architecture.
    • AWS Cloud Value Framework: Evaluating the value proposition of cloud adoption.
    • Activity 1.1: Cloud Value Metrics: Practical exercise on assessing cloud value metrics.
    • Cloud Financial Management: Principles and practices for managing cloud finances.
    • Activity 1.2: Cloud Financial Management Outcomes: Discussing outcomes of effective financial management.

  2. Module 2: Planning and Forecasting

    • Estimate Cloud Workload Costs: Techniques for calculating costs associated with cloud workloads.
    • Activity 2.1: Build and Refine a Cost Estimate: Hands-on session in developing accurate cost estimates.
    • Budget and Forecast Cloud Costs: Strategies for budgeting and predicting cloud expenditures.
    • Improve Cloud Financial Predictability: Methods to enhance the accuracy of financial forecasts.

Day 2:

  1. Module 3: Measurement and Accountability

    • KPIs and Unit Metrics: Establishing key performance indicators and metrics for cloud usage.
    • Cost Visibility and Monitoring: Tools and techniques for tracking and visualizing cloud spending.
    • Cost Allocation Models: Understanding models for distributing cloud costs across departments.
    • Cloud Performance Indicators: Assessing performance metrics to ensure cost-effectiveness.

  2. Module 4: Cost Optimization

    • Cost-Aware Cloud Consumption: Promoting awareness of cost implications in cloud resource usage.
    • Optimize Cloud Usage: Best practices for reducing waste and maximizing resource efficiency.
    • Commitment-Based Purchase Options: Exploring savings plans and reserved instances for cost reduction.

  3. Module 5: Planning and Forecasting (Continued)

    • Estimating Cloud Costs: Advanced techniques for accurate cost estimation.
    • Cloud Budgeting and Forecasting: Developing comprehensive budgets and forecasts for cloud spending.

  4. Module 6: Cloud Financial Operations

    • Organizational Change for AWS Cloud Financial Management: Managing organizational shifts to adopt cloud financial practices.
    • Cloud Financial Governance and Controls: Implementing governance frameworks to oversee cloud financial activities.

  5. Module 7: Innovation

    • Finance Innovation with AWS: Leveraging AWS services to drive financial innovation and transformation.

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